Tag Archives: Yorkshire Water

The Ups and Downs of the Tansy Beetle Population at Rawcliffe Meadows (revised October 2015)

Posted on 28 August, 2015 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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New Interpretation Boards on Rawcliffe Meadows

Posted on 20 March, 2015 by greatemancipator

Thanks to funding from Yorkshire Water, assisted by their contractor MMB, we have installed two new interpretation boards on Rawcliffe Meadows – on at the northern end, another at the southern end within the Pond compound. The boards give some … Continue reading →

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Tansy Beetles Need Tansy (and Other Plants)

Posted on 20 October, 2014 by greatemancipator

Sunday 19 October 2014 saw the initial visible phase of a project well over a year in the planning. When volunteers planted fifty large, healthy tansy plants by the cattle grid to the north of Rawcliffe Meadows this was done … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Water Press Release Regarding Rawcliffe Meadows 9th October 2013

Posted on 11 October, 2013 by greatemancipator

Yorkshire Water have issued a press release around their and Mott McDonald Bentley’s work in the area entitled Habitat Boost for Rawcliffe Meadows. Unfortunately, as well as misspelling our spokesperson’s surname there is an error of detail. Rawcliffe Meadows is … Continue reading →

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Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows Work Party Sunday Oct 6th 10:30 onward at the New Meadow

Posted on 28 September, 2013 by greatemancipator

The next Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows work party will be on Sunday Oct 6th at the New Meadow. It is expected we’ll be planting the very, many meadow plants that Brunswick Organic Nursery have been nurturing for us to replace … Continue reading →

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Tansy Beetle Annual Survey 2013

Posted on 24 August, 2013 by greatemancipator

For a number of years Dr Geoff Oxford of York University has organized a survey along the banks of the River Ouse up and downstream from York to monitor the population of tansy beetles that are limited to that area … Continue reading →

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Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows Work Party Sunday August 11th 10:30 onwards at the Pond

Posted on 7 August, 2013 by greatemancipator

The next planned work party is on Sunday, August 11th  from 10.30 to 1 pm at the Pond. It’s tansy beetle time and as they resurface we’ll be clearing around the tansy plants in the pond enclosure to make them feel … Continue reading →

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What’s going on up the N65?

Posted on 5 August, 2013 by greatemancipator

Cyclists travelling into or out of northern York along the N65 cycle route between Clifton Ings and the York Outer Ring-Road may have been concerned recently by the amount of motorised activity occurring on Rawcliffe Meadows. First of all in … Continue reading →

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New Meadow story – work continues

Posted on 28 July, 2013 by greatemancipator

As a result of a sewage leak in 2012 the New Meadow we had originally recreated in 1994 was badly damaged. We started work later in 2012, with Yorkshire Water’s assistance, to repair the damage but subsequent flooding by the … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes – Part 2

Posted on 12 June, 2013 by greatemancipator

As reported in Behind the Scenes in April, whilst the New Meadow may look a bit of a mess at the moment matters are in hand to remedy the damage caused by the sewage pipe bursting underneath. Actions on the … Continue reading →

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