Welcome to Oliver's Battery Countryside Group
We are a conservation volunteer group in Oliver's Battery, Winchester, Hampshire.
Our aim is to 'Conserve, sustain and enhance the natural landscape and wildlife
of Oliver's Battery Parish'. To this end we carry out practical conservation
work and also organise 'fun' events to involve local people.
Read more About us.
Forthcoming Events
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May:
The next planned event is the Annual General Meeting on 24th May.
Recent News
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Tuesday 24th, Friday 27th and Monday 30th April: Digging out Spanish bluebells again.
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Saturday 17th March: Work party at the Conservation Area. We cut the grass on the
wildflower meadow and pruned back some buddleias.
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Sunday 29th January 2012: Big Garden Bird Watch in the Conservation Area.
We also saw what winter has done to the plants and discussed what we want
to do this year. Some pruning and general maintenance of plants.
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Thursday 20th October 2011: Installation of chalkboard for species recording.
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Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th October 2011: Clearance of area inside the gate again for seeding.
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Friday 23rd, Saturday 24th, Sunday 25th and Monday 26th September 2011: Small mammal
trapping and identification.
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Saturday September 10th 2011: Oliver's Battery Fête.
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