Latest News

Update - Woodmeadow Project

25.04.25

We now have two enclosures set up on grassland areas of Hell Wath. We are grateful to Ripon City Council and Plantlife for funding the materials and to the Skell Valley and FOHW volunteers who worked hard over several sessions to install the rabbit proof fencing. Working with Plantlife, FOHW...

Sights and Sounds

10.03.25

On Saturday 8th March the Friends of Hell Wath took part in the annual Sights & Sounds event held in Ripon Cathedral. This event celebrates and highlight the many voluntary organisations that help make Ripon such a vibrant and happy place to live. Thanks our FOHW volunteers who gave their...

New Signs & Trails

10.03.25

You can’t miss the new signs recently installed at key points on Hell Wath! Designed, funded and installed in partnership with the Skell Valley Project, these new signs highlight the Local Nature Reserve and provide interesting information about the historical and natural features of Hell Wath. New waymarkers set out...

Annual General Meeting

15.02.25

The AGM for the Friends of Hell Wath was held at Allhallowgate Methodist Church hall on Thursday 23rd January. Three new Trustees were appointed: Matthew Adamson (previously a co-opted Trustee), John Pearse (previously a co-opted Trustee) and Jane Horton. Together with Katie Scott (Chair) and Carol Leo (Treasurer) these appointments...

Quarry Restoration - Progress Update

03.02.25

Work began in the Autumn to clear dense canopied hawthorn and to coppice overgrown willow in the old Quarry section of Hell Wath. Thanks to the efforts of both FOHW and SVP volunteers over a number of sessions a significant area has now been cleared and a dead hedge has...

Bulbs Planted on Hell Wath

14.12.24

Watch this space !! Last winter an area of overgrown hawthorn and blackthorn (opposite our veteran oak tree) was thinned out and cut back, exposing an area of flat ground and a bank. This allowed much more light onto the flat ground and a profusion of wildflowers, including orchids, flowered...

Quarry Restoration

06.11.24

Improving the habitat of the old quarry area has been identified as a key activity and long term project. Work has begun to coppice and clear the dense canopied hawthorn shrub which has encroached on the quarry floor. There are four scheduled activity days this Autumn, but work to restore...

Grasslands Management

18.10.24

Managing the grasslands on Hell Wath is very important. Biodiverse and healthy grasslands support a wide range of grasses and wildflowers, which in turn attract a huge variety of insect life which then supports birds and small mammals. Maintaining healthy grasslands requires them to be cut at least once a...

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