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Stroud Valleys Project

Tree planting, fencing and habitat management at various locations around the cotswolds.

You can find out more information at Stroud Valleys Project webpage

People in a field clearing scrub

Ocean grassland restoration

Wed 23rd Oct '24Thu 24th Oct '24

First time for quite a while that I had been out on a work party with Stroud Valleys Project. The task today...

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More vole habitat

More vole habitat

Wed 25th Sep '24Fri 1st Nov '24

Met up with the Stroud Valleys Project crew at Fromebridge to continue the habitat creation for the water vole translocation next year....

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A hedge line with exposed young plants in plastic spirals and cut grass to the left

Caring for the hedge

Wed 11th Sep '24

Another hedge mulching task with Stroud Valleys Project, this time for one that was planted by a different group a couple of...

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A path next to a canal with some picnic tables and woodland on the other side of the canal

Bonus Balsam

Wed 21st Aug '24Thu 22nd Aug '24

We had thought last week was the final Himalayan balsam bash of the season, but Stroud Valleys Project had one more site...

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Himalayan balsam with pink flowers on a river bank with river in background

Last of the summer balsam

Wed 14th Aug '24Thu 15th Aug '24

Final pulling work party of the season with Stroud Valleys Project and we headed over to the other side of the bank...

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Close up of densely growing himalayan balsam, hogweed and other vegetation

Painswick Balsam

Wed 31st Jul '24Sat 3rd Aug '24

The fight against Himalayan Balsam moved to Painswick today. The Stroud Valleys Project team met up at the rugby club, after eventful...

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Piles of cut himalayan balsam in a field with young trees in guards dotted in between

A balsam picnic

Wed 24th Jul '24Fri 26th Jul '24

Returned to the cricket club with Stroud Valleys Project where we continued to tackle the enormous amount of Himalayan Balsam in the...

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Rolling hills with mature trees in hedgelines

Slad Balsam

Wed 10th Jul '24

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

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Heaps of pulled himalayan balsam laying on the floorand young trees with tree guards in between

Plantations of Balsam

Wed 3rd Jul '24

We continued the clearance of Himalayan Balsam from the banks of the Frome with Stroud Valleys Project. This time we met at...

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Wild Acres

Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust

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Dursley Welcomes Walkers

Stroud Wildlife Survey Group

Gloucestershire Vale Conservation Volunteers

Annual Reflections

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