Monthly Archives: August 2019

The Ups and Downs of Tansy Beetle Numbers at Rawcliffe Meadows (Revised August 2021)

Posted on 28 August, 2019 by greatemancipator

The Pond at Rawcliffe Meadows was excavated in May 1991, and the mounds and funnel that surround it were created from the spoil. Although Tansy Beetles had been seen along the Ings Dyke, that runs between Rawcliffe Meadows and Clifton … Continue reading →

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Rawcliffe Meadows Work Party Report 11th August 2019

Posted on 11 August, 2019 by greatemancipator

We’d ignored the Bee Bank for a few months but now was time to cut back encroaching vegetation. Fortunately for Mick the three people who had said they couldn’t make it did and so he wasn’t on his own. Whilst … Continue reading →

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Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows – What may the Future Hold?

Posted on 9 August, 2019 by greatemancipator

York Natural Environment Trust (YNET) took over the management of what is now Rawcliffe Meadows at the request of the then National Rivers Authority (NRA) in 1990, so almost 3 decades of work have gone into transforming the once poached … Continue reading →

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Rawcliffe Meadows Work Party Report 1st August 2019

Posted on 2 August, 2019 by greatemancipator

Don’t know if it was the leaden skies or the fact that it was Yorkshire Day but Mick felt like a lonely bunny as he took control of the thistle, docks and brambles making their way out of the Cricket … Continue reading →

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