Snape Wood & Ashton Park

Ashton Park Getting Busy campaign launches

clayts — Fri, 14 May 2010 09:42:18 +0000

It may seem as if nothing much has been happening with the group of late, but we have been busy behind the scenes preparing for the first stage of the transformation of Ashton Park into an exciting new community open space.

In partnership with Groundwork Greater Nottingham, we have submitted a bid for funding to provide new play equipment aimed at 8 to 13 year old children, who currently have little in the way of entertainment available to them on the park.

This will launch our new Ashton Park Getting Busy campaign, which aims to encourage the local community to start enjoying their open space. The long-term plan will include the potential for a community garden, and to improve integration with Snape Wood Nature Reserve. We also intend to host a Summer event for the whole community, as well as put into place basketball training.

As part of the funding bid we shall be engaging with local children and the community as a whole to see what type of play equipment they would like.

This is an exciting time for Snape Wood and Ashton Park – watch this space !

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Next Friends of SWAP Meeting

clayts — Fri, 14 May 2010 08:45:42 +0000

Details of the next meeting of the Friends group are as follows :

Location: Snape Wood Community Centre, Snape Wood Road, Bulwell
Start Time: 18:30 (1 hour)
Date: Thursday 27 May 2010

All are welcome to attend – the agenda is here

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The days are getting longer…

clayts — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:35:00 +0000

Birds are starting to claim territories for the forthcoming breeding season, now that the days are starting to get longer again. It’s quite incredible how birds can detect the smallest of change in the length of daylight hours, but now we are past the longest day, 22nd December, male birds are now starting to lay claim to their territory in Snape Wood.

If you watch and listen, you can already hear woodpigeons, collared doves, great tits, blackbirds, wrens and robins giving out the breeding calls. Blackbirds, wrens, dunnocks and robins are already engaging in battle with each other to get the best positions – you can witness many squabbles going on around you.

The wildlife is alive and kicking already !

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Meeting postponed until New Year

clayts — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:50:14 +0000

Tonight’s meeting of the Friends group has been postponed until the New Year, mainly because most of our key stakeholders are unable to attend, but also to guard against any travelling problems which may potentially result from the heavy snow which is forecast to fall in Nottingham.

A revised date will be announced in the New Year.

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Gala employees set for volunteer day

clayts — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:35:28 +0000

Employees from Gala will be working at Snape Wood Nature Reserve to continue the excellent hedge-laying work recently undertaken by volunteers from Experian. The Gala event will take place on Friday 22 January 2010, starting at 9.30am and will be supervised by Park Ranger Craig Mulder. Related posts:Experian volunteers to help with hedge-laying We’re pleased [...] Related posts:

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BTCV students to assist with conservation

clayts — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:07:15 +0000

We’re pleased to report that NVQ Level 2 Environmental Conservation students from BTCV/Castle College will be spending two days at Snape Wood Nature Reserve to carry out some practical work on Tuesday 8th and Monday 14th December 2009.

The Friends of SWAP Chairman, Clayton, who is also doing the course, will lead the event, although as yet the precise activity to be carried out has yet to be determined. It is anticipated it may involve coppicing sycamore and possibly formalising the main pathway which runs through the site. Watch this space for more information.

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Experian volunteers to help with hedge-laying

clayts — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:03:51 +0000

We’re pleased to report that volunteers from local company Experian will again be attending an event at Snape Wood Nature Reserve on Monday 7th December.

They will be involved in laying the hedge which runs alongside the woodland edge of the footpath dividing Snape Wood Nature Reserve and Ashton Park, a task which is long overdue.

Hedge laying is a process which discourages shrubs from growing into tall trees, particularly on a woodland edge. Without laying, hedges soon lose their value as a wildlife habitat. It is a fairly complex process to describe – more information is available here.

The event will be led by City Council Park Ranger Craig Mulder, and will run from 9.30am until 3.30pm. Refreshments and facilities will be available at Snape Wood Community Centre.

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Site survey underway

clayts — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:10:34 +0000

The very first step towards the future development of Ashton Park and Snape Wood Nature Reserve as an integrated recreational area will be taken this week as a site survey is carried out.

This landscaping survey will enable the draft proposals for the future ‘look’ of the site, which will include more formal entrances and the possible creation of a community garden in Ashton Park, to be drawn up.

We’ll keep you posted with developments as they occur.

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Barney hedgehog update

clayts — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:08:44 +0000

Unfortunately, Barney the hedgehog’s broken leg had to be amputated, despite the best efforts of the team at Byron Veterinary Clinic to save it.

However, we are pleased to report he came through the operation with flying colours, is eating very well and is now back with Clayton, scuttling around as fast, if not faster, than a four-legged hedgehog !

He will be released to an enclosed garden in the Spring where he can live a semi-wild existence, but for now he has to concentrate on putting more weight on.

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Brave hedgehog receiving help

clayts — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:00:35 +0000

Barney the juvenile hog with a makeshift cast

This is Barney the hedgehog, an Autumn juvenile who crawled into Clayton’s garden on Tuesday. As well as being underweight, typical of so many Autumn babies, Barney also has a fractured left hind leg.

The wonderful Dennis Jones at Byron Veterinary Clinic has constructed an incredible makeshift cast for Barney, out of a 20ml syringe barrel, to keep his leg straight to add healing.

The cast will probably need to stay on for 4 weeks, but does not seem to be stopping Barney from trying to escape ! We’ll keep you posted with his progress. Thanks to Dennis for his time, patience and skill in helping Barney.

Watch out for Autumnwatch which starts on BBC2 at 9pm today – hedgehogs should feature heavily during the programme’s 8 week run.

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