Weather Foretold The forecast ‘gentle breeze’ was more akin to a ‘strong easterly freeze’. Those in the Fernery Gardening Group found very little of the usual shelter in the dell, and most volunteers packed up and departed just as soon as the factory whistle blew at 12 p.m. Work Party No 1 – The Local […]
Fernery Garden – Frost Protection
The volunteers use the WhatsApp Fernery Gardening Group page to arrange ad hoc meetings that are needed to keep on top of the many tasks needed to keep Presentation standards high. At this time of the year it is necessary to protect the more delicate plants in preparation of the advancing frosts. On Monday 11th […]
Report of Working parties – Thursday 17th October 2019
On a beautiful sunny day we had two very busy groups of volunteers out working. Local Nature Reserve Working Party – adopting The Clock Meadow This was the first visit by the volunteers to this site in the South East corner of the Fernery Field, by the Old London Road entrance behind Clock House Gardens. […]
Notice of Work Parties – Thursday 21st November 2019
Given the constraints of the weather, and the number of volunteers on site, we are planning to operate two Work Parties on the 21st November: Local Nature Reserve – Leader Andrew Beattie The Fernery – Leader Harry Ward Weather Forecast- long range Light rain showers and a moderate breeze Work Party No 1 – Local […]
Gardening Group – ad hoc meeting Thursday 24th October 2019
A small group of regulars worked hard before the rain came, with more ‘last minute’ planting before Autumn sets in. The group was joined by Chris Evans who was making a welcome visit once again, all the way from North Wales!
Notice of Work Parties – Thursday 17th October 2019
Objectives We will operate two Working parties: Local Nature reserve – Habitat Management Fernery Garden – maintenance and some excavation Weather Forecast – Long Range Sunny Intervals and a moderate breeze. Nature Reserve – Habitat Management Andrew Beattie will lead this group which will start working in the new area identified by Chris James at […]
Report of Work Parties – Thursday 19th September 2019 and subsequent days.
Two work parties met up at the Fernery to receive instructions from the leaders and to collect tools. Working Party on the Local Nature Reserve – Habitat Management Andrew Beattie led a small team which continued previous months’ work in the Ancient Track on the Park Field. Much of the work was to clear scrub […]
Notice of Work Parties – Thursday 19th September 2019
Objectives We will again be operating two work parties this Thursday. Because Maydencroft are scheduled to be on site in the Fernery to undertake final heavy equipment work for 2019, we must limit the number of volunteers working in the Fernery this Thursday, for health and safety reasons. We therefore encourage Gardening volunteers to work […]
Anglia in Bloom – the 2019 Awards
On Tuesday 10th September Harry and John joined other volunteer representatives, including the Sherrardspark Wood Wardens, at the Awards Ceremony at St Ives Cambridgeshire. The team from the Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council included the Leader of the Council, the Chief Executive, and Ann MacDonald among others. Friends of Danesbury Fernery Mindful that last year we […]
Visit of the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire
On Wednesday 4th September 2019 we were privileged to receive a visit from Mrs Sarah Beazley, High Sheriff. Mrs Beazley was accompanied by the Mayor of Welwyn Hatfield, Cllr. Roger Trigg, Leader of the Council Cllr Tony Kingsbury, the Chief Executive Rob Bridge, and Ann MacDonald and Chris James of the Landscape & Ecology Department.. […]