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New Spring photos added to Monthly Pics Page
Send your Ridge Wood pics to info.forw@gmail.com
Minutes of the recent meetings are available here
Latest Meeting - 20/09/2022
Apologies: We are experiencing technical difficulties uploading new pictures and documents
Police Contact Number for reporting anti-social behaviour/problems in the Wood 0845 4567000 . . . ( In the event of fire - phone 999 )
Updated 8/10/2024
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Work Morning - Sunday 13th October
Meet up at Jubilee Gardens entrance to woods
10:00 am - 12 noon
Importantly, please do not attend if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 infection, or if you have been in contact with somebody who has.
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Events Completed:-
2024
Sunday - 14th July - Work Morning
Sunday - 25th February - Work Morning
Sunday - 14th January - Work Morning
2023
Sunday - 26th November - Work Morning
Sunday - 22nd October - Work Morning
Sunday - 17th September - Work Morning
Big tidy-up to the Quarry Road entrance
Many thanks to all who attended. Grand Job.
Sunday - 5th March - Work Morning
Sunday - 5th February - Work Morning
Sunday - 15th January - Work Morning
First work morning of the year and a great result achieved, clearing the bramble from the wild flower area.
Many thanks to all who attended.
2022
Sunday - 3rd April - Work Morning
Great morning out in the sunshine yesterday for our final work session of the winter.
Sunday - 13th March - Work Morning
Thanks to all who attended, on a nice sunny morning, where we continued to cut back the ride edge towards the Quarry Rd end.
Sunday - 23rd January - Work Morning
Thanks to all who attended our work morning last Sunday, we achieved a fair amount of clearance on the bank near the footpath at the Quarry Road end of the wood. See the before and after photos below.
The woods were very busy with walkers and dogs, several people complimented us on our beneficial work keeping the woodland tidy. Our thanks in particular to the kind gentleman who gave a generous donation to our Treasurer. Most appreciated, as our usual methods of raising funds have been hit badly over the last two years.
Tree Works - 2022
 
On the left: Ash tree. Now leaning over main path adjacent. Potential hazard / impact of ash die back. To be felled. Create dead hedge on site.
On the right: Ash (has 2 stems) - Now leaning over main path adjacent Melrose Close. Potential hazard / impact of ash die back. To be felled. Create dead hedge on site.
There is also a split / hanging tree to be felled, at top of flight of steps for path into Compartment 1 (southern end of woodland).
2021
Sunday - 21st November - Work Morning
New hedging at the Greenways Road entrance
Thursday - 23rd September - Evening Bat Walk
2020
Work Morning - Sunday 6th December
Work Morning - Sunday 18th October
11 willing volunteers came along to our first (socially distanced) work morning of the Autumn / Winter season.
One team tackled the wildflower area at the top of the woodland, continuing our work cutting back vegetation to allow smaller plants and flowers to emerge.
A second team carried out a much needed tidy-up of the Quarry Road entrance, which is now looking a lot smarter.
Many thanks to all of those who attended, hope to see you next month
2019
May - Evening Bird Chorus Walk
April - Work Morning
March - Work Morning
12 volunteers turned out on this very windy day (which also saw rain and even some hail!) for our work morning. We completed the cutting back of vegetation along the main path towards the Quarry Rd entrance, giving smaller plants a chance to thrive and maintaining good access to the woodland throughout the summer months.
We also cleared vegetation from along the path by the Jubilee Gardens entrance.
Thanks to everyone who took part.
The completed bank
February - Work Morning
The chilly weather and threat of rain didn't deter the 10 willing volunteers who attended our latest work morning. We continued our work clearing vegetation and small trees from the edge of the main path in order to create new habitat; hopefully this will be completed at our next work morning in March. Thanks to everyone who took part!
 
January - Work Morning
Ten willing volunteers turned out today for our first work morning of 2019!
The weather was grey and a little cold, but there was plenty to do to keep the winter chill at bay. We concentrated on clearing vegetation and ash / sycamore regrowth back from the main path to create a ride-edge habitat. This will allow dappled shade to reach the forest floor encouraging a greater diversity of plants and, in turn, insects and other species to thrive within the woodland.
This work will continue over the next couple of months towards the Quarry Rd entrance.
Many thanks to everyone who took part.
2018
November - Work Morning
13 willing volunteers came along today to tackle some coppicing, dead hedging and scrub clearance along the main woodland path and on the bluebell banks. Overhanging vegetation was also cut back from a couple of the more minor footpaths within the wood. It was lovely to have some new volunteers join us for this work morning - we hope to see you again!
For more information regarding coppicing, pollarding etc, see the Conservation Page.
 
October - Fungi Foray
Click the basket ( above ) to view a fungi collage
What a beautiful morning for our Fungi Foray!
Around 15 people accompanied our expert guide Lee Hayward as we discovered and learned more about the fungi inhabiting the woodland. From edible mushrooms to dead man's fingers and puffballs, we were all amazed by the variety of species found. Many thanks to Lee for a wonderfully informative and enjoyable morning
September - Work Morning
9 volunteers turned out on our first work morning of the season. We tackled some scrub clearance along the main path and on the bluebell banks, and also some coppicing. The noticeboards were also given their annual coat of teak oil. Thanks to everyone who came along to help
August - Forest Fun Time
Click the image above to display a collage view.
More photos available here, thanks to Geoff
Many thanks to all those who supported this event. Attendance was superb, 35 adults and 59 children followed a challenging trail through the wood. At the end of the trail they enjoyed refreshments and a variety of woodland activities, including:
Leaf Printing
DIY Bee Making
Woodland Ker-Plunk
Woodland Skittles
Woodland Hoopla
Our thanks also go to Hansons for their support, to Forest Schools and to all the volunteers who helped to make this such a successful day.
May - Evening Bird Chorus Walk
An evening stroll through the wood with Ed Drewitt
Ed is a freelance naturalist and is a regular contributor on BBC's Springwatch and The One Show etc. Further info on his website here.
April - Woodland Work Morning
9 volunteers came along to help out on this beautiful spring morning. Work undertaken included a litter pick and some further work cutting back overhanging vegetation along the footpaths. We also undertook our annual survey of the bluebells in the wood, checking for any non-native bluebell plants or hybrids. Any of these plants that we identify will be removed, to ensure that the British bluebells continue to thrive within the wood.
The bluebell display is approaching its peak, so a walk in the wood in the next couple of weeks is highly recommended.
March - Woodland Work Morning
Many thanks to the 10 members who met up on a fine Sunday morning.
Work continued on vegetation clearance along the main path to create new ride-edge habitats.
The vegetation along the loop path, at the top of the woodland, was also cut back and a new dead hedge constructed.
Also our thanks to the two members, who couldn't make Sunday, but completed litter picking along the main and top paths earlier in the week.
February - Woodland Work Morning
On this beautiful sunny morning, 9 willing volunteers braved the cold to tackle some scrub clearance along the main path. By cutting back brambles, blackthorn and young self-seeded ash trees, a new ride-edge habitat was created and the path was widened and made lighter. Several bags of litter were also collected, to keep the wood looking its best.
January - 2018 - Woodland Management Training
The Woodland Management Training session was well attended by 10 volunteers.
Anna Brunton, of The Forest of Avon Trust, covered various key tasks including coppicing, scrub clearance and dead hedging.
Members also found the tree identification and tool safety sections most useful.
The volunteers then put their new skills into practice, undertaking further coppicing of some of the hazel stools along the main path.
We extend our thanks to Anna for her time and expertise.
Remember to check back regularly for further updates
Have a look back at some of our previous events, here.
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