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Danesbury Fernery Closed until 30th January 2021

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

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

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Notice of Working Party – Thursday 20th February 2020

Dependant as we are on the constraints of the weather, and the number of … [Read More...] about Notice of Working Party – Thursday 20th February 2020

Gymnogramma chrysophylla Parsonsii Or Pityrogramma austro-americana?

The title might sound like a mysterious and, frankly, academic question but the … [Read More...] about Gymnogramma chrysophylla Parsonsii Or Pityrogramma austro-americana?

Report of Working Parties – 16th January 2020

The weather forecast was just about right, and before a sharp wind from the … [Read More...] about Report of Working Parties – 16th January 2020

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