Dinner with conservationists

I wandered down to the Chantry Centre in the morning for tea and cake with Richard. We caught up and reflected on the various community meetings that had taken place that week. There are some useful germs of future ideas to chew over.

In the evening, I met up with the Gloucestershire Vale Conservation Volunteers for a meal in Gloucester.

We had booked in the Bangkok Canteen who came up trumps with delicious food. It’s been quite a while since I’ve had Thai food, and it was nice to be reminded of the distinct flavour.

Yellow Curry with aspagargus and bowl of rice on the side. Glasses of water in the background — Chickpea curry with egg fried rice

We retired to a pub afterwards for a chat until about 9pm. It’s nice to catch up about different topics than you perhaps do out on the tasks.

This week in 2024 ...

Mon8Jul

Flying up the scores

I met with Graham at the Ocean for our regular Riverfly check of the River Frome. We had delayed it from Sunday...

Two goats in front of a shelter in a field, facing away from each other

Tue9Jul

Welcoming the goats

Finally, after weeks of preparation, the goats have arrived at Wild Acres. So far, they have stayed inside the electric fencing, but...

Rolling hills with mature trees in hedgelines

Wed10Jul

Slad Balsam

A location in the Slad valley today with Stroud Valleys Project, where we continued a project to remove Himalayan Balsam from the...

Truck pulling a seed harvester through a field

Thu11Jul

Searching for rattle

Drove up to a site north of Stow for a day of harvesting with Glorious Grasslands. This field had been restored a...

A sloping meadow in a valley with fields and hedgerow visibile on the other side

Sun14Jul

Surveying in Slad

The Stroud Wildlife Survey Group hosted a botanical survey of a community nature reserve in Slad that is leased from the nearby...