Conservation Working Party – February 2024
2024-02-18 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. Children are welcome and under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

For the precise location of the meeting point, click here: https://w3w.co/grants.fixed.skip

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

We will be clearing ditches, maintaining pathways, and removing rhododendron, so there’s plenty of work for volunteers.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council. If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party – January 2024
2024-01-21 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. Children are welcome and under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

For the precise location of the meeting point, click here: https://w3w.co/grants.fixed.skip

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

We will dig ditches, clear the main path, build dead hedges, and continue removing rhododendron; so plenty of work for volunteers.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council. If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party – December 2023
2023-12-17 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. Children are welcome and under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

As an extra incentive, we will serve mulled wine and mince pies!

For the precise location of the meeting point, click here: https://w3w.co/grants.fixed.skip

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

We will be clearing the Rhododendron, digging the ditches, and maintaining the paths.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council. If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party – November 2023
2023-11-19 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. Children are welcome and under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

For the precise location of the meeting point, click here: https://w3w.co/grants.fixed.skip

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

We will be planting a couple of trees, clearing ditches, maintaining pathways, and removing rhododendron, so plenty of work for volunteers.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council. If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party – October 2023
2023-10-29 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. Children are welcome and under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

For the precise location of the meeting point, click here: https://w3w.co/grants.fixed.skip

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

We will be clearing the Rhododendron, digging the ditches, maintaining the paths and planting woodland bulbs.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council. If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party – September 2023
2023-09-17 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. Children are welcome and under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

For the precise location of the meeting point, click here: https://w3w.co/grants.fixed.skip

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

We will be clearing the Rhododendron, digging the ditches and maintaining the paths.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council. If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party – August 2023
2023-08-13 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. Children are welcome and under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

For the precise location of the meeting point, click here: https://w3w.co/grants.fixed.skip

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

We will be clearing Rhododendron, digging the ditches and maintaining the paths.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council. If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party - July 2023
2023-07-16 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. Children are welcome and under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

For the precise location of the meeting point, click here: https://w3w.co/grants.fixed.skip

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

This month, we are focusing on removing rhododendron and digging ditches.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council. If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party - June 2023
2023-06-18 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way.

We will continue with digging out the ditches, clearing the main path, distributing wood chippings on the other paths, removing rhododendron, and hedge building.

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council.

If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party - May 2023
2023-05-14 10:00 - 13:00
Please join us for a morning in the woods to help remove more rhododendron and clear ditches. No experience is necessary. Children are welcome and under 16s much be accompanied by an adult.

We will be meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council.

If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party - April 2023
2023-04-16 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. Children are also welcome and under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

The recent heavy rainfall on the Dorset way footpath has enabled us to see where drainage channels may be useful. Therefore this session will concentrate on footpaths, so if you could bring a spade it would be very useful.

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council.

If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party - March 2023
2023-03-19 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. All are welcome, including children accompanied by an adult.

As last month, we will continue with digging out the ditches, clearing the main path, distributing wood chippings on the other paths, removing rhododendron, and hedge building

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council.

If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party - February 2023
2023-02-19 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way.

This month we will continue with digging out the ditches, clearing the main path, distributing wood chippings on the other paths, removing rhododendron, and hedge building.

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council.

If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Annual General Meeting 2023
2023-01-22 15:00 - 16:30 | 1st Woosehill Scout Hut, Chestnut Avenue, Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Our Annual General Meeting will be held in the 1st Woosehill Scout Hut, Chestnut Avenue, Woosehill. Everyone is invited, so please come and join us.

We will be giving updates on progress, including footpaths, and Colin Melhuish of Holts Copse Conservation Volunteers will be giving a talk, after refreshments. The following committee positions will be up for election:

Chair

Vice-chair

Secretary & Membership

Treasurer

Website Manager

Conservation Officer

Fundraising Officer

Event Manager

Up to 4 more committee members without portfolio

Should you wish to be nominated for a position or nominate someone else, you must be a member of Friends of Fox Hill (ie in receipt of their emails). Please contact the Secretary, secretary@friendsoffoxhill.org for further information.

