News from Therfield Heath Conservation – Habitat Management on Therfield Heath A habitat management plan has been developed with Natural England to improve the SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) area of Therfield Heath. The purpose of this management plan is to describe the importance of the SSSI on Therfield Heath for nature conservation, how […]
Royston Wildlife Group Merger The Royston Wildlife Group has for many years organised a series of five highly regarded wildlife presentations during the autumn and winter months. The presentations include stunning photographs and fascinating information about wildlife. We are pleased to announce that the group will now be amalgamated with the Friends of Therfield Heath
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News from Therfield Heath Conservation – Victoria Memorial Refurbishment Talented stonemason, Stan Reynolds, has finished refurbishing the Victoria Memorial Fountain on Therfield Heath. The drinking fountain was built in 1901 to mark the passing of Queen Victoria. After 122 years of British weather, the stone was left in need of some serious care. The stones
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Therfield Heath Conservation – Pasque flowers The Conservators of Therfield Heath and Greens support the Kite Festival continuing to take place on Therfield Heath. For the last two years we have been in discussions with Rotary on how to better manage the Kite Festival, so it does not impact SSSI grassland. We have concerns about
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Therfield Heath Conservation – Help Out The Heath ‘The Big Help Out’ is scheduled for Monday 8th May 2023 as a celebration of the coronation of King Charles III. This dedicated bank holiday is perfect if you struggle to find the time to volunteer. If you have always wanted to try volunteering, there is no
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Community News: Therfield Heath & Greens – Bins, Benches & Birds Following advice from Historic England, benches were removed from two scheduled ancient monuments on the Heath. These Bronze Age burial mounds are excellent viewpoints of the surrounding landscape but unfortunately, erosion from footfall was risking the future of these important archaeological features. Scrub is
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Therfield Heath Conservation Habitat Management Therfield Heath contains some of the richest chalk grasslands in England and is the largest of this habitat in the county. Most of the site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest for the diverse and rare chalk grassland species and specific insect species which live there. The conservation
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Therfield Heath Conservation New Year, Big Plans! Managing Succession in plant communities. Happy New Year from the Conservators and staff at Therfield Heath. We have some big projects which we want to get underway on the Heath which will benefit Human and Wildlife alike. Scrub removal to save the rare grassland species will begin and
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Therfield Heath Conservation – Volunteers Wanted! Exciting projects are taking place on Therfield Heath, and we want as many people as possible to get involved in protecting and improving this beautiful nature reserve and important SSSI. Projects that our volunteer team will be tackling include: scrub removal; invasive species management; rare species monitoring; woodland management;
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Therfield Heath Conservation Thank you for the warm welcome! One week as a newly appointed Ranger and I have already fallen in love with Therfield Heath. The community feeling surrounding the area has made it all the more special and I have very much enjoyed meeting those who care for the Heath and hearing why
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Therfield Heath Conservation First we have had a new sign installed at the entrance point of the main car park. We are hoping to install new information signs and potentially other walking signs in the future and this is the start of the project, we hope you like it! We can also introduce our new
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Therfield Heath Conservation Sheep will be returning to some of the more biologically sensitive areas, as previously explained grazing by herd stock is the best conservation technique we have for maintaining the wildflower meadows and we have arranged for a local farmer to graze the areas known as Church hill and Penn Hill. These areas
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