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  • Rough grassland filled with lots of young trees. Tall trees in the distance

    Soaking up Salmon Springs

    Thu 15th Jan '26

    As predicted all week, it was battering down with rain as I headed over to Salmon Springs for tree maintenance with Stroud...

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  • Early morning sun over a golden grassland. Small figure on the slope

    Fit for a Duke

    Wed 14th Jan '26Wed 14th Jan '26

    Back to the Cirencester golf club today with Glorious Grasslands to work on another part of the site which attracts the Duke...

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  • An orchard with grass grazed very short. Red brick bridge in background

    Clearing bramble before laying

    Fri 9th Jan '26Fri 9th Jan '26

    First session of the new year at Fromebridge with the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. The main team finished off the hedge laying in...

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  • Morning sun shining over a rough steep sloped grassland

    Around the golf

    Wed 7th Jan '26Wed 7th Jan '26

    An icy start this morning driving over to Cirencester Golf club for a day of habitat management with Glorious Grasslands. This is...

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  • A curved lane with a red brick wall on the right. The grass bank is cut short and raked. Holly tree in the foreground

    Reseeding a lane bank

    Fri 2nd Jan '26Fri 2nd Jan '26

    I was given a few kilo of seed by Glorious Grasslands before Christmas. It’s not really the right time of year to...

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  • A path in a wood leading up to a small picket gate with a footpath sign to the right. Light shining through trees in the background

    Reflections on 2025

    Wed 31st Dec '25Wed 31st Dec '25

    It’s been another eventful year, and one that seemed to speed up as we got further through. The main community focus throughout...

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  • A rough, long grass amrgin next to a playing field with a barn in the background. Brushcutter on the floor in the foreground

    New trees for the playing field

    Sun 28th Dec '25Sun 28th Dec '25

    Second work party of the winter season for Uley Trees and Meadows, and the first in the new playing field project. Eight...

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  • A grassland which iscut and raked in the foreground, woodland edge in the background. Brushcutter on the floor

    Drizzling on the Common

    Thu 18th Dec '25Thu 18th Dec '25

    It was the first Uley Trees & Meadows winter work party this season, and the forecast wasn’t good. I was leading the...

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  • A steep slope grassland with several people working on it and cut scrub on the bottom

    Uncovering sloping grassland

    Wed 17th Dec '25Wed 17th Dec '25

    Last Glorious Grasslands work party of the year saw us return to a site we last visited back in March. We’ve worked...

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