6th June 2005 |
Beautiful Butterflies of the Blackwater
Everyone loves the delicate beauty of a butterfly and if you walk anywhere in the Blackwater Valley on a sunny summer day you are sure to see some of the 32 different species found here. Find out more by joining a guided walk in the area around Hazeley Heath on Friday 10th June.
A ‘Discover the Blackwater Valley’ event
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29th April 2005 |
Walk the Path
Have you discovered the Blackwater Valley yet? On Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd May the Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership are holding a ‘Walk the Path’ event designed to introduce participants to the many different faces of the Valley. Why don’t you join us for this unique event?
A ‘Discover the Blackwater Valley’ event
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25th April 2005 |
A Right Royal Result
Blackwater Valley Conservation Volunteers made a welcome return to Royal Oak Valley nature reserve in Yateley, after an absence of over 20 years, working alongside Hart’s Countryside Rangers.
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25th April 2005 |
Bats of the Blackwater
Come along and learn about the bats found in the Blackwater Valley on a Bat Walk at Lakeside Park in Ash on Friday 6th May, led by Steve Bailey of the Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership. A ‘Discover the Blackwater Valley’ event
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18th April 2005 |
Enjoy a Crafty Weekend
From hay rakes and hazel hurdles, woodcarvings and willow, to billhooks and pole lathes… find out more about the crafts and tools associated with traditional woodland management, at a Coppice Tool & Craft Exhibition at Rowhill Nature Reserve, Aldershot on Sunday 1st and Monday 2nd May.
A ‘Discover the Blackwater Valley’ event
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8th April 2005 |
In the Footsteps of Highwaymen & Herders
Historically the route across Yateley Common was used by travellers trying to avoid highwaymen on the main roads. But on Wednesday 20th April it serves as the first stretch of a circular walk organised by the Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership.
A ‘Discover the Blackwater Valley’ event
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8th March 2005 |
The Changing Face of Sandhurst
Sandhurst has changed over the past 200 years, particularly since the arrival of the military college, but the surrounding countryside still remains. Witness some of the changes on a walk on Sunday 20th March, which passes alongside the river, through parkland, meadows, woodland, heath and bog – as well as along roads. A ‘Discover the Blackwater Valley’ event
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28th February 2005 |
The Greening of the Valley
Work to restore the Valley and to encourage otters back has been going on for over 25 years. The story is the subject of an illustrated talk ‘The Greening of the Blackwater Valley’ to be given by Steve Bailey, Manager of Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership at the Canal Centre, Mtchett on Thursday 10th March starting at 8pm. A ‘Discover the Blackwater Valley’ event
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15th February 2005 |
Get Round to Wildlife
It may be just another roundabout to motorists – albeit the largest in Southern England – but the Shepherd & Flock roundabout at Farnham is a haven for wildlife and work is regularly carried out there by Blackwater Valley Countryside Volunteers.
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8th February 2005 |
From Stagecoaches to Motorcars...
Retrace some of the many transport routes associated with Ash over the centuries on a walk on Sunday 20th February organised by BVCP. A ‘Discover the Blackwater Valley’ event
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24th January 2005 |
The secret world of the hedgehog
Find out about these most distinctive of mammals, at The Canal Centre Mytchett on Thursday 10th February, when author and hedgehog authority, Dr Nigel Reeve, will be giving an illustrated talk ‘About Hedgehogs’. A ‘Discover the Blackwater Valley’ event
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18th January 2005 |
Fruitful recreation
How a volunteer group recreated a piece of Tongham history. Seventeen volunteers in Tongham, Surrey, gave up their Saturday last week, 15th January, to plant 50 fruit trees to recreate an orchard that once grew where a housing estate now stands.
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17th January 2005 |
Winter wildfowl walk Wednesday 2nd February is World Wetlands Day and to mark the occasion the Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership have organised a guided Winter Wildfowl Walk at Moor Green Lakes Nature Reserve, probably the most important wetland site in the Valley. A ‘Discover the Blackwater Valley’ event
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5th January 2005 |
The story of a community bench
Put together a local wildlife site, a story teller, an arts worker, the original artwork of some local schoolchildren and a wooden bench, now mix them all together with the ‘magic wand’ of the Fairy Godmother in the guise of the Recreation & Heritage Department of Hampshire Country Council and you have a wonderful community bench story.
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10th September 2004 |
On the otter trail
Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership are celebrating the news that after years of waiting there is evidence that otters are back in the Blackwater Valley.
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10th September 2004 |
The many faces of the Blackwater Valley
Find out what the Blackwater Valley is really like by joining a guided walk, organised by the Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership, designed to reveal the many different aspects of the Valley.
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3rd September 2004 |
The Mysterious Minibeasts of Cove Brook
Minibeasts, creepy crawlies, invertebrates, insects – it doesn’t matter what you call them, but if you would like to find out more about these small mysterious creatures come along to Cove Brook Greenway, Cove on Saturday 11th September.
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3rd September 2004 |
Fungi Foray & Picnic
It promises to be a bumper year for fungi so come along to Frimley Fuel Allotments and join the Conservation Team on Sunday 12th September for a guided walk seeking them out around the spectacular heathland and woodland.
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3rd September 2004 |
Birds, birds, birds...
Want to brush up your bird identification skills? Then join a guided walk around Moor Green Lakes Nature Reserve at Finchampstead on Sunday 12th September and ask the experts about the ‘Birds of Moor Green Lakes in Autumn’.
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23rd August 2004 |
Go Wild! The Countryside in Autumn
Get out and about this September. Go on a guided walk, search for minibeasts, join a fungi foray or take part in one of the many practical tasks being organised by conservation groups up and down the Blackwater Valley.
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5th March 2004 |
Wellington is back on the horizon!
Blackwater Valley Countryside Volunteers joined the Project Wellington Team and members of the Armed Forces in restoring Wellington to his former glory.
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6 January 2003 |
Wildlife and conservation talks for all.
Blackwater Valley Countryside have announced their popular ‘Winter Lecture Series’ programme.
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