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Notice of Working Parties – Thursday 20th January 2022

18th January 2022 By John Roper Leave a Comment

Weather Forecast – long range Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze – but cold if standing still. (Photo by Colin) Management of Work on Danesbury Nature Reserve We welcome back all volunteers to the first Working Parties of 2022. The dates for all meetings can be found on the website calendar. Following very constructive meetings […]

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Christmas Greetings to our all our readers.

24th December 2021 By John Roper Leave a Comment

A group of 18 volunteers, including the retired Manager of the Borough Landscape and Ecology Department, Ann MacDonald, and Borough Councillor Paul Smith, enjoyed our Xmas Party on 16th December 2021. Before the Chairman blew his whistle to down tools, the seasonal task of leaf collecting continued and our compost cages are filling up nicely. […]

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Xmas Work Party – Thursday 16th December 2021

13th December 2021 By John Roper Leave a Comment

Message from Harry – our Committee Secretary: 10 a.m. This month’s Work Party for both the Nature Reserve & Fernery groups will meet at the Fernery at 10am . We will work for an hour planting Whips and perhaps some leaf raking. 11a.m. We will break for our Christmas Get Together, (Ed. when the Chairman blows his […]

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Notice of Working Parties – Thursday 18th November 2021

16th November 2021 By John Roper Leave a Comment

Weather Forecast – long range Light cloud and a gentle breeze. Management of Work on Danesbury Nature Reserve The Danesbury volunteers completed some good work last month, but we are in need of Volunteer Leaders, (and members who can take photographic records – Ed). Last month we commented that habitat management undertaken by Council contractors, […]

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Welwyn Festival – Award

6th November 2021 By John Roper Leave a Comment

The Welwyn Festival Committee has generously awarded a donation to the FODF as a result of our September Open Garden Evening which supported their 2021 Autumn Festival. Writing to the Friends of Danesbury Fernery, Catherine Farrell, Chair of the Welwyn Festival Committee says that: From the proceeds of Welwyn Festival and Welwyn 10k we are […]

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Notice – Workparty- Thursday 21st October 2021

18th October 2021 By John Roper Leave a Comment

Weather Forecast – long range Light rain showers and a fresh breeze. Work party Leaders will decide on the day if recent heavy rain has made the Fernery footpaths unsafe for normal work. An announcement of cancellation will be made as soon as practicable via the WhatsApp groups. Management of Work on Danesbury Nature Reserve […]

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Website reconstruction

15th September 2021 By John Roper Leave a Comment

This website was built in May 2017 and is now undergoing a period of review and reconstruction. We welcome your views on how you might find this site more interesting and easier to use. (Editor)

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Notice – Work Party – Thursday 16th September 2021

14th September 2021 By John Roper Leave a Comment

Weather Forecast – long range Light cloud and a gentle breeze. Work party Leaders will decide on the day if recent heavy rain has made the Fernery footpaths unsafe for normal work. An announcement of cancellation will be made as soon as practicable via the WhatsApp groups. Management of Work on Danesbury Nature Reserve Over […]

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Open Garden Success – Thursday 2nd September 2021

3rd September 2021 By John Roper Leave a Comment

We were able to welcome the Mayor of Welwyn Hatfield, Cllr Peter Hebden and his wife, and other guests including County Councillor Tony Kingsbury, and some 200 visitors, to a wonderfully successful afternoon and evening organised by the Committee of the Friends of Danesbury Fernery (FODF) and supported by the entire team of volunteers who […]

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Notice of Work Party – Thursday 19th August

16th August 2021 By John Roper Leave a Comment

Because this will be the last Work Party before we hold our 2nd September Welwyn Autumn Festival Open Garden event, we are not this month organising a Work Party in the Nature Reserve. We will instead organise 2 separate Fernery Groups. Fernery Group 1 – Leader Jenny Group One will concentrate on Fernery gardening jobs: […]

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Reflections on the 2022 Open Day

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