Our Work – Friends of Ham Hill

Woodland Wellbeing at Ham Hill

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Post published:February 12, 2021
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We aim to organise community and family sessions at Ham Hill focusing on mental health and physical wellbeing, especially to aid the community in the recovery of Covid-19. People are…

Playzone Phase 2

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Post published:February 12, 2021
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Following the success of the Woodland Playzone further work is planned. Access to natural outdoor play activities is limited in the area. For those without access, the facilities will be…

Tree Planting at Horse’s Wood

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Post published:November 12, 2019
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As part of the Woodland Trust’s “Big Climate Fightback”, the Friends and the Rangers organised tree planting at Horse's Wood at Ham Hill. This was on “Tree Charter Day” in…

HAM HILL Country park

2 days ago

Beautiful Brambles: A prickly subject? Brambles are seen by many as a prickly pest, and not a plant that should be growing wild in a garden, however the humble bramble has many good qualities that we should all appreciate, before we rid our tidy gardens of the plant. A safe haven! Brambles can shelter sapling trees from grazing deer, who’d rather look for food elsewhere than get a face full of thorns. Young foxes often hide away in amongst bramble too. Food for all! In the in summer, the sweet flowers provide nectar for flying insects, and at this time of year, blackberries are eaten by dormice, wood mice, harvest mice, mistle thrushes and blackbirds, as as well peckish Ham Hill rangers! Wildlife corridors! Some animals, like the hazel dormouse or the wren, prefer to move around in tangled up shrubby vegetation, rather than go out in the open. It’s often our prickly friend the bramble that makes this possible. An autumn treat! Blackberries are a delicious snack that goes well in crumbles, smoothies, or simply in a bowl with some icecream. If you’re feeling really adventurous, you can make natural dyes from blackberries and create wacky tie dye tshirts. You should always have a foraging book with you if you’re picking wild berrys from hedges, so you’re sure of what you’re eating. Berry food for thought: maybe we’d like the plant more if the stopped calling it bramble or thorn and started calling it a blackberry bush! Quiz time! Roughly how many different micro-species of bramble are there in the UK? (Scroll down for answer) .............Answer: around 300!! ... See MoreSee Less

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HAM HILL Country park

5 days ago

Grazing update: 20th September 2022🐑🐑 Sheep in Butchers field only.🐄🐄 No Cattle.Please keep your dog on a lead at all times when walking in fields where there are livestock. ... See MoreSee Less

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HAM HILL Country park

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