Jeremy Purseglove
Origins of Rockingham Forest Vision
Jeremy describes how he came to be one of the four founders of a vision to connect the landscapes, people and wildlife of Rockingham Forest
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Old Chestnut tree in Wothorpe Groves
Writing about the forest by
those who live, work or play here.
Clive Humphreys
Oct 156 min read
Helping Oundle to develop a Nature Recovery Plan
A personal view of how the community Oundle Community have been starting to produce a Parish Nature Recovery Plan
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Charles Tomalin
Oct 114 min read
Help for King's Cliffe's Wildplaces
Charles reports on how Wildplaces have used the funding they received from RFV's Community Grant Scheme
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George West-Robinson
Sep 1310 min read
'Bide awhile' project in Cottingham
How the community created an accessible space to relax and enjoy the view with the help of a Community Grant from Rockingham Forest Vision
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Jamie Wildman
May 93 min read
Butterfly Conservation's work last winter
All the rich habitat creation carried out by Butterfly Conservation in the winter of 2023-4
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Hannah Dunstan
Apr 64 min read
The first 10,000 trees are in the ground
Hannah describes some of the highs and lows of planting trees during some of the wettest months on record
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Susannah O'Riordan
Feb 93 min read
Weldon's Liquorice Piercers
Susannah describes work to improve the habitat for a very rare moth in one of Corby's woodland sites
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Barrie Galpin
Sep 14, 20235 min read
A wood-chopper would chop wood
How coppicing in Easton Hornstocks is providing a sustainable source of fuel for heating.
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Annabelle Holland
Feb 16, 20234 min read
Volunteering in the Forest
How starting a new volunteering group to work in part of Rockingham Forest gave Annabelle Holland great satisfaction.
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Jemma Cuthbert
Nov 5, 20225 min read
Stepping back in time with lime
Coppicing the lime woods of Rockingham Forest - the what, why, when and who.
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Peter Lloyd Bennett
Nov 1, 20224 min read
Making rope from trees
Easton Hornstocks Coppicing Group have been reviving the ancient process of creating cords and rope from the bark of lime trees.
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