Task Details 2021-2022
The winter season is now over, the programme for the next season will be published around the end of July.
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Each site has the initials of the managing organisation in square brackets after the name. The initials are:
WWT - Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, WT - Woodland Trust,
NT - National Trust, NE - Natural England
Click on the site name to see details of the site. Click on the meeting point to see it on a map.
| 1 | BLAKEHILL FARM [WWT] - Cricklade | |
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| Meeting Place | SU073923 SN6 6RB Blakehill Farm is clearly signposted with brown signs before and at the turn. It is near the village of Leigh on the B4040 between Minety and Cricklade. From Cricklade drive about 1.3 miles from edge of town. The reserve entrance is on the left just before the road bends right. From Minety drive about 3.2 miles. The reserve entrance is on the right about 500m after leaving the village of Leigh.Reserve entrance is on right about 0.5 miles after the Forester’s Arms pub. |
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| Leader | Richard Aisbitt 01793 694680 | |
| Dates | A 30th January B 6th February | |
| 2 | RAVENSROOST WOOD [WWT] - Malmesbury | |
| Activity | Woodland management | |
| Meeting Place | SU023877 SN16 9RN The car park at the southern side of the wood. |
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| Leader | Richard Aisbitt 01793 694680 | |
| Dates | A 17th October B 21st November C 19th December D 23rd January E 20th February F 13th March | |
| 3 | ECHO LODGE MEADOWS [WWT] - R. Wootton Bassett | |
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| Meeting Place | SU039854 SN15 5EF Car park is at the end of track (bridleway) off Wood Lane. Wood Lane runs between B4042 and B4696. The track is ½ mile from B4042, just after a small bridge. |
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| Leader | Richard Aisbitt 01793 694680 | |
| Dates | A 10th October B 31st October C 5th December D 27th February | |
| 4 | HAGBOURNE COPSE [WWT] - Swindon | |
| Activity | Woodland Management | |
| Meeting Place | SU105829 SN5 8YW From M4 junction16 take A3102 towards Swindon. At 1st roundabout turn right into Ramsden Road. At next roundabout turn right into Frankland Road. Entrance located on right just before the T-junction. Some parking along Frankland Road. |
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| Leader | Richard Aisbitt 01793 694680 | |
| Dates | A 14th November B 9th January | |
| 5 | CLOUTS WOOD [WWT] - Wroughton | |
| Activity | Woodland management | |
| Meeting Place | SU135800 SN4 9NU Meet at the lay-by on the A4361 Swindon to Avebury road just south of Wroughton. We will walk through the Markham Banks WWT reserve to reach the wood. The entrance track to Markham is 100m downhill from the lay-by. |
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| Leader | Richard Aisbitt 01793 694680 | |
| Dates | A 3rd October B 7th November C 12th December D 16th January E 13th February F 6th March | |
| 6 | HAM HILL [WWT] - Hungerford | |
| Activity | Scrub clearance | |
| Meeting Place | SU334616 SN8 3RG From the A338 Burbage to Hungerford road turn towards Shalbourne and Ham. Go through Ham heading south. The reserve is on the left side of the road around ¾ mile outside of the village. There should be room to park beside the reserve entrance; if not, there is more space at the top of the hill. |
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| Leader | Laurie Lovelace 01672 564399 | |
| Dates | A 24th October B 28th November | |
| 7 | JONES'S MILL [WWT] - Pewsey | |
| Activity | Wetland Management | |
| Meeting Place | SU170610 SN9 5JN From Pewsey centre, take the High Street (B3087) towards Milton Lilbourne and Burbage. Outside of Pewsey, turn left down Dursden Lane, just before a white cottage. Cross over the railway bridge and reserve entrance is on left with a small parking area. |
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| Leader | Laurie Lovelace 01672 564399 | |
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| 8 | BISS WOOD [WWT] - Trowbridge | |
| Activity | Woodland Management | |
| Meeting Place | ST880566 BA14 6DH The entrance is on the West side of the A350, ½ mile north of West Ashton and opposite Castle Lodge. |
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| Leader | Geoff Parsons 01225 774540 | |
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| 9 | BLACKMOOR COPSE [WWT] - Salisbury | |
| Activity | Woodland management | |
| Meeting Place | SU232289 SP5 1AF Southeast of Farley, from the junction with Livery Road go ¼ mile along Ben Lane, the gate into the reserve is on the right. Go through the gate and follow the gravel track to the end. |
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| Leader | Rod Poynting 01722 322236 | |
| Dates | A 25th September B 13th November C 11th December D 29th January E 12th February F 26th February | |
| 10 | COOMBE BISSETT DOWN [WWT] - Salisbury | |
| Activity | Scrub clearance | |
| Meeting Place | SU112257 SP5 4NA From the A354 at Coombe Bissett turn south on to the Homington road. Turn right up Pennings Drove just before the Coombe Fellowship. The gate into the reserve is a short distance up the hill on the right. |
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| Leader | Rod Poynting 01722 322236 | |
| Dates | A 9th October B 20th November C 18th December D 22nd January | |
| 11 | MIDDLETON DOWN [WWT] - Wilton | |
| Activity | Scrub clearance | |
| Meeting Place | SU041254 SP5 5DW In Broad Chalke, turn down 'The Causeway' opposite the Queen's Head pub and the car park is 230 yards on the right, just after the bridge. |
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| Leader | Rod Poynting 01722 322236 | |
| Dates | A 16th October B 30th October C 19th February D 5th March | |
| 12 | PEPPERBOX HILL [NT] - Salisbury | |
| Activity | Scrub clearance | |
| Meeting Place | SU211248 SP5 3QL Park in NT car park off A36 Salisbury to Southampton road, about 4 miles south of Salisbury. |
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| Leader | Rod Poynting 01722 322236 | |
| Dates | A 2nd October B 6th November C 4th December D 8th January E 5th February | |
Our Task Leaders
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| Richard Aisbitt | Laurie Lovelace | Jenny Amor | Barbara Stiddard | Geoff Parsons | Rod Poynting | Tony Luscombe |
