13th December 2020 – Danbury Commons
This Sunday we were back to Danbury Common for the first time since March! In addition to scrub clearing, this
Read more29th November 2020 – Mount Pleasant Farm, Dunwich
This Sunday’s task took us up to Mount Pleasant farm, on Dunwich Heath. We were given two tasks to do:
Read more1st November 2020 – Lower Barn Farm
Sunday was our second post-‘furlough’ task, and we returned to Lower Barn Farm in Dedham. We didn’t quite pick up
Read more18th October 2020 – Lower Barn Farm
It had been a long wait – and Sunday we returned to volunteering, at beautiful Dedham Vale. It was great
Read more8th March 2020 – Danbury Common
Great to be back at Danbury and working with Ranger Alex again! We are helping to improve the balance of
Read more29th Feb – 1st Mar 2020 – Slindon Estate
It was great to be able to get together again for a weekend away from the usual patch of Suffolk
Read more23rd February 2020 – Dunwich Heath
‘Us hardy few’ (including Judith!) travelled to an extremity of our patch, for a task at Dunwich Heath. Despite some
Read more26th January 2020 – Ickworth Park
Another great task turnout, with nineteen volunteers, including two new people for our visit to Ickworth. Our aim was clear
Read more12th January 2020 – Fenbridge
We took a bumper workforce of twenty three volunteers to Fenbridge, for our first task of the year. Such was
Read more22nd December – Mount Pleasant Farm
Our last task of the year saw many of us make the trip up the Suffolk coast to Dunwich. Here
Read more8th December 2019 – Lingwood Common
Possibly a first ever trip to Lingwood Common, a neighbour of Danbury Common, to thin out this patch of woodland.
Read more24th November 2019 – Bourne Mill
A return to Bourne Mill after 2 years for a site-tidy. Everything was a little damp, which gave Team Craske
Read more10th November 2019 – Ickworth
It barely seems like yesterday we were uncovering the dahlias in the walled garden at Ickworth; in fact it was
Read more27th October 2019 – Ickworth
Our fourth task working in the Albana this year to remove the inner box hedge along the path. Another long
Read more13th October 2019 – Melford Hall
A return to the eastern belt of woodland on the Melford Hall estate – the first in about 6 years!
Read more29th September 2019 – Ickworth Park
Back to Ickworth this week to continue the removal of the hedge along the inside of the Albana Walk. A
Read more15th September 2019 – Flatford Mill
Our annual task of clearing the Mill Pond of overgrowth was a great success, with large amounts of reed mace
Read more1st September 2019 – Ickworth Park
Work continued on this task to remove the inner hedge from the Albana Walk. Steady progress was made in cutting
Read more18th August 2019 – Ickworth Park
In the Albana there is a long, tall hedge that needs removing, so who do Ickworth call upon to get
Read more4th August 2019 – Danbury Common
Our third wildlife surveying task of the year, this time at Danbury Common. Some extra work was also carried out
Read more21st July 2019 – Dawns Covert
First time back to Dawns Covert for over three years, and it was great to see it teaming with wildlife.
Read more7th July 2019 – Ickworth Walled Garden
Back to the walled garden again, this time to finish off the canes and string around the dahlias, and to
Read more23rd June 2019 – Ickworth Walled Garden
Back to the walled garden today to continue working on the dahlia beds. Most of the dahlias had now woken
Read more9th June 2019 – Dedham Vale
A totally different type of task this time. We went on the hunt for wildlife in the meadows/fields at Dedham
Read more12th May 2019 – Ickworth House
It was time for the dahlias in the walled garden to be uncovered, and this job fell to SNTV once
Read more28th April 2019 – Danbury Common
A new type of task this week for our second trip to Danbury Common this year. The main purpose of
Read more14th April 2019 – Dedham
Lots of cutting back and tidying up of fallen trees on today’s task. The hedge-line needed a trim to allow
Read more31st March 2019 – Sutton Hoo
The entrance to Sutton Hoo’s overflow car park was a bit lumpy and had the wrong kind of matting underneath
Read more17th March 2019 – Ickworth
Big task of the day: remove the double box hedge from around a dead tree, ready for someone else to
Read more3rd March 2019 – Flatford
This task involved playing our part in the planting of 2000 trees in a relatively recently acquired area of Flatford.
Read more24th February 2019 – Orford Ness
Our visit to Orford Ness gave the group a couple of unique task opportunities. First was a smaller team that
Read more3rd February 2019 – Ickworth
Back at Ickworth for some laurel bashing this week. This task was in lieu of the originally planned task of
Read more20th January 2019 – Pin Mill
5 weeks on from the last task at Pin Mill, we returned to continue the clearance of the woodland. The
Read more6th January 2019 – Danbury Common
On SNTV’s first visit to Danbury Common in about 20 years (according to Andy!) we were able to make a
Read more16th December 2018 – Pin Mill
For our last task of the year, and our annual Sausage Sizzle, we were at Pin Mill. The job for
Read more2nd December 2018 – Ickworth House
A return to coppicing along Geraldine’s Walk in front of the main house. We coppiced an area here on our
Read more18th November 2018 – Fen Bridge
This was the first time we had worked at Fen Bridge for nearly 4 years (the last time was March
Read more4th November 2018 – Melford Hall
A great turn-out today, and fortunately Rob & Josh had plenty of work to keep us occupied! The hedge along
Read more21st October 2018 – Lower Barn Farm
On a very warm October day we convened on Lower Barn Farm for a ‘slash and burn’ task. The job
Read moreOctober 2018 – Surrey Hills Weekend
This was the long-awaited SNTV working weekend away at Henman Bunkhouse in the Surrey Hills. Twelve of the group descended
Read more30th September 2018 – Flatford Mill
One week later than originally planned due to poor weather conditions, we returned to Flatford Mill for our annual clearance
Read more9th September 2018 – Dunwich Heath
We were very pleased to finally return to Dunwich Heath for a task for the first time in many years.
