BTCV Cheshire: 01244 300230 Special Landscapes Project (CSLP): 01244 300521 Fax: 01244 300521
BTCV, Trafford Watermill, Warrington Road, Mickle Trafford, Chester, CH2 4EB web: /
Mobiles: / Abi Rosenbloom: 07740 899714, Alex Gay: 07740 899583, Helen Williams: 07740 899712,
Martin Watson: 07739 447964, Nick Martin: 07764 655669, Pete Attwood: 07740 899551
e-mails: /
A NEW MIDWEEK GROUP FOR EAST CHESHIRE!! We are delighted to announce that a new East Cheshire midweek group is starting up during September under the leadership of Nick Martin. The new group will initially be working mainly on tasks identified as part of the Kerridge Ridge and Ingersley Vale (KRIV) Project. The group will be working every Friday with a weekly pick-up from Macclesfield Station at 9.15am. Tasks this month are listed below. For more details please contact Nick on 07764 655669 or at the KRIV project office on 01625 560475.
Chester, Halton & Warrington
& Vale Royal Midweek Groups /Crewe Midweek Group &
East Cheshire Midweek Group /Events, Training Courses and Conservation Holidays
Fri / 1 / Woodhouse Hill. Rhody clearance (Martin)Sat / 2
Sun / 3
Mon / 4
Tue / 5 / Gowy Woodland Park, Bridge Trafford
Pond management work (Martin) / Snidley Moor, Frodsham
Rhododendron clearance (Alex)
Wed / 6 / Norton Priory, Runcorn
Building access ramp to Eco Building (Martin) / Snidley Moor, Frodsham
Rhododendron clearance (Alex)
Thu / 7 / Snidley Moor, Frodsham
Rhododendron clearance (Martin) / Snidley Moor, Frodsham
Rhododendron clearance (Alex) / Warrington Workskills Project
Birchwood Forest Park (Pete)
Fri / 8 / Norley Rural Skills Centre.
Gateway construction (Alex)
Sat / 9
Sun / 10
Mon / 11 / NWTP : Pond Creation and Management: NCFE 2207 PWS 4 - Pond Management (Pete)
Tue / 12 / Gowy Woodland Park, Bridge Trafford
Path improvements and surfacing (Martin) / Lumb Brook Valley, Warrington
Setting-up burning frame (Alex) / NWTP : Pond Creation and Management:
NCFE 2208 PWS 5 - Design and Creation (Pete)
Wed / 13 / Norley Rural Skills Centre
Pond creation (Pete Tonge) / Brookhouse Drive Allotments
Seasonal maintenance tasks (Alex) / NWTP: Pond Creation and Management:
NCFE 2159 Intro to Pond Construction (Pete)
Thu / 14 / Snidley Moor, Frodsham
Rhododendron clearance (Martin) / Lumb Brook Valley, Warrington
Burning last year’s cut rhododendron (Alex) / Warrington Workskills Project
Birchwood Forest Park (Pete Tonge)
Fri / 15 / Lumb Brook Valley, Warrington
Rhododendron clearance (Alex) / Redway Steps (KRIV project area)
Gorse clearance (Nick)
Sat / 16
Sun / 17
Mon / 18 / Trafford Mill. Tools & maintenance day
All regular pick-ups by request (Martin) / Trafford Mill. Tools & maintenance day
(Alex)
Tue / 19 / Gowy Country Park, Bridge Trafford
Path improvements and surfacing (Martin) / Lumb Brook Valley, Warrington
Burning last year’s cut rhododendron (Alex)
Wed / 20 / Lumb Brook Valley, Warrington
Rhododendron clearance & burning (Helen) / Norley Rural Skills Centre
Tree nursery maintenance (Alex)
Thu / 21 / Marshall’s Arm LNR, Hartford
Managing floating pennywort (Martin) / Little Moss Wood / Lumb Brook Valley, Warrington: Moving burning frame (Alex) / Warrington Workskills Project
Birchwood Forest Park (Helen)
Fri / 22 / Lumb Brook Valley, Warrington
Rhododendron clearance & burning (Helen) / Redway Steps (KRIV project area)
Gorse clearance (Nick)
Sat / 23
Sun / 24
Mon / 25 / NWTP Course: Care, Maintenance and Repair of Hand Tools NCFE 2131 (Pete)
Tue / 26 / Gowy Country Park, Bridge Trafford
Pond management (Martin) / Lumb Brook Valley, Warrington
Rhododendron clearance & burning (Pete Tonge)
Wed / 27 / Lumb Brook Valley, Rhody clearance (Helen) / Lumb Brook Valley, Rhody clearance (Martin)
Thu / 28 / Marshall’s Arm LNR, Hartford
Managing floating pennywort (Martin) / Lumb Brook Valley, Warrington
Rhododendron clearance & burning (Pete A) / Warrington Workskills Project
Birchwood Forest Park (Helen)
Fri / 29 / Lumb Brook Valley, Warrington
Rhododendron clearance & burning (Helen) / Savio Estate (KRIV Project Area)
Scrub clearance (Nick) / Start of Natural Break Weekend: NB06174 Charcoal Making and Greenwood Crafts I
Sat / 30 / NB06174 / Training Course: Charcoal Making and Greenwood Crafts I, Norley Rural Skills Centre
CREWE MIDWEEK GROUP: Tuesdays, Wednesdays &Thursdays. - Pick-up 9.30am CREWE Volunteer Bureau, Gatefield St. Contact: Alex Gay 07740 899583
CHESTER MIDWEEK GROUP: Tuesdays – Pick-up 9.30am CHESTER Northgate Arena Car Park. Contact: Martin Watson 07739 447964
EAST CHESHIRE MIDWEEK GROUP: Fridays – Pick-up 9.15am MACCLESFIELD Railway Station. Contact Nick Martin 07764 655669
HALTON & WARRINGTON MIDWEEK GROUP: Wednesdays and Fridays - Pick-ups 9.05am FRODSHAM (by request) 9.20am RUNCORN Somerfield Car Park: 9.30am WIDNES (by request) 9.45am WARRINGTON Rugby Stadium, Brian Bevan Gate, Winwick Road. Contact: Helen Williams 07740 899712
VALE ROYAL MIDWEEK GROUP: Thursdays - Pick-ups 9.30am WINSFORD Civic Hall 9.45am NORTHWICH Memorial Hall Car Park.
Contact: Martin Watson 07739 447964
Alternative midweek joining arrangements: Volunteers are also welcome to meet us at 8.45am atTrafford Watermill Tuesday to Friday. We may be able to pick you up at a safe and convenient place en-route. Please contact us in advance to confirm arrangements. If you’d like to meet on-site, please contact us the day before as locations can change at short notice.
BTCV NORTH WEST TRAINING PROGRAMME (NWTP): Most NWTP courses are free to BTCV volunteers from the North West. For a full list of courses, and all bookings contact: BTCV North West Admin. Team on 01772 204647 or e-mail:
BTCV CONSERVATION HOLIDAYS: Working holidays in Cheshire are organised by local staff as part of BTCV’s UK and International programme of conservation holidays. For holiday details and bookings contact BTCV’s head office in Doncaster on 01302 388888 or at For enquiries about leading local holidays or becoming a registered BTCV holiday leader contact: Pete Attwood 07740 899551
Registered Office: BTCV Sedum House, Mallard Way, Potteric Carr, Doncaster DN4 8DB. 01302 388888 e-mail: web:
BTCV is registered in England as a Company Limited by Guarantee: 976410 Registered Charity 261009