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Greenways Project retweeted
Great news @PurdisHeathGolf in the last week. Our ecology work really paying off with the finding of some Silver-studded blues on one of our restored heathland areas! This butterfly needs very short Bell Heather for breeding so we have been creating this here @Ecology1BIGGA
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Busy days at the Suffolk Show - promoting Ipswich's fabulous parks and all the wildlife they support! If you're at the show come and see us at stand 369 in the Countryside area! @IpswichGov
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We're all set up as part of the @IpswichGov Parks stand at the Suffolk Show - do come and see us in the Countryside area at stand 369.
Live wildlife to see and learn about including native reptiles, stag beetles and more!
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New rustic benches 'planted' yesterday by our volunteers in Stoke Park Wood Local Nature Reserve - along with path cutting & surface repairs; litter picking; and trimming back trees hanging over the road. Old bench legs are left for stag beetles etc! @IpswichGov #volunteers
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Greenways Project retweeted
A look round some of the heath restoration areas from 2024/25 winter this week @PurdisHeathGolf Showing good signs, with the red-flowering Sheep's sorrel and seedling Heather coming through showing progress in the right direction despite the drought conditions @Ecology1BIGGA
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Great attendance at our biennial event - Spring Wood Day on Monday! Huge thanks due to all the amazing volunteers who make it happen - from setting up & taking down, to tea making & greeting! A fitting celebration of a fabulous Lical Nature Reserve. @IpswichGov @BaberghSuffolk
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A lovely new bridge built today in Spring Wood, using our own local oak - from a storm-blown tree in Bourne Park. Ready just in time for our Spring Wood Day event on Monday! A celebration of spring, wood, and Spring Wood! @IpswichGov @BaberghSuffolk #bluebells #ancientwoodland
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Replacement of worn out boardwalk with a new stone path at Alderman Canal Local Nature Reserve today. As ever, thanks to our wonderful volunteers for all the hard work. As usual, we collected a couple of bags of litter too, sadly! @IpswichGov #volunteers
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The first part of path repairs along the river Gipping between Sproughton and Bramford for @suffolkcc- revetting the bank ready for the new bridge. A great start made by our wonderful volunteers. All using our own local oak timber. @BaberghSuffolk @IpswichGov #volunteers
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Get your locally grown & sustainably harvested beanpoles - from the traditional coppice management of Spring Wood. 11 x 8ft long poles for £7.50. Peasticks, £4 for 10. Other sticks and poles available. All proceeds to IWG (registered charity). @IpswichGov #beanpoleday
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Several sessions of tree aftercare at the stag beetle shaped woodland in Bourne Park - weeding, mulching & planting replacements. Generally established very well given the very dry weather last year! Thanks to regular volunteers & the Friends of Belstead Brook Park. @IpswichGov
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Greenways Project retweeted
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This week's work at the Sarsen Stones pocket park by Stoke Bridge. Our team carried out tree safety work, litter picking & clearance around the stones - a RIGS - Regionally Important Geological Site. Refreshed information board also installed. @GeoSuffolk @IpswichGov
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Loads of local hazel beanpoles, peas sticks & other woodland produce sorted, bundled & extracted from Spring Wood recently! Thanks to Friends of Belstead Brook Park for their help. For sale to gardeners and allotmenteers - please message for details. @IpswichGov @BaberghSuffolk
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Great to be involved in the Ipswich Waterfront Walk project with @suffolkcc - a nicer alternative route for the Coast Path, avoiding the Orwell Bridge. We helped volunteers from SCC & WSP to install the new info boards & finger posts. @IpswichGov @BaberghSuffolk @EastSuffolk
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A great session tree planting today with regular volunteers & @suffolkwildlife Young Wardens - at Pond Hall Farm, Orwell Country Park. A belt of new scrub to screen birds feeding on the estuary shore from visitors and their dogs using the England Coast Path. @IpswichGov
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Saturday's volunteer session at Alderman Canal saw the completion of the re-decking of the bridge - with our own local oak timber - this time milled from a fallen tree in Bourne Park. Half a trailer load of litter & dumped rubbish also collected, sadly! @IpswichGov #volunteers
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Recent work along the river Gipping between Sproughton and Bramford - the 1st phase of work on behalf of @suffolkcc Rights of Way Team. Work to include a new bridge, bank stabilisation & other repairs. @BaberghSuffolk @IpswichGov #volunteers #pathwork
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Saturday's heathland work party at Martlesham Heath SSSI, clearing gorse to maintain open heath & acidic grassland for species including the silver-studded blue butterfly. (Aerial views, Duncan Sweeting.) Thanks to the wonderful volunteers! @IpswichGov @EastSuffolk @BC_Suffolk
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This year's coppicing in Spring Wood almost finished (just before bird nesting season) - plenty of beanpoles & peasticks, hedge stakes etc made along with lovely thick dead hedges, providing cover and food for many species. @IpswichGov @BaberghSuffolk #coppicing #localwood
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