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 […]
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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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The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens Free hot or soft drinks are once again being offered to people who join us on The Friends monthly litter pick. This is your reward for giving up your time to keep Therfield Heath clean and tidy. When litter pickers hand back their rubbish bags and pickers they
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The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens The Friends organised or took part in 20 different events and 12 litter picks in 2022. We are already planning more events for 2023. Save the date Quiz night is coming. The Friends are planning a quiz night on Saturday 4th February at the Heath Café. Details can
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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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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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