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Presentation for the Parish Meeting
Alasdair, from the Bucklebury Estate, presented an update about the restoration of Bucklebury Common at the recent Parish Meeting. This...
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May 26, 20241 min read
 
 
 


Flood alleviation on the Bucklebury Estate.
Flooding in the Pang Valley is a very current threat so, in 2023 the Bucklebury Estate has been working with the Pang Valley Flood Forum...
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Jan 7, 20241 min read
 
 
 
Management Plan for Bucklebury Common
Here is the latest version of the management plan for Bucklebury Common, with changes to reflect the responses to our consultation.
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Jan 5, 20241 min read
 
 
 


More heathland management work underway
You may have seen a small excavator on the open heath near Fanny's Lane. It is working to pull up selected gorse and birch plants to...
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Dec 1, 20231 min read
 
 
 


Visit to the Wood Pasture at Pamber Forest
The managers of Bucklebury Common recently undertook a 'fact finding' mission to the nearby Pamber Forest accompanied by the Graham, the...
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Sep 6, 20231 min read
 
 
 


Countryside Stewardship application for Bucklebury Common
The Bucklebury Estate are working with Natural England (the government advisory body for nature conservation) to set up a 'Higher Tier...
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Sep 6, 20231 min read
 
 
 


North Wessex Downs Walking Festival
To help celebrate this year's North Wessex Downs walking festival, there will be a guided walk at Bucklebury Common, looking at the human...
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Apr 6, 20231 min read
 
 
 


Access work underway on Bucklebury Common
The riding route between Upper Bucklebury and Chapel Row is being extended to create a safe route between the villages for cyclists and...
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Mar 8, 20231 min read
 
 
 


Funding for access improvements
The Bucklebury Estate has been awarded a grant to improve access to Bucklebury Common. The funding, from the North Wessex Downs AONB...
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Feb 23, 20231 min read
 
 
 


Green Gym at Bucklebury Common
The Newbury and Thatcham Green Gym were out in force this week on Bucklebury Common. They were helping to look after the rare heathland...
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Feb 7, 20231 min read
 
 
 


Ponds filling up
We took advantage of the very dry summer last year to spend the winter restoring a few ponds around the common. These are now filling up...
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
 
 
 


Birch clearance work underway on the open heath
A local contractor has been busy using his excavator to pluck invasive birch saplings from the heath to help maintain it for wildlife....
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
 
 
 
New format for Bucklebury Common updates
I have changed the way that these posts are displayed, making it easier for them to be kept up to date and for you to share them. If you...
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
 
 
 
View the online presentation of The Vision for Bucklebury Common
We presented The Vision at a zoom meeting on Thursday 17th November. Click here to watch the meeting. Passcode: 2!=q.*j0
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
 
 
 
Online presentation of The Vision for Bucklebury Common
We will be presenting The Vision at a zoom meeting at 8pm on Thursday 17th November. Click here to join the meeting.
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
 
 
 
26/10/22 Grant funding received
The  Bucklebury Estate has been successful in applying for funding to  produce a management plan and other preliminary work required to...
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
 
 
 


21/10/22 Trialing techniques
We have been  trialing different techniques to maintain the heathland, such as using a  grab to delicately uproot birch scrub from the...
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
 
 
 


20/10/22 Sharing the vision
We will be holding a meeting to share our vision for the common, in the Oak Room of the Memorial Hall, Upper Bucklebury at 18:30 on the...
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
 
 
 


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Jan 6, 20231 min read
 
 
 


19/10/22 Pond restoration
Three ponds on the common have been restored by a local contractor under the supervision of the Newt Conservation Partnership
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
 
 
 
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