Parks and Countryside Events and Activities Guide 2020 North Test Valley Date Time Task Venue Meeting Place Sun 5 Jan 10 am – 2 pm North Anton stream banks clearing Anton Lakes LNR Car park Sat 18 Jan 10 am – 2 pm River bank clearing in meadows Anton Lakes LNR Car park Sun 2 Feb 10 am – 2 pm Barley straw roll making Rooksbury Mill LNR Car park

Sat 15 Feb 10 am – 2 pm Lake Bank Enhancements Anton Lakes LNR Car park Sun 1 Mar 10 am – 2 pm Butterfly Garden Maintenance Water Mills Park Car park Sat 14 Mar 10 am – 2 pm Scrub Clearance (patches) Balksbury Hill road TBA Sun 5 Apr 10 am – 2 pm Big Litter Pick Wickes meadow (behind store) Car park Sat 18 Apr 10 am – 2 pm Big Litter Pick Anton Lakes LNR Car park Sun 3 May 10 am – 2 pm Big Litter Pick (River Anton) ASDA area TBA Sat 16 May 10 am – 2 pm General Maintenance Rooksbury Mill LNR Car Park

Sat 20 Jun 10 am onwards Bioblitz Anton Lakes LNR Car park Sun 5 July 10 am – 2 pm Guided Walk tba TBA Sat 18 Jul 10 am – 2 pm Ragwort pull Swattons Field Charlton Sports, gravel Car Park Sun 1 Aug 10 am – 2 pm Non native plant species removal Rooksbury Mill LNR Car park Sat 22 Aug 8 pm onwards Bat & Moth Evening Ox Drove Meadow Lockbridge Road Play Area Car Park Sat 29 Aug 7.45 pm onwards Bat & Moth Evening Rooksbury Mill LNR Car park Sat 5 Sep 10 am - 5pm TVBC Woodfair Zionshill Copse, Valley Park TBA Sat 12 Sep 7.15 pm onwards Bat / Moth evening Ladies Walk TBA Sat 19 Sep 7.15 pm onwards Bat / Moth evening meet at community centre Harewood Common Car park at SP11 6TH

Sat 26 Sep 6.45 pm onwards Bat / Moth evening Anton Lakes LNR Car park Sat 3 Oct 10 am – 2 pm Orchard Day Rooksbury Mill LNR Car park

Sun 18 Oct 10 am – 2 pm River bank panel cut (town centre) Behind ASDA store TBA

Sun 22 Nov 10 am – 2 pm Winter Tasks Rooksbury Mill LNR Car park

Sat 5 Dec 10 am – 2 pm Winter Tasks Rooksbury Mill LNR Car park

Important Note The practical tasks that we carry out on our Green Spaces and Nature Reserves can be strenuous, tiring and involve the use of hand tools that some people may find challenging. Please inform the co-ordinator leading the event if you have any medical conditions or concerns that could be a danger to yourself or other volunteers working around you. We reserve the right to restrict your level of participation in certain circumstances. All children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered throughout 2019 to help maintain and enhance our green spaces.

New volunteers, including families, are always welcome to help with the on-going programme of events.