Dean Green Team

Wildlife Conservation Group in the

Forest of Dean

Gloucestershire

Date	Location and Directions A Forestry Commission van will be parked at all meeting places from 9.45am. Please follow white arrows to work site.	Type of work	Grid Ref
06 Jan 09	Milkwall Meet in the Darkhill carpark off the Sling – Fetter Hill road. Walk to the barrier and go left along the cycle path following the arrows.	Coppicing and bracken control to enhance habitat for the small pearl bordered fratillary, violets and adders.	SO588087
13 Jan 09	Clanna Leave the B4228 St Briavels road at Hewelsfield and take the minor road towards Alvington. Follow the arrows from the crossroads by Barnage Farm	Clearance work along old canal to remove invasive laurel	SO584023
20 Jan 09	Oakenhill From Parkend head towards Yorkley, cross over the railway lines. Take the first right onto Church Drive, from the church follow the white arrows.	Coppicing	SO621076
27 Jan 09	Piano Corner From Coleford 0n A4136, pass petrol station at Brierley, take first left signposted The Pludds. First forest entrance on left before the stone bridge	Coppicing for butterflies	SO621154
03 Feb 09	Woorgreen Meet at Kensley Lodge entrance, first left turn after Speech House Woodlands car park when travelling east toward Cinderford, then follow arrows.	Clearing scrub from rides + heathland to maintain heathland habitat.	SO626128
10 Feb 09	Milkwall Meet in the Darkhill carpark off the Sling – Fetter Hill road. Walk to the barrier and go left along the cycle path following the arrows.	Coppicing and bracken control to enhance habitat for the small pearl bordered fratillary, violets and adders.	SO588087
17 Feb 09	The Bearse On B4228 go approx. 1km south of B4231 junction and turn right by bungalow – proceed into woods through farmland.	Ride clearance for butterflies	SO573058
24 Feb 09	Lippets Grove GWT Reserve 1.5 mile walk from Tidenham chase "The Park" car park, off the B4228 between Tutshill and Hewelsfield. Meet at Trust vehicle in car park. Contact Kevin Caster: 07900 050115	Ancient Woodland Coppice Restoration	SO541003
03 Mar 09	Milkwall Meet in the Darkhill carpark off the Sling - Fetter Hill road. Walk to the barrier and go left along the cycle path following the arrows.	Coppicing and bracken control to enhance habitat for the small pearl-bordered fritillary, violets and adders	SO588087
10 Mar 09	Stenders Quarry GWT Reserve 0.25 mile drive east of Mitcheldean. Turn off B4224 by Mitcheldean church, heading uphill, Reserve entrance hidden - look for Trust vehicle (white), difficult verge side parking. Meet at Trust vehicle on roadside. Contact Kevin Caster: 07900 050115	Scrub clearance of thorn regeneration.	SO659183
17 Mar 09	Pan Tod, Ruardean Hill Take the Highview road up the hill from near the Nailbridge traffic lights then continue until you see the bus shelter on the right handside, just beyond this turn right into Ridgewalk. Parking will be dotted along this road or park opposite the football field	Clearing sycamore, gorse etc to open up the banks of heather and bilberry, at the request of the local residents society.	SO634170
24 Mar 09	New Weir Forge By the River Wye, meeting at the Biblins Campsite or drive down Marions Walk from the Christchurch to Symonds Yat Rock road and cross the Biblins Bridge by foot	Brash clearance and some cutting to open up this archaeological site for survey work	SO548157
31 Mar 09	Clanna Leave the B4228 St Briavels road at Hewelsfield and take the minor road towards Alvington. Follow the arrows from the crossroads by Barnage Farm	Clearance work along old canal to remove invasive laurel.	SO584023
07 Apr 09	Oakenhill From Parkend head towards Yorkley, cross over the railway lines. Take the first right onto Church Drive, from the church follow the right arrows.	Coppicing birch and cut back gorse.	SO621076

Date

Location and Directions

A Forestry Commission van will be parked at all meeting places from 9.45am. Please follow white arrows to work site.

