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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Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens Even in December the Heath is full of life. The trees and shrubs provide shelter and food for a variety of wildlife. On your winter walks look out for Jackdaws, Fieldfares and maybe Redstarts, mistletoe on the trees along the Baldock road and footprints of rabbit, deer, fox or
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Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens Sun Hill Common was recently mowed, and the grass was collected and taken away to be composted. Part of the Common is regularly kept short so children can use it as a football or play area. Other parts are left and kept as a wildlife area, this too has
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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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Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens Grasslands are important as carbon sinks, part of the planet’s carbon cycle, which stores carbon dioxide from the atmosphere helping to keep the Earth’s temperature stable. Unfortunately, human activities upset the carbon cycle. It has been shown that having natural grasslands close to fields helps pollination due to the
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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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Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens had a stand at the Kite festival promoting our support and fund raising for the Heath. Congratulations to Royston Rotary for organising such a successful day. It was lovely to see so many people enjoy being on the Heath. If you collected
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Royston Kite Festival 2022 The people of Royston and surrounding villages turned out in their thousands on Sunday, August 7, for the soar-away success of the town’s revitalised Kite Festival. The Festival, organised by Royston Rotary Club, was returning to Therfield Heath after a gap of two years caused by the Covid pandemic. Rotary Club
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Therfield Heath Conservation What you might see happening on the Heath in August August will be a busy month for the Heath! You might see a fair amount of work going on around the site, all of which is occurring to help the ecology of the Heath, and help it continue to be a space
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Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens The Friends are giving away bee friendly flower seeds to members at the Royston Kite Festival on Sunday 7th August. Those who enquire about membership on the day will also receive flower seeds. The seeds are on eco-friendly, plantable paper with instructions on how to seed a corner of
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