Latest News

A New Project Partner for Hell Wath

24.01.24

FOHW are always on the lookout for opportunities to work with organisations that can help achieve our objectives for Hell Wath. Grassland management has been an area we have been seeking additional support for. We are delighted to announce that our application to become part of the ‘Growing Community Connections’...

Grassland Restoration

03.01.24

Please click on the link below to see details of planned scrub management due to be undertaken on Hell Wath on 15th and 19th March. Some work has already been undertaken and this work will complete the scrub management for 2024. Grassland Restoration Poster

Skell Valley in The News

03.01.24

The Skell Valley Project team are very pleased to be able to share with you a clip from ITV News that the project team filmed back in November. Given all the rainfall we’ve had over Christmas (and without tempting fate), the Fountains Estate hasn’t experienced the flooding we’ve seen in...

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 on Hell Wath. All the hedgerow saplings are native species, selected to provide seasonal flowers, berries, fruits and habitats for insects, butterflies, moths and small mammals. The first...

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 years ago. We are keen to monitor how the biodiversity of this area increases over time so a Fungus Survey took place on 5th November 2023. The results...

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 of Hell Wath are grateful to North Yorkshire Council for funding purchase of the saplings; and the Woodland Trust and The Conservation Volunteers for donating the hedgerow whips....

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 competes with native plant species for space, light, nutrients and pollinators, and excludes other plant growth, thereby reducing native biodiversity. Until recently, the main way to tackle the...

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 managed by the Skell Valley Project. The hard work of moving and laying the stone was completed by volunteers and FOHW thanks every one of them for doing...

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