Conservation Working Party - January 2023
2023-01-15 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. This session we will be path clearing, removing Rhododendron, hedge building, and tree planting.

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council.

If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party - December 2022
2022-12-18 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way.

This session we will be:

continuing to work on the ditches to improve drainage,

clearing the main pathway that runs parallel to Dorset Way,

distributing the wood chippings along the other paths,

removing more Rhododendron, an invasive non-native species that blocks light,

stacking it ready for chipping by WBC,

and litter picking.

Something for everyone to get involved in.

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council.

If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party - November 2022
2022-11-20 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. We will be planting bulbs, putting chippings onto the pathways, ditch clearing, and removing rhododendron. Wheelbarrows would be useful.

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink and eat, if you so wish.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council.

If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Annual Bulb Planting in Fox Hill Woods
2022-10-23 10:30 - 12:30
Please come and join us on Sunday 23rd of October at either the 10.30 am or the 11.30 am session to plant some native wildflower bulbs. These will be bluebells, snake’s head fritillary, wood anemones and celandine. We will also be offering guided walks.

We are asking for a voluntary contribution of £3.00 per family – this activity is suitable for all ages.

Just follow the signs from the Dorset Way entrance opposite Heron Park. Please be considerate if parking along Dorset Way.

You might like to bring:

Strong gloves such as gardening gloves.Sturdy footwear would be advisable.Trowel if you wish, although we will provide tools.Something to drink.

For more information contact events@friendsoffoxhill.org

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council.

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Conservation Working Party - October 2022
2022-10-16 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. The aim of the session will be to remove rhododendron, clear footpaths, and continue to work on ditches. No prior experience is needed.

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council.

To register and for more details, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party - September 2022
2022-09-11 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us for some practical conservation work which improves the biodiversity of our local woodland. Work will continue on drainage, improving pathways, clearing rhododendron, and cutting back overhanging branches. No experience is necessary, and all are welcome.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council.

Please register your interest, or ask for more information, by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party - July 2022
2022-07-17 09:00 - 12:00
Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. We will continue to clear the Rhododendron, refilling the dead hedges as well as stacking to be turned into pathway chippings. We will also move the ready chipped Rhododendron to the paths and continue to clear the ditches providing they have not dried out.

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council.

If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party - June 2022 - **CANCELLED**
2022-06-19 10:00 - 13:00
Apologies, this event has now been cancelled.

The July event will be going ahead as normal.

Conservation Working Party - May 2022
2022-05-08 10:00 - 13:00
Our next session will focus on traditional woodland management tool training. This will be provided by one of the Countryside Officers from Dinton Pastures. If you would like to attend, please register by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org for more information.

As many of you know, we have been using tools to clear the woodland of Rhododendron, an invasive species. Last October, in the cleared area, we planted native bulbs. We went in search of them earlier this month and while the Bluebells were not as easy to spot as the wild garlic, Ramson, we found them both. They should be flowering soon, if not already.

Bluebells in a cleared area

Bluebell growth

Ransom (wild garlic)

Please join us and be part of this wonderful achievement.

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Conservation Working Party - April 2022
2022-04-10 10:00 - 13:00
Thank you to everyone who joined us in March for our Conservation Working Party. Please come and join us at our next meeting on Sunday 10th April, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. Everyone is welcome and no prior experience is necessary as there are a range of tasks to cater for all.

For this session we will continue to tackle the ditch clearance, path clearance and edging. This will probably be the last opportunity this season to clear the pathways as the ground will begin to get harder to work on. In addition, any Rhododendron cleared can now be stacked ready to be turned into pathway chippings. Wheelbarrows may be useful but not essential. If you can bring a spade or shovel, it will help but we do have a collection of our own tools.

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council. If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party - March 2022
2022-03-20 10:00 - 13:00
Thank you to everyone who joined us in February for our Working Party. Please come and join us. Everyone is welcome and no prior experience is necessary.

