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Moth Survey The May Clean up day didn’t start as normal on the Saturday Morning, but started the evening before. On Friday the 8th May a moth survey was prepared with 3 moth traps to be used. Two traps were supplied by Mary, the county recorder for Butterfly Conservation, with a third moth trap supplied… Read more: Clean-Up Day, May 2026

Clean-Up Day, April 2026 The first Saturday of April 2026 was also Easter Saturday so we weren’t sure if many volunteers would be able to attend, especially as there was a storm forecast for the afternoon. However, we didn’t need to be concerned as we had 11 volunteers. We were really happy to welcome a… Read more: Clean-Up Day, April 2026

Clean-Up Day, March 2026 The first Saturday in March 2026 and 6 members from Maryburgh Community volunteers headed into the Woodland to carry out the monthly clean-up day. Due to other activities in the Maryburgh area this month there were fewer volunteers than normal. Now that the dangerous branches of an oak that overhang the… Read more: Clean-Up Day, March 2026

Clean-Up Day, February 2026 The first Saturday in February 2026 once again saw 12 members from Maryburgh going into the Community Woodland to help with the monthly clean-up. Today’s activity was to place bat and bird boxes throughout the woodland. The volunteers included some of Maryburgh Mens Shed who had been making the bird and… Read more: Clean-Up Day, February 2026

Clean-Up Day, January 2026 On Saturday morning, the 17th January, seven local volunteers from Maryburgh were in the community woodland for the first Clean-Up day of 2026. The volunteers weren’t deterred by the cold, wet, freezing conditions in January and everyone started work on the next stage of the maintenance plan guidelines, removing the invasive… Read more: Clean-Up Day, January 2026