A message from Rebecca Green, Senior Ranger at Trumpington Meadows. HUGE thanks to the volunteers who came last week. We’d planned a really intensive day removing vegetation in Badgers Wood and along the verges in the south and the team worked really hard to get the job done. Next week we’re meeting on Wednesday 5th…
A message from Rebecca Green, Senior Ranger at Trumpington Meadows. We had a good session tidying the yard and developing our wildlife garden last week, the hay rakes have been expertly restored and the front beds weeded – many thanks to all who came along to help. Our next volunteer session will be on 21st…
A message from Rebecca Green, Senior Ranger at Trumpington Meadows. Hope you’re all enjoying the autumn weather. Last week the volunteer group spent a productive day helping rake some of the meadows from our late season cut. The areas around the pond are now looking spick and span, and the banks of the coprolite pits…
A message from Rebecca Green, Senior Ranger at Trumpington Meadows. Thanks to those who came to help clear hay from the Rainbow Reflection Garden – it was hard work but it looks great. This week we’ll be meeting on Wednesday 22nd at 10am at the Ranger’s office. We’re hopefully going to start what will be…
A message from Rebecca Green, Senior Ranger at Trumpington Meadows. It’s been a few weeks since our last volunteer session, to allow the Trumpington Meadows rangers to re-group after Peter sadly left us in June. But we’re putting on a brave face and raring to go, so the next volunteer date will be Wednesday 25th…
A message from Peter Beckenham, Ranger at Trumpington Meadows. Last Wednesday we had a good session raking, piling and removing areas of Creeping Thistle that had encroached into Water Meadow field in the south. By cutting it before it flowers we have a better chance of controlling its spread and preserving/enhancing the sward here. We…
After a successful launch last year with the Beaver and Cub Sections; the 1st Trumpington is now launching a Scout Section. The Scout Troop will be meeting on Thursdays from the 14th June in Meeting Room 1 at Trumpington Meadows Primary School during term time. This half term will be a trial period to see…
A message from Peter Beckenham, Ranger at Trumpington Meadows. Last week was an exceedingly damp blip given the bank holiday weather but thanks to those that came along. Volunteering is on next Wednesday 16th May and we’ll be meeting at 10am by the Ranger’s Office – all welcome. We will be finishing off installing some…
A message from Peter Beckenham, Ranger at Trumpington Meadows. Hope you’re having a good week. Thanks to everyone who came along last week, among other tasks we were able to walk our first butterfly transect of the year which yielded 4 spring species – Brimstone, Comma, Peacock and Holly Blue. Since then the first Orange-tip…
A message from Peter Beckenham, Ranger at Trumpington Meadows. Volunteering is on next Wednesday 4th April, meeting at 10am on the south side – by the first bike rack. Last time we planted and mulched some hawthorn whips (that will grow into a hedge) to help protect farmland wildlife from disturbance along a sensitive part…
