Malvern Community Forest

A FOREST FOR ALL

 

Forthcoming events

Talk by Laura Parry of the woodland trust

Laura Parry fro the Woodland Trust will be giving a talk on the work of the Trust, Community Woodlands and their partnership with Malvern Community Forest on November 16th at the Mount pleasant Hotel in Great Malvern.

The event starts at 7pm.

This will follow a short AGM which is expected to last about 15 minutes.

his will be followed by a social gathering at which committee members will be available to discuss the groups achievements of the past year and events and aspirations for the forthcoming year and the long term aims of the group.

Previous events

Open Garden 3rd July

There was an open garden including a plant and tree sale at 159 Pickersleigh Rd. .

The garden that has evolved over the last five years, has an amazing range of plants and is home to some amazing wooden structures that have been designed and built by Phil from sustainable local timber that he has coppiced.

There is also a pond stream and waterfalls with an amazing amount of wildlife.

At the bottom of the garden there is a traditional fruit and vegetable plot.

Visitors can enjoyed cream teas and cakes made by members of Malvern Community Forest.

There was also be a plant and native tree sale, many of the plants are Bee friendly.

Master composters, Nic and Wilma Harrington will also had a stand and were on hand to answer any questions you may have regarding composting.

 

Tree ID WALK 15th May 10am

The tree Identification walk led by Nic Harrington was a great success with over 25 people attending.

Sponsored bird box scheme

MCF ran a sponsored bird box scheme this year. We will be running a similar scheme next year (2011).

 

For more details and to take part in the sponsorship view the bird boxes page.

 

Tree o'clock

A nationwide initiative has been set up by the BBC to encourage more people to plant trees as part of National Tree Week.

The BBC’s Breathing Places ‘Tree O’clock’ Campaign on 5 December is an attempt at breaking the Guinness World Record for the most trees planted in multiple locations in one hour (the current record stands at 653,143) and the Guinness World Record for the most trees planted in one location in one hour (the current record is 18,124).

35 people helped Malvern Community Forest plant 300 Hazel trees at Ravenshill Woodland Reserve at Alfrick in a recently coppiced area that had been damaged by Deer.

We planted them in 28 minutes.

The BBC kindly provided freebies for the children and refreshments were provided.

Thanks to everyone who helped in any way, particularly Councilor Joe Smith who acted as an independent witness.

 

Waitrose Community Fund

Malvern Community Forest received a cheque for £455 from Waitrose as part of their Community Fund scheme in August 2009.

 

Tour of Townsend Way woodland

On Tuesday 22nd September Ian Rowat, Chief Executive of Malvern Hills Conservators, led about 35 members of Malvern Community Forest on an interesting and informative tour of the Conservators Community Woodlands off Townsend Way near Morrisons. This woodland was planted about 15 years ago and Ian Rowat described how the planting was undertaken and how it is being managed.

This was followed by a social drink at the Swan Inn at Newlands where sandwiches were kindly provided by Duncan Ironmonger, the landlord.

Visit to Dorsington Farm woods

Members of Malvern Community Forest visited the woods on Dorsington Farm on the Worcestershire Warwickshire border on Friday 29th May.

The woods are owned by Felix Dennis who has funded the planting of this native deciduous woodland over the past 12 years.

Members had a very interesting tour around the plantings by Stephen Coffey, the woodland manager, who described the benefits of random planting and the benefits and drawbacks of organic planting and maintenance.

The afternoon was very informative and members found the planting schemes very inspirational, particularly the use of fruit trees and the method of planting along the rides.

 

 

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AGM

Malvern Community Forest will be holding their AGM on Tuesday November 16th at the Mount Pleasant Hotel, Worcester Rd, Great Malvern.

It will be followed by illustrated talk by Laura Parry from the Woodland Trust. This will be followed by a social gathering at which committee members will be available to discuss the groups achievements of the past year and aspirations for the forthcoming year and the long term aims of the group.