Resulting from the recent extremely wet weather the Fernery Paths have inevitably suffered heavily from the footfall of our many visitors. The Friends of Danesbury Fernery Committee have reluctantly agreed with the Borough Council that we should close … Read Full Article about Danesbury Fernery Closed until 30th January 2021
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Work Parties re-commence
The Borough Council have given us permission to re-commence Work Parties on the Danesbury Local Nature Reserve, but it will take time for us all to settle into new Protocols for safe working, including the necessary sanitisation of shared tools, as well as … Read Full Article about Work Parties re-commence
A Time to Reflect
The Talking has to stop! On Thursday 5th March 2020 John and Colin gave a Talk 'Recovering and Restoring Danesbury Fernery' to the Ashwell Horticultural Society (Chris James's own). This is turning out to be the last for long time as next month's scheduled … Read Full Article about A Time to Reflect
Notice – All Work Parties cancelled
We have received a directive from Ann MacDonald, the Landscape & Ecology Manager, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, that due to the spread of Covid-19, no more volunteer Working Parties are to operate on the Borough's nature reserves and gardens for the … Read Full Article about Notice – All Work Parties cancelled
More bulb planting
As forecast in our Notice of the 20th February Work Party we took delivery of a large order of Spring and Summer Bulbs after the date of the Work Party. This photo shows 3000 x single snowdrops, 3000 x double snowdrops, and 1000 x aconites, all 'in the … Read Full Article about More bulb planting
Report of Working Parties – Thursday 20th February 2020
We had a good turn out of 14 volunteers working on the Nature Reserve, and in the Fernery. The weather forecast was just about right, and we managed to undertake some good work in cold and gusty conditions before the rains came down at 11 a.m. just as we … Read Full Article about Report of Working Parties – Thursday 20th February 2020