Latest News

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...

M A G Meeting

14.10.24

Our last Members Activity Group Meeting was held on 5th October. You can read the notes made at that meeting by clicking the link MAG Meeting Notes. If you have any questions about our activities or would like to know more about the work we do on Hell Wath, please...

Bats on Hell Wath

14.10.24

As part of our ongoing survey work a small group of volunteers were out on Sunday 13th October to check on all the bat boxes. John Pearse, a Trustee and certified bat surveyor, led the group and brought along an endoscope so we could see inside the bat boxes to...

Important Announcement

06.09.24

Jem has informed the Trustees that he is no longer able to undertake secretarial duties and has resigned as a Trustee with immediate effect. He will continue as a member of FOHW. Jem has been instrumental to the success of FOHW and the Trustees would like to thank him for...

Free Family Fun Day

19.08.24

This year’s free family fun day will take place on Saturday 31st August, starting at 1.30 pm. The event is run by Forest Schools and is kindly funded by the Skell Valley Project. See this poster for more details. See you there !

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