26th June 2026 – Cancelled due to excessive Heat
In view of the excessive heat and direct sunshine, it was decided to abandon this work day. As an illustration, here is Cheesefoot Head evening sunshine 6 days before.
26th July 2026 – Monkey Flower
Monkey Flower is an invasive species which spreads by the air but clogs river banks. The stretch of water being worked on is the Kilmeston Stream from under the A272,…
31st May 2026 – Weeding in Community Orchard
The Community Orchard planted last year and blessed by the Bishop in December, required weeding to be carried out. These were close to the saplings and required the deer cages…
26th April 2026 – Ivy Ring Cutting
The task for April 2026 was to ring cut the Ivy around the trees in Robert Young's field next to Mariners Farm (Lower Lamborough). The principle is to cut a…
22nd February 2026 – Shorley Wildlife Pond
The task was to plant a Mixed Farm Hedges around a new Wildlife Pond on Shorley Farm. OS Map of Shorley Farm. Copyright - Ordnance Survey. It turned out to…
22nd & 27th March 2025 – Community Orchard
This is an initiative funded by the Hampshire Forest Partnership. The location is at the west end of the village on the Recreation Ground. Location It consists of two separate…
Rewilding
The Hinton Ampner Estate has been rewilding a number of fields on its property portfolio. This image shows the difference on the fields Kilmeston Lane & Springshott. Both were taken…
28th January 2024 – Tree & Hedge Planting
On a cheerier day than a year ago the group continued the tree and hedging planting scheme. They were ably assisted by the Cheriton & Alresford Scout Group. Planting started…
29th November 2023 – River & Riverbank Maintenance
On the opposite side of the road to the Source of the Itchen, the group cleared the river and the river banks to improve the flow of the river. This…
24th September 2023 – Tree Planting Hedge Cutting
In order to protect the emerging tree saplings, the hedges around each sapling needs to be trimmed to allow the hedge cutting to be safely carried out. This is a…
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