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| Bird Boxes | Dec 2007 | An additional 7 bird boxes have been put up in Pensdell Wood beside the B3046. This makes a total of 19. | |
| Talk on Sustainability | Nov 2007 | Eamonn Harding who lives in Cliddesden delivered an extremely interesting talk on what is meant by sustainability. | |
| Tree and Hedge Planting | Nov 2007 | Around 1200 hedge plants and saplings have been planted along Farleigh Rd between the edge of the village and the M3 footbridge. Over 4 years the group has planted 8,000 or more. | |
| Native Bulb Planting | Oct 2007 | About 500 bluebell and
500 native daffodill bulbs have been planted along Farleigh Rd on the
northern side beside the village and the footbridge. Around 250 snowdrops have been planted along Farleigh Rd on each side of the village and on each side of the road in a total of about 18 small groups. |
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| Bird Boxes | Oct 2007 | Mr Jervoise has kindly allowed the group to put up 12 next boxes in Pensdell Wood beside the B3046 . These are a mix of Tit and Robin Boxes. | |
| Hedge Maintenance | Oct 2007 | A group of employees of AXA Insurance came from various parts of the country to help us by cutting and clearing grass and nettles that surround the new trees on the path between Headstarts and Farleigh Church. The area looks much better. Some work remains to be done later in the month. (Photo). | |
| Pond Survey | July 2007 | Hampshire Wildlife Trust, with help from the group conducted a pond survey of Cliddesden Village pond as part of a survey across northern Hampshire | |
| Bird Boxes | January 2007 | Bird boxes made by members have been put up in the village. Village Hall has 3 and 1 at the Village Pond. Permission is being sought to erect another 3 at a third site. | |
| Circular Walk from Pond to Farleigh Church | January 2007 |
This is a leaflet for a nature walk which goes up the Drove from the centre of the village and returns via Headstarts Nursery and the Village Hall. | |
| Experimental Wildflower Planting | November 2006 | Mainly primroses and cowslips but including some foxgloves, red campion, dog violets, mullein. Plantings at Headstarts verges, Village Hall verges, Chapel verges, Farleigh Road east verges. | |
| Hedge Planting - Field opposite Headstarts Nursery | November 2006 | 1,500 hedge plants used to restore rapidly degrading hedge | |
| Basingstoke Canal Boat Trip | July 2006 | The canal is a SSSI and we heard about the decline in species from about 210 to 190 despite attempts to preserve its richness | |
| Headstarts to Farleigh Hill Planting | November 2005 | 3,500 hedge plants now
stretch from the Headstarts Nursery (photo) for nearly 1 kilometre towards
Farleigh Church. This new hedge is intended to provide wildlife refuge
and links between Cliddesden and the wider countryside. |
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| Loddon & Eversley Heritage Area | September 2005 | Presentation by Alison Cross of Hants & IOW Wildlife Trust on the Loddon & Eversley Heritage Area. | |
| Bat Talk | August 2005 | A Bat Talk & Walk with Paul Hope of the Bat Conservation Group was held at the Village Hall. | |
| Village Plant Surveys | April to August 2005 | Initial surveys to identify the habitats, trees, native wildflowers and grasses growing in and around the village. This is an ongoing project. | |
| Audleys Wood Survey | July 2005 | A survey was conducted of the woodlands around Audleys Wood with Joel Miller from Hampshire County Council. The results will be published later this year. | |
| Tree Preservation Orders | June 2005 | Tree Preservation Orders currently covering various trees within the village were identified and trees along Farleigh Road and South Lea have now been photographed | |
| Noar Hill | June 2005 | A visit to Noar Hill to see native orchids. A Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust nature reserve. | |
| Village Hall Trees | February 2004 | Replacement of dead trees around village hall. | |
| M3 Tree Planting | December 2004 | 300 trees and hedging plants planted to infill spaces in M3 planting above – A K, Jenny Squillaci and Monica Tilley. | |
| Oak Tree Planting | November 2004 | Planting of a 7 year old oak tree in South Lea planting (see above) by David, Barbara & Jonathon Evans and A K. (photo) |
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| M3 Tree & Hedge Planting | November 2004 | 300 trees and hedging plants planted to fill in gaps in the hedge in the three-corner field adjoining South Lea’s back field – more great community effort supplemented with an extra 200 hedging plants by A K during the following week. | |
| M3 Tree Planting | November 2004 | 1,500 trees and
hedging plants planted along the border of Lord Portsmouth’s
field bordering the M3 motorway on the righthand side of Woods Lane
– a splendid community effort in spite of the diabolical weather! (photo 1), (photo 2). |
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| 3cg Open Day | 25 September 2004 | 3cg support an Open Day in the Village Hall with many displays on different aspects of the local flora and fauna with wildflower plants for sale. |