Monthly Archives: July 2019

Rawcliffe Meadows Work Party 21st July 2019 New Meadow

Posted on 21 July, 2019 by greatemancipator

Although we had intended to start on the New Meadow Tansy plants we took our shears to the Creeping Thistle that has suddenly sprouted along the southern bank of Blue Beck below the Copse. Pete, Richard, Ron, Fiona and Mick … Continue reading →

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Rawcliffe Meadows Work Party Report 4th July 2019

Posted on 5 July, 2019 by greatemancipator

Having pulled and trampled Himalayan Balsam growing in patches around the Pond on the Wednesday with students from Bootham School in York, this Thursday’s work party was able to focus first on bringing some control to vegetation in the enclosure … Continue reading →

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Clifton Ings Barrier Bank, SSSI Mitigation Strategy Version 2 (May 2019) – Objection from Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows

Posted on 4 July, 2019 by greatemancipator

Introduction The above document has been submitted by the developer (the Environment Agency) as an addendum to their Environmental Statement (ES) for the Barrier Bank planning application. It contradicts some of the assertions made in the ES but it is … Continue reading →

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