Achievements
The Hurst Water Meadow has many achievements to be proud of.
We have grouped our main achievements under the following interest groups:
Current projects
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Fixing tree guards - March 2005
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Flower Project
- in 2004 Dr John Metcalfe started an innovative four year project aimed at
enhancing plant biodiversity on the meadow and restoring a hedge. Read his
latest report.
April 2008
Overseeding
project - the success of Dr Metcalfe's project has encouraged us to undertake overseeding three hectares starting in September 2006.
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Education - one of the main objectives of the Trust is
to advance public education. The Trust actively encourages school
visits to the meadow and the use of material from the website.
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Grey
Heron - bird education - 2006 |
On-going projects
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Conservation - provides a
summary of our conservation management plan, and work carried out to
enhance the quality of our site.
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A completed otter holt. Invisible? 2001 |
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Volunteers at work
A regular job for volunteers - spreading chippings on muddy paths.
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Spreading chippings on path - March 2004 |
Archives
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Weir bridge widened and second handrail fitted. 2001
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Buck Pool Spinney footbridges
- improvement of existing bridges and construction of a new bridge across
the flood drain. The story in pictures. |
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Replacement of main access bridge.
The bridge collapsed in September 1997. Temporary repairs were carried
out, and permanent replacement by a substantial single span structure with
four steel girders and a reinforced concrete deck (see picture), was
completed in October 1998.
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New single-span vehicle access bridge 1998 |
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OSCA Certificate 2001
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The Trust was awarded a certificate of commendation and a cheque for £200
for the website, as part of the County's "Oxfordshire Special
Conservation Awards" scheme. Visits to the site are increasing every
month and a number of requests for advice have been received as a result. |
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Buck Pool Spinney -a licence was signed on 31 March 2001 for access, for `wildlife
conservation, public recreation and angling, to a site (2.4 acres) of `severed
land' between Buck Pool and the Dorchester bypass.
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Buck pool and meadow with black poplar 2001 |
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Second scrape - May 2006
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Second scrape - in May 2006 local schoolchildren helped plant wild flowers in a
recently dug second scrape.
In June 2006 the raising of the access
track and footpath was completed.
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Helping other communities
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