Fungal Forage & Winter Events

Hi all. Our Fungal Forage last Saturday was a great success. 9 came and we were led by local Ecologist and Environmentalist Alison Plackett. Alison had done her homework and led us to a number of sites and helped identify the Fungi growing there. Old Green Crumblie here forgot her camera so was unable to take any pics for you to see. Alison did so, however, so a record has been made. When she has time in her busy life she will write up the finds and let us have it, complete with photos I hope.

BIG THANK YOU to Alison.

Our NOVEMBER event will take place on Saturday 26th meeting car park at 10.30am. We will do a litter pick first, followed by a Sausage Sizzle.If you want to bring your own bangers please do so, and I do mean sausages and not fireworks.

Also in November two of us will visit Primet Junior school to coach the children in Poems and a dance for the Tree Dressing ceremony. Part of our outreach to the local community.

In DECEMBER we are hosting Primet Juniors for a Tree Dressing Ceremony at the Wooden Circle, in Presence of the Green Man. They arrive car park at 10.30am on Friday Dec. 2nd.

On Saturday December 3rd also starting 10.30am at car park we have Barrowford Beaver cubs

coming for a similar Ceremony and all members of the public are welcome. Bring a Bauble or Ribbon to tie on tree and make a wish.

AWARDS.Finally 3 of us go to Blackpool on Wednesday November 2nd to the Spirit of Lancashire Awards

We have been shortlisted in the Grass Roots section. Let's keep our fingers crossed we do well.

Long time, no posts!

Friends of Greenfield LNR visit Brockholes





Where did most of 2011 go? Mid-August and I haven't put a single thing on the blog! But Friends of Greenfield L.N.R. have been busy during the year. Apart from our usual work sessions, Balsam Bashing and the like, we have been successful in getting some award money to make improvements. With an award of over £4,600 and with the efforts of Pendle Environmental Action Group,(see photos above) we had a Hut/Hide erected by the pond and the wooden rail and walk way extended right round. So access can be had to any side of the pond. For this project we have been shortlisted for The Spirit of Lancashire Awards in the Grass Roots section, to be held in Blackpool, November.

A second award of £1000 from Body Shop will enable us to paint the Hut/Hide with soya based ecopaints, purchase a brush cutter and put some flooring down inside the Hide. Any surplus will purchase some Pond Dipping Equipment. Speaking of which, we hosted a party of 18 Beaver Scout cubs one evening in July, and gave them nature walks, incorporating our wooden henge circle built with logs, and Pond Dipping (See pictures above). A beautiful card of thanks was received from them.

Our latest expedition was on Sunday 14th August when a group of 8 of us went to the new Lancs. Wild Life Trust Nature Reserve, Brockholes, near Preston. It turned out to be warm and sunny and it was a good day.

We next look forward to Judges and Film team coming to visit the Reserve on Monday 12th September when a short film will be made, with interviews and activity going on. This will be used in deciding who will win the Spirit of Lancashire Award for this year. At the filming we hope to give our 2011 Young Green Volunteer at Greenfield Award. A certificate and an embroidered T-shirt will be presented to the recipient.

On September 14th we have our next Committee meeting and will decide on Dates and Activities for the coming Autumn and Winter.

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