For our final trip of the term we will be heading to Providence Plantation on Sunday 3rd December. We will be get some last bits of work done like path clearance before Christmas. It is a great chance to get outside as deadlines pile on and see the progress we’ve been making with managing the land!
Please email Heather if you would like to come along.
On Sunday 19th November Joe McSorley from the Avon Wildlife Trust will be leading us on a trip to Goblin Coombe just to the south west of Bristol. We will be clearing grassland of scrub with loppers and hand saws. There are great views across the Severn estuary and we will have a bonfire. They also have a flock of goats in the area.
There are limited spaces on this trip, so, if you want to come along, please email Heather by 7pm Thursday 16th November. Sign up is on a first come first serve basis, but if you canot get on this trip you will be given priority on the next trip.
On Thursday 9th November we will holding a (belated) Bonfire Night social at Providence Plantation. We will unleash our inner pyromaniacs, eat marshmallows and play games. Should it rain we will go to a nearby pub and rescheduel the bonfire. We will be taking the 7pm bus from the Bus Station.
On Sunday 29th October we will be going on a nature walk with experts from the Bristol Naturalists Society. It will be and fuan and informal afternoon walk around the woodland with the chance to ask questions about the flora and fauna and learn from experienced naturalists. We might even round off the day with a picnic; check out the Facebook event for updates.
The BUCG Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 7th May from 6pm at The Kings Arms. This is your chance to have a say in what goes on in the society, and potentially become a part of running it.
Being a part of the committee is a great way to get more involved and have loads of fun, as well as boost your CV, especially if you’re thinking of going into a career in environmental work. Even if you do not want to stand for a position, come along to vote and chat.
If you would like to run for a comittee position you can email Ollie or stand for it on the day. I you would like to make any admendments to the consitution please send them to Ollie by Wednesday 3rd May.
Why not head outdoors to enjoy the beautiful springtime to ease the stress from exams and coursework?
As part of the Mind Your Head campaign we are heading to Providence Plantation on Sunday 30th April to clear and seed the wildflower meadow. As this is about de-stressing if you do not feel like doing much then do not worry, the picnic bench will be covered in drawing and colouring materials, and will be a quiet space for anyone to go at any time and you can just stop to admire the woodland.
If you woud like to come, please email Ollie by 7pm on Wednesday 26th April.
On Saturday 1st April we are heading to the The Community Farm – a community-owned social enterprise based at their organic farm near Chew Magna. They are wildlife-friendly and have organised a day of volunteering activities for us. Currently uncertain what we will be doing exactly but it may involve growing things, bit of a change from our usual hacking and slashing!
If you would like to come please email Ollie by 7pm on Wednesday 29th March.
We are going to the beach! On Sunday 19th March we willl be clearing sea buckthorn and planting native shrubs in Berrow Dunes, a SSSI by the Bristol channel.
We will leaving Bristol around 9:00-9:30am and return around 5-6pm. Please email Ollie by 7pm on Wednesday 15th March if you’d like to come.
On the weekend of the 11th and 12th March we will be having a residential trip to Devon. We will be hedge-laying and coppicing on the home farm of Jamie, an ex-vice-president of BUCG where we will stay overnight after arriving on Saturday and travelling back on Sunday. There will be some delicious home-cooked food courtesy of Jamie’s mum, Jenny who is kindly hosting us. The setting is beautiful and it is sure to be one of the best trips of the year.
Spaces are limited so if you would like to come along please email Ollie by 5pm on Tuesday 6th March.
We are having our annual pancake social on Thursday 2nd March at 7pm! We will supply all ingredients so don’t worry about bringing anything (though they would always be welcome). Here is the Facebook event page.