For this session we will be doing a little clearing up after the storm! We will continue to tackle the ditch and path clearance, including edging, and clearing established Rhododendron.

Wheelbarrows may be useful but not essential. If you can bring a spade or a shovel it will help but we do have a collection of our own tools.

Please register your interest by contacting events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

We regret that no children under the age of 16 are permitted due to insurance restrictions. All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council.

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Conservation Working Party - February 2022
2022-02-13 10:00 - 13:00
Thank you to everyone who joined us on 16th January for our Conservation Working Party.

Please come and join us for our next session, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. On this session, we will be concentrating on clearing the pathway and the ditch which run parallel to Dorset Way. We will be moving logs to edge the pathway and pegging the logs in place. There will be some clearing of undergrowth and some Rhododendron clearing. We will not be putting woodchip onto the footpaths, so wheelbarrows may be useful but not essential. Garden loppers, pruning saws, and spades will be useful tools.

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

The event will follow the current Government guidelines regarding COVID-19. We regret that no children under the age of 16 are permitted due to insurance restrictions. All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council.

If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Annual General Meeting 2022
2022-01-23 15:00 - 16:30
UPDATE: Our Annual General Meeting will now be held online using Zoom. An email, with the link to the meeting, will be sent to all members the morning of the meeting. If you are not an existing member, ie receiving updates by email, but would like to join then please complete the form on the Join Us page. As well as updates on progress, Richard Westwood of Wokingham Borough Council’s Countryside Services will be giving a presentation.

The following committee positions will be up for election. Please note that only members can nominate/ second someone for a post.:

ChairVice-chairSecretary & MembershipTreasurerWebsite ManagerConservation OfficerFundraising OfficerEvents Management OfficerUp to four more committee members without portfolio

Should you wish to be nominated for a position or nominate someone else, and receive Friends of Fox Hill emails, please contact the Secretary, secretary@friendsoffoxhill.org for the appropriate form or further information. Nominations must be received by 19th January 2022.

Conservation Working Party - January 2022
2022-01-16 10:00 - 13:00
Thank you to everyone who joined us on December 19th and apologies for the lack of a report. Please come and join us for our next session meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way. Everyone is welcome.

For this session we will once again be tackling the ditch clearance, pulling up new shoots and transporting chippings to improve pathways. If you are local and have a wheelbarrow, spade, or shovel then it will be useful. We may not be clearing more Rhododendron at the moment as it is too wet for it to be chipped.

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

The event will follow the current Government guidelines regarding COVID-19. We regret that no children under the age of 16 are permitted due to insurance restrictions. All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council.

If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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Conservation Working Party - December
2021-12-19 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us for our next conservation session, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way.

This time our aims are to move the chippings to improve pathways, to continue to clear the ditch behind Dorset Way, and to remove more Rhododendron to increase biodiversity. If you are able to bring a wheelbarrow with you, it would be extremely useful.

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

The event will follow any current Government guidelines regarding COVID-19. We regret that no children under the age of 16 are permitted due to insurance restrictions. All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council.

If you would like to attend, or would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org. It is important to register so that we know how many to expect.

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Conservation Working Party - November
2021-11-21 10:00 - 13:00
Please come and join us for our next conservation session, meeting at the conservation area in Fox Hill woods.

Our conservation activities will include clearing the ditch parallel to Dorset Way to aid footpath drainage, removing Rhododendron from where it is most dense, and transporting the Rhododendron chippings onto pathways. If time allows, we have permission to remove some of the smaller Sycamores and to coppice some Hazel trees. If you are very local and have a wheelbarrow it would be useful

Please wear clothing with long sleeves, long trousers, sturdy shoes, and bring a pair of gardening gloves. Don’t forget to bring something to drink, and eat, if you so wish.

The event will follow any current Government guidelines regarding COVID-19. We regret that no children under the age of 16 are permitted due to insurance restrictions. All work carried out is with the approval of Wokingham Borough Council.

To register your interest, or for more information, please contact us by sending an email to events@friendsoffoxhill.org.

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