Join us on National Meadows Day for a walk around the meadow. We’ll have a look at the plants that are flowering and the animals that feed on them. Read More
The grassy areas of Longrun are getting very long at the moment, but they aren’t messy and uncut, they are a hay crop, waiting for wildflower seeds to be ripe before being cut, dried and taken away. Read More
For National Insect Week we’ll be having a tiny sized safari. Read More
Join us at 10am at the Willow Cathedral to lend a hand. Read More
We are looking for two or three volunteers to help with water quality monitoring at the SPONGE project site. Read More
Longrun Meadow already provides a great space for people as well as wildlife, and at the same time performs an important function as a storage area for water when the Tone can’t cope with the amount of rainfall it is carrying. This spring, we are looking at improving this even further by undertaking works on the drain running from Castle School car park into the Tone, as part of the European-funded SPONGE 2020 project. Read More
NEW DATES: August 14th – 17th, 2018
Volunteer opportunity – Help improve your river for fish! Read More
Thanks to the 26 Parkrunners who came out on a chilly but sunny afternoon to spread bark on the muddy path around flood field last week.
Each Thursday, from November to February, the conservation volunteers put on their sturdy boots and old clothes for some traditional hedgelaying. Read More
About 30 volunteers of all ages turned up on Sunday 12th March to help sow Wild Flower seed on Willow field. Thanks to volunteers Helen Lawy and Cath Shellswell for organising the morning. Read More
