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Bucklebury Common restoration project:
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The Bucklebury Common management team consists of representatives from the Bucklebury Estate, BBOWT (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust), The North Wessex Downs AONB, Bucklebury Parish Council, a Bucklebury Commoner, Natural England, the Forestry Commission and Sundew Ecology.
We are working together to make Bucklebury Common as good for people and for wildlife as it can be.
Information will be posted here to keep you up to date with what is happening on the common.
Alex, Sundew Ecology
6 days ago
Spring has arrived on Bucklebury Common
The Bucklebury Estate has completed this season's mechanical work on Bucklebury Common. Nearly 30ha of heathland has been restored from...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Mar 4
Creating space around future veteran trees
Old trees are a valuable resource for wildlife and an important part of Bucklebury Common's history. Many of the older trees on...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Feb 25
Building for Adders at Bucklebury Common
Bucklebury Common is home to a small but very important population of Adders, an increasingly rare reptile. Adders hibernate during the...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 30
Reptile monitoring at Bucklebury Common
This weekend, Sam, the Bucklebury Estate Ranger, was working with Sundew Ecology and the Hampshire Amphibian and Reptile Group (yes, I...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 22
New, safer route from Burden's Heath to Upper Bucklebury
The Bucklebury Estate are working with residents of Burden's Heath to create a new safe walking route between Fanny's Lane and Upper...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 22
Car park restoration on Broad Lane
The newly improved car park to the north of Broad Lane. The Bucklebury Estate has been working on the car parking areas on Broad Lane to...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Dec 5, 2024
Bringing back pollarding
Pollarding is an ancient way of managing trees which increases their longevity and provides useful resources for people and wildlife....
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Dec 5, 2024
The veteran trees of the future
The Bucklebury Estate has been identifying trees which will become the veteran trees of the future. These will have the surrounding trees...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Dec 5, 2024
Nothing goes to waste!
All the felled timber and 'brash' (the smaller branches and twigs) will be put to use. Some of the Oak will be processed for fencing and...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Oct 11, 2024
First gully complete!
I am pleased to say that the first gully, east of Fannys Lane, is now complete, with all the timber and brash removed. The contractors...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Oct 5, 2024
Community meet up
Thank you to everyone who came along to have a look at the cleared area of wood pasture on the common and meet the management team. It...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Oct 1, 2024
Bucklebury Common restoration works - meet the team
The Bucklebury Estate management team will be at the Memorial Hall, Upper Bucklebury on Saturday the 5th of Octber from 10am-12noon....
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Oct 1, 2024
Wood pasture demonstration area at Byles Green
An area of wood pasture has been created at Byles Green, desmonstrating the type of habitat that the Bucklebury Estate will be restoring...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Sep 19, 2024
Improvements to car parks on Broad Lane
The Bucklebury Estate has planning permission to widen the car parks on Broad Lane to make them more accessible and less prone to abuse....
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Sep 11, 2024
Winter work update
The Bucklebury Estate's forester has started work on the gully just to the west of Fanny's Lane. For your safety, please follow signs....
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Sep 10, 2024
Winter work starting at Bucklebury Common
The Bucklebury Estate's forester will start work today (Tuesday 10th September). They will be offloading the tree harvester in the car...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Aug 15, 2024
Working this winter on Bucklebury Common
The Bucklebury Estate, with funding support from Countryside Stewardship and the Species Survival Fund , are undertaking an ambitious...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jun 5, 2024
A new ranger post - job advert
The Bucklebury Estate, with funding from the Species Survival fund, is recruiting a Ranger to deliver this exciting restoration project....
Alex, Sundew Ecology
May 26, 2024
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...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 7, 2024
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...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 5, 2024
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.
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Dec 1, 2023
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...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Sep 6, 2023
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...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Sep 6, 2023
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...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Apr 6, 2023
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...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Mar 8, 2023
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...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Feb 23, 2023
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...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Feb 7, 2023
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...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 6, 2023
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...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 6, 2023
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....
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 6, 2023
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...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 6, 2023
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
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 6, 2023
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.
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 6, 2023
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...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 6, 2023
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...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 6, 2023
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...
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 6, 2023
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 6, 2023
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
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 6, 2023
19/10/22 A vision for Bucklebury common
Click here to download PDF
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 6, 2023
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 6, 2023
Alex, Sundew Ecology
Jan 6, 2023
18/10/22 Veteran tree survey
So far over 50 veteran trees have been recorded and photographed, and that's just a start!
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