January 2017
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Three Brooks nature news for December By Sara Messenger, Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group
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he weather may be mild again, but with bare trees and muddy paths, there is no mistaking that winter has finally arrived on the reserve. At least our resident bird population have somewhere warm and dry to call home, as we’ve started to replace our old wooden bird boxes with ones made from woodcrete (a mixture of sawdust and cement). Although these are heavy and expensive, we are hoping that they will last much longer. Colin Davies, when he’s not making the boot brushes that are at the reserve exits, has made
us some different style boxes and we’ll compare the two before replacing them all. Giant Bristol, the Willow Brook cycle shop, has generously donated to us several boxes of cycle inner tubes; these make great waterproof hinges for the boxes and any left over will be used as tree ties. We have done a tremendous amount of work over the year. Green Gym volunteers have put in more than 1,840 hours of work on site, which is equal to nearly £26,000, and the Saturday group added another 1,014 hours (over £14,000). In
Hedgelaying weekend: Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th January 2017
Why not come and join our annual weekend hedgelaying party? Using traditional tools and methods we are continuing to create a dog-proof hedge along the length of Bradley Stoke Way and it’s an excellent way to work off that extra mince pie we treated ourselves to!
Although, on the Sunday, we lose some of the calorie brownie points by supplying a lunch of hot bacon butties (or vegetarian sausages) cooked on site. For both days the meeting point is behind the leisure centre at 10am. We hope to see you there!
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Inner tubes donated by the Giant cycle shop are used in bird box construction
addition to the manual work on site, the committee also put in many additional hours on administration and organizing everything from bat walks to training courses. Although both groups have a steady membership, they are always on the lookout for new members. They are a great bunch of people and you get free tea
and biccies and a great sense of achievement thrown in! Contact greengym@three-brooks.info / tel: 07497 006676 for Green Gym (every Thursday, 10am–1pm) and info@three-brooks.info / tel: 07497 006676 for the Saturday group (first Saturday of the month, 10am-4pm). Why not make us your New Year’s resolution?
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