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DEAN GREEN TEAM Wildlife Conservation Group in the Forest of Dean Gloucestershire |
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The Cyril Hart Arboretum
The Dean Green Team are back in action!
Due to Covid restrictions we are limiting our groups to 6 people only but you have to check in first
Arboretum day is on the first Thursday of every month - contact Stewart Cooper to book instewart.cooper@forestryengland.uk
The Arboretum is named after local historian and forestry expert, Dr Cyril Hart. The collection started in 1910 and contains over 400 trees.
It is situated on the B4226 Coleford to Cinderford road close to the Speech House.
OS Grid Reference: SO624118
Volunteers meet at the Arboretum on the first Thursday of every month at 10am
We are now in our 12th year of work at the Arboretum and have made real progress
To see the pictures from 2009 - Click here
To see the pictures from 2010 - Click here
To see the pictures from 2011 - Click here
To see the pictures from 2012 - Click here
To see the pictures from 2013 - Click here
To see the pictures from 2014 - Click here
To see the pictures from 2015 - Click here
To see the pictures from 2016 - Click here
To see the pictures from 2017 - Click here
To see the pictures from 2018 - Click here
To see the pictures from 2019 - Click here
To see the pictures from 2020 - Click here
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Volunteer Group Diary
1 July 2021
A larger team today and we were continuing to clear the foliage from the fenceline which had flourished at this time of year. There has been a delay with the grass cutting even though the bluebells have finished flowering. We are hoping that it will soon be done
Even our experienced members can have an accident but it is rare for us to need First Aid!
Luckily, we have some very large plasters! Quite a few of our team are now First Aid qualified.
This was an enormous Cedar tree but it had split it's trunk near to the top and was dangerously hanging so it had to be removed.
The fence can be barely seen behind all the bramble and the bramble was removed.
Tea time with the team!
8 April 2021
We were in a group of 6 people and managed to have a day in the Arboretum for the first time since December. There were many fallen branches to drag and burn and a general assessment of the site was achieved
The team enjoyed their day out!
We usually do litter picking in the Arboretum and around the car parks.
March 2021
The Dean Green Team could only do four days of volunteering work in the Arboretum over the last year during all the lockdowns so there is a great deal of catching up with all the fallen branches and general clear up! We will be working there in April
The Rhododenrons have come into flower!
