Damsels and Dragons
"I’d finished cutting the grass paths at West Beckham Old Allotments, so decided to have a bit of a wander round. At our lovely pond I...
Path and squirrel clearance in Sustead
Seven volunteers descended on the Sustead sites on a beautiful, warm mid-May day to clear the paths, which, despite the lack of rain,...
Spring has sprung
Spring has now well and truly sprung at our sites, and they are overflowing with floral abundance, as well as bird song. Here are a few...
Slabgate
Thursday 5th May: an early start with one volunteer/trustee lending his Land Rover and muscles to move paving slabs from Sustead to West...
Whip clearing
On Friday April 22nd, five Gresham’s students and their teacher spent an hour at West Beckham Old Allotments clearing hedge plants –...
Otters, Chiffchaff and board walks
A recent sighting of 4 otters in Gur Beck, close to Spurrell’s Wood was one topic of conversation at the work party on 19th April; as was...
Windy West Beckham Old Allotments
It was very windy at West Beckham Old Allotments on Thursday April 7th – so much so that raking up the hay left by Peter Rushmer’s 7-hour...
Sunshine on Spurrell’s Wood
Tuesday March 22nd was a beautiful spring morning, with chiffchaff and yellowhammers and newly released sheep in the sheep field next...
Digging a Drinking Pool
On March 18th, the final spring work party with Gresham’s School saw five 17-year-olds joining us at West Beckham Old Allotments on a...
Greshams at West Beckham Old Allotments Part 2
Three Greshams students and their teacher spent 90 minutes at West Beckham Old Allotments on Friday March 11th, planting whips in the...
