Waresley & Gransden Woods

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News - 18/10/2024

As of Friday 11th October, the Waresley and Gransden woods have been reopened to the public. A couple of paths remain temporarily closed until the ground dries enough for rut removal along them. The newly profiled ride section will remain closed for two years to allow for the ground to resettle and re-vegetate.

Sunday work parties have now running once a fortnight, for the 2024-25 conservation season. If you're interested in joining us, contact me using the form on the About page. View the Conservation Work web page for more details of the work we carry out.

17/10/2024 - yesterday I had the pleasure of working with the Wildlife Trust BCN reserves team. One of our tasks was to plant around a 100 devil's-bit scabious plants along the main ride. These plants have been grown from seeds collected from Gamlingay wood by conservation volunteers.

06/10/2024 - this Sunday we held a very productive work party, with the volunteers clearing a good section of the current ride side coppice plot. A big thank you to everyone who took part. Unlike last time, the threatened rain failed to materialise, which always helps!

06/10/2024 - at this time of year the woods are starting to display the wide variety of fungi that can be found there. We saw many examples of the small lilac fibrecap (shown here) whilst working on the current coppice section.

08/09/2024 - today saw the first conservation work party of the season, which started with an absolute downpour of rain. Luckily the clouds blew away and we soon dried off. Our first task is to coppice this ride section, last cut in 2009. A big thank you shout out to the volunteers who came to help.