Get into the Christmas spirit with Yew Tree’s Christmas Capers – A fabulous festive treat for all the family, see the alpacas in their winter look (lots of furry fleece!) Check out our programme below; Short talk ‘Get to know alpacas’. Learn a little about them before you see the real thing! Meet the mums and baby alpacas …
News from Therfield Heath Conservation – Make a Difference for People and Nature… Support your community & make a difference for people & nature Therfield Heath & Greens is the backdrop to Royston, treasured Common Land, Site of Special Scientific Interest & Local Nature Reserve. Home to many of Royston’s sports clubs and a favourite …
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December Update: The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens The response to the Friends fundraising charity meal was outstanding and the places were quickly filled. Everyone enjoyed the food, good company and left smiling. Our thanks go to the Thai Rack who hosted the event and provided a good choice of dishes. There is no …
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News from Therfield Heath Conservation – Appeal for Tools… Several exciting habitat management projects are underway across Therfield Heath and Greens. Volunteer help has been so important in delivering grassland restoration but has been limited by tool capacity. Hand tools are a great way to sensitively remove invasive species and effectively remove encroaching scrub, to …
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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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July Update: The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens The Friends aim to promote and encourage improvement and conservation of the natural environment and fundraise to support projects on the Heath. All our events are informative, interesting and raise awareness of the unique environment of the Heath. People can be energetic by joining our long …
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Royston Community Garden In partnership with Royston Environmental Group, is holding a Garden party on Saturday 15th July between 2-4pm. We would like to invite people along to see how the garden is run and encourage new volunteers interested in gardening to join us. There will be a range of activities for children to participate …
The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens The Friends Easter Egg Hunt in April was our most successful so far. We are very happy that so many families enjoyed themselves at our fundraising event. A big thank you to our sponsors: Bury Lane Farm Shop, naturally happy dogs, Tesco Extra and the Original Factory Shop. …
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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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The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens Will you help water the new trees? Now it is spring, and the four trees planted by The Friends on the Heath in the autumn need watering once a week. They each need a gallon a week, less if we have a very wet spring, maybe more if …
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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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The Friends of Therfield Heath Thank you to everyone who came to the Friends quiz evening in February. We raised more than enough money to buy Cat the ranger and her Heath volunteers another tree popper to help keep the scrub at bay on the Heath. The remainder of the monies will go towards funding …
