Hello
can I introduce myself, I am Charlie and I've taken over running the
blog site on behalf of our woodland community. It would be great if
we can get more two-way conversation going with those of you
interested in Sims Hill.
We
had a committee meeting on 7 November where we met with the
University of the West of England’s representative Charlotte Young.
Charlotte is the Project Co-ordinator for GreenSpace which provides
volunteering opportunities for students. She has also taken over the
volunteering maintenance at Splatts Abbey wood in Filton. Charlotte
has agreed to enlist more UWE volunteers to help us with work at Sims
Hill as well as taking a look at our management plan in order to
schedule the work for the year.
So
where are we since we last spoke ? Well the management plan has been
approved by the Forestry Commission, and will be reviewed on a
regular basis to incorporate any new ideas as we go along...
We
have also marked the future road line. It is likely that we will do
this and do some thinning work in February or March but definitely
before the birds start nesting.
Although
we have carried out some general work to clear pathways, remove
brambles and generally having a good old tidy up, we will need a
licence from the council to do any further work included in the
management plan. However we hope to be able to announce a date for
another work party soon to carry on this good work. We’ll keep you
posted.
