Step repairs and litter removal were on the agenda this morning, with a good turn-out on a fine spring morning.
These are some of many items recovered from Pelaw beck and its environs.
Step repairs and litter removal were on the agenda this morning, with a good turn-out on a fine spring morning.
These are some of many items recovered from Pelaw beck and its environs.
Excellent progress was made (with the help of Durham University Conservation Society) in blocking off illegal access points to the wood, particularly for off-road motorbikes, which cause terrible damage, especially at this time of year.
There are many rights of way in the wood, none of which involve the destruction of habitat caused by …
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We were once more blessed with good weather for our first monthly work session of 2018. Cowslip plants were planted in the poor soil near the riverbank, and step repairs were carried out near the ‘middle’ path.
Update May 2018: the cowslips are now coming through.
Our Annual General Meeting followed at the Queen’s …
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The first day of 2018 saw a fine attendance of well-behaved canine and human Friends for our New Year Walk under the guidance of Roger as walk leader. A Happy New Year to all members and supporters!
A cold and frosty morning greeted a good turnout of Friends – activities included path repairs and leaf clearing, litter removal and bramble removal. Two abandoned supermarket trolleys were recovered from the rabbit banks.
Leaves were removed from the path leading down from St Giles Close to the Silverlink …
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November’s work party saw path repairs with the always-useful help of Durham University Conservation volunteers. Leaf-litter was also cleared from paths on a sunny morning, followed by refreshments in the Woodman Inn.
The evening saw our annual bonfire party at Old Durham, once again well attended and presided over by our chairman Tony.
This morning we completed the task of spreading this summer’s hay from Old Durham in the barren soil at the riverside area known as The Batts.
We hope this former work site for the landslip reinstatement will be a mass of wildflowers come the spring!
Our September work session entailed the hard but rewarding task of gathering (rather wet) hay from the wildflower meadow and re-distributing it at the former landslip works compound near the riverbank.
Hopefully, seeds from the re-distributed hay will germinate at the new site.
