Bat watching -  July 2026

Over 20 people came to our bat watching evening and enjoyed using our scanners to look for bats and learning about them. More bat evenings are planned - please see our events page. 

Seed scattering - July 2026

Volunteers scattered yellow rattle seed across parts of High Leasowes shortly after the grass had been cut for haylage. Yellow rattle now seems to be well established in much of the meadow, so we sowed seed in the areas where it was not prolific. Yellow rattle is known as the 'meadow maker' because it takes energy from the root of coarser grasses, thereby weakening them and allowing meadow flowers to thrive amongst the grass.

AGM - June 2026

A total of 48 people attended our AGM this year at the Methodist Church Hall in Church Stretton. After the formalities, Mike Carter gave an interesting presentation on the challenges of managing meadows and then led a small number of attendees on a guided walk of High Leasowes. The rest of us stayed behind to enioy the cake!

Work parties - May and June 2026

Volunteers have been busy controlling docks and weeding around the young hedgerow and tree saplings. But there's always time to relax and enjoy the view and some cake!

Bird watching - April 2026

A group of 19 birdwatchers spent an enjoyable couple of hours bird watching with Pete Carty and learning how to identiy birds by song as well as by sight. Most of the group carried onto Jemima's for an excellent breakfast - and to warm up - afterwards.