Type of work

Grid Ref

06 Jan 09

Milkwall

Meet in the Darkhill carpark off the Sling – Fetter Hill road. Walk to the barrier and go left along the cycle path following the arrows.

Coppicing and bracken control to enhance habitat for the small pearl bordered fratillary, violets and adders.

SO588087

13 Jan 09

Clanna

Leave the B4228 St Briavels road at Hewelsfield and take the minor road towards Alvington. Follow the arrows from the crossroads by Barnage Farm

Clearance work along old canal to remove invasive laurel

SO584023

20 Jan 09

Oakenhill

From Parkend head towards Yorkley, cross over the railway lines. Take the first right onto Church Drive, from the church follow the white arrows.

Coppicing

SO621076

27 Jan 09

Piano Corner

From Coleford 0n A4136, pass petrol station at Brierley, take first left signposted The Pludds. First forest entrance on left before the stone bridge

Coppicing for butterflies

SO621154

03 Feb 09

Woorgreen

Meet at Kensley Lodge entrance, first left turn after Speech House Woodlands car park when travelling east toward Cinderford, then follow arrows.

Clearing scrub from rides + heathland to maintain heathland habitat.

SO626128

10 Feb 09

Milkwall

Meet in the Darkhill carpark off the Sling – Fetter Hill road. Walk to the barrier and go left along the cycle path following the arrows.

Coppicing and bracken control to enhance habitat for the small pearl bordered fratillary, violets and adders.

SO588087

17 Feb 09

The Bearse

On B4228 go approx. 1km south of B4231 junction and turn right by bungalow – proceed into woods through farmland.

Ride clearance for butterflies

SO573058

24 Feb 09

Lippets Grove GWT Reserve

1.5 mile walk from Tidenham chase "The Park" car park, off the B4228 between Tutshill and Hewelsfield. Meet at Trust vehicle in car park. Contact Kevin Caster: 07900 050115

Ancient Woodland Coppice Restoration

SO541003

03 Mar 09

Milkwall

Meet in the Darkhill carpark off the Sling - Fetter Hill road. Walk to the barrier and go left along the cycle path following the arrows.

Coppicing and bracken control to enhance habitat for the small pearl-bordered fritillary, violets and adders

SO588087

10 Mar 09

Stenders Quarry GWT Reserve

0.25 mile drive east of Mitcheldean. Turn off B4224 by Mitcheldean church, heading uphill, Reserve entrance hidden - look for Trust vehicle (white), difficult verge side parking. Meet at Trust vehicle on roadside. Contact Kevin Caster: 07900 050115

Scrub clearance of thorn regeneration.

SO659183

17 Mar 09

Pan Tod, Ruardean Hill

Take the Highview road up the hill from near the Nailbridge traffic lights then continue until you see the bus shelter on the right handside, just beyond this turn right into Ridgewalk. Parking will be dotted along this road or park opposite the football field

Clearing sycamore, gorse etc to open up the banks of heather and bilberry, at the request of the local residents society.

SO634170

24 Mar 09

New Weir Forge

By the River Wye, meeting at the Biblins Campsite or drive down Marions Walk from the Christchurch to Symonds Yat Rock road and cross the Biblins Bridge by foot

Brash clearance and some cutting to open up this archaeological site for survey work

SO548157

31 Mar 09

Clanna

Leave the B4228 St Briavels road at Hewelsfield and take the minor road towards Alvington. Follow the arrows from the crossroads by Barnage Farm

Clearance work along old canal to remove invasive laurel.

SO584023

07 Apr 09

Oakenhill

From Parkend head towards Yorkley, cross over the railway lines. Take the first right onto Church Drive, from the church follow the right arrows.

Coppicing birch and cut back gorse.

SO621076

Oakenhill

Woorgreen

The Bearse

Lippets Grove GWT Reserve

Milkwall

Stenders Quarry GWT Reserve

Pan Tod, Ruardean Hill

New Weir Forge

Clanna

Oakenhill

All tasks are led by FC Ranger staff, and finish around 3pm