Latest News

Successful Tree & Hedge Planting

15.12.23

A BIG THANK YOU to our FOHW and Open Country volunteers whose efforts have resulted in three new hedgerow habitats being planted...

Fungi on Hell Wath

08.11.23

FOHW had noticed a large number of different fungi growing in the area where blackthorne scrub had been cleared a couple of...

Updated - Tree & Hedge Planting on Hell Wath

28.10.23

On December 8th & 9th, 50 native tree saplings and about 800 hedgerow whips will be planted on Hell Wath. The Friends...

Himalayan Balsam Update

29.09.23

Himalayan Balsam is an invasive plant species and a nuisance as it colonises river banks, damp woodlands and increasingly meadows. It successfully...

Hell Wath Track Re-surfaced

29.09.23

The track leading from Hell Wath cottage has been re-surfaced with 60 tonnes of crushed limestone. This significant investment was funded and...

Brilliant Forest Schools Fun Day

03.09.23

The sun shone on another brilliantly run Forest Schools Family Fun Day held on Hell Wath yesterday (2nd September). This event was...

Grass Cutting on Hell Wath

11.08.23

Hell Wath meadows used to be cut annually by local farmers, with the grass being baled and taken for hay, but this...

Why Bash Himalayan Balsam?

11.08.23

If you have walked on Hell Wath recently you will have noticed the proliferation of Himalayan Balsam. Great swathes of Balsam are...

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