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  • A long common with a path through the middle, hedge on one side next to a road and woodland on the right hand edge

    Early spring visit to Uley Common

    Sat 7th Mar '26Sat 7th Mar '26

    I chose a longer walk today, feeling largely recovered after a prolonged bout of flu. Headed up the valley toward Cockadilly and...

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  • Carpet of wild garlic on a woodland floor with trees behind

    A breath of fresh air

    Fri 6th Mar '26Fri 6th Mar '26

    I’ve been ill. For an unexpectedly long time. I caught a flu virus and have been knocked out for over a week....

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  • A valley landscape with steep grassland in the foreground and winding river on the valley floor. Green fields in the background

    Burning gorse

    Wed 25th Feb '26Wed 25th Feb '26

    Returned to a site we were at a couple of weeks ago with Glorious Grasslands to continue the scrub removal and grass...

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  • A grassland with a canal, red brick bridge and aok in the middle view and wetland fields behind

    Stile into the pear pen

    Fri 20th Feb '26Fri 20th Feb '26

    A change in schedule today with the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, meeting up at 1pm at Fromebridge for an afternoon of tasks on...

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  • The corner margin of a sports field, cut and raked. Brushcutter lying to the side/

    Clearing corner scrub from the playing field

    Thu 19th Feb '26

    Last session with Vicky this season at the playing field. There were three of us from Uley Trees & Meadows gathered in...

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  • A track through a woods with cleared grassland edges on either side of the track

    Coppicing along the track

    Wed 18th Feb '26Wed 18th Feb '26

    Returning to a long running site with Glorious Grasslands which has fly orchids and the Duke of Burgundy butterfly. The main task...

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  • A high street with hill in the background and a pancake race down the street with two people in fancy dress as ponies

    Pancake race along Parsonage Street

    Tue 17th Feb '26

    Dursley has held an annual pancake race on Shrove Tuesday for some years now, but the combination of half term and unusually...

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  • A canal with an oak tree on the far bank mirrored in the water. Grass bank on near side

    Completing the final guard

    Sat 14th Feb '26Sat 14th Feb '26

    A beautiful morning for the monthly Fromebridge orchard work party with the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. Given the heavy rain of the last...

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  • A vast vista of rolling hills and a river winding through the valley floor flooding the surrounding fields

    Riding through gorse

    Wed 11th Feb '26Wed 11th Feb '26

    A stunning new location with Glorious Grasslands at a SSSI looking across the Windrush valley. From this vantage point, we could see...

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