HAWRIDGE AND CHOLESBURY COMMON

Encroaching scrub and bracken constantly threaten this common which was once mainly open grassland. The group has assisted the Hawridge and Cholesbury Common Society in reversing this encroachment. The group has also helped to clear out the village pond.

Scrub bashing January 2002

Pond clearing. Fiona, Helena, Steve and Beth in the mud.

The pond

A hot day at the pond clearing reeds.

The over-growth

Steve hefts a barrow.

Steve passes the post!