While not possible to cover everything that has been happening on Bedfordshire's reserves this past year, Senior Reserves Manager Aidan shares with us some highlights.
Blows Downs – A new fence line was installed above the Hayfields so that cattle grazing can be controlled in the area and a series of kissing gates to permit public access were incorporated in the fence. The water supply works we undertook in the early summer have finally been completed with water now flowing through to the troughs West from the Skimpot Roundabout entrance. Some scrub works have been completed across the site in the Quarry and on the slopes above the Hayfield, more scrub clearance will take place on Downside in the New year.
The Bedfordshire Youth Rangers have also continued to help with the conservation efforts on Blow's Downs this year.