Read more26th August 2018 – Melford Hall
This task at Melford Hall was mostly maintenance jobs – weeding, edging, and picking the copious amounts of fruit growing
Read more12th August 2018 – Ickworth House
Today we returned to the Italianate Garden at Ickworth to continue removing the box roots and to dig out a
Read more29th July 2018 – Ickworth House
Weather conditions for this task were very different compared to the previous few weeks! In fact, I think the wind
Read more15th July 2018 – Ickworth
Working inside a greenhouse on a day with temperatures approaching 30 degs C didn’t sound very appealing, but fortunately the
Read more1st July 2018 – Orford Ness
We returned to the Ness to tackle the Red Valerian, something we worked hard on last year. It was clear
Read more17th June 2018 – Ickworth
We returned this week to Ickworth’s walled garden to continue working on the dahlia beds. A month ago we lifted
Read more3rd June 2018 – Sutton Hoo
Great to be back at Sutton Hoo, thanks to new ranger Jonathan! We had the task of replacing steps along
Read more6th May 2018 – Melford Hall
We can’t reflect on this task without remembering the weather! Another lovely day to be working outdoors, at the beautiful
Read more22nd April 2018 – Ickworth Park
After an enforced break from tasks, we were keen and happy to be back with loppers and bow saws in
Read more11th March 2018 – Lower Barn Farm
On this task we returned to Lower Barn Farm to continue the hedge-laying and the cutting back of the growth
Read more25th February 2018 – Melford Hall
First visit of 2018 to Melford Hall saw us helping the property with some smaller jobs that needed doing as
Read more11th February 2018 – Lower Barn Farm
On this task we returned to Lower Barn Farm for the first time in awhile. We worked on the hedge
Read more28th January 2018 – Pin Mill
Second task in a row where we did some coppicing – we’re getting good at it! This time it was
Read more14th January 2018 – Ickworth
Our first task of the year was coppicing at Ickworth, working in Geraldine’s Walk, not far from the main house.
Read more3rd December 2017 – Moorats
A visit to Moorats Park in Dedham for this task saw us working to repair a section of fence, including
Read more17th December 2017 – Dedham Hall Farm
A very cold, frosty start to our last task of 2017. We worked at the far end of Dedham Hall
Read more19th November 2017 – Melford Hall
A great turnout of volunteers on a lovely sunny day meant we were able to really attack the exterior hedge,
Read more5th November – Bourne Mill
Second visit of the year to Bourne Mill in Colchester to do a site tidy. Most parts of the grounds
Read more22nd October 2017 – Ickworth
A day of laurel-lopping! The saying that many hands make light work was never truer than today, as a hard-working
Read more8th October 2017 – Pin Mill
This week it felt great to get back to a classic slash and burn task! We were on the heathland
Read more24th September 2017 – Orford Ness
A change to the original programme saw a number of us convene on Orford Ness for our second task of
Read more10th September 2017 – Flatford Mill
That time of year again! This task was the annual clearance of the mill pond at Flatford. This maintenance is
Read more27th August 2017 – Ickworth Park
Third task in a row at Ickworth, but this time we were working in the walled garden, weeding/clearing a couple
Read more13th August 2017 – Ickworth Park
Another session cutting back the hedge along the Albana Walk, and this week we finished it! Well, the field side
Read more30th July 2017 – Ickworth Park
More hedge-trimming along the Albana Walk this week at Ickworth House. We’re making good progress! Well done to everyone who
Read more16th July 2017 – Chairman’s BBQ
Adam kindly hosted a BBQ at his house after the task at Orford Ness, and it was very much enjoyed
Read more16th July 2017 – Orford Ness
This week’s task was a rare visit to Orford Ness to tackle some Red Valerian that was unwanted. This Red
Read more2nd July 2017 – Ickworth Park
We returned to to the hedge on the Albana Walk that we de-brambled approx 6 months ago. It needed a
Read more18th June 2017 – Bridges Farm
On a very hot day, we gave the barns at Bridges Farm a coat of paint to help protect them
Read more4th June 2017 – Social visit to Anglesey Abbey
It was nice to spend a day as a group without actually having work to do! A great turnout for
Read more21st May 2017 – Ickworth Park
Two quite different tasks awaited us at Ickworth this week. One group got stuck into chopping some laurels down to
Read more7th May 2017 – Melford Hall
A great task for the gardeners this time!! SNTV were welcomed back to Melford Hall, to help prepare for Long
Read more23rd April 2017 – Dedham Hall Farm
Another busy, well attended, task in the Dedham Vale. We cleared and burnt some scrub already cut down, replaced a
Read more9th April 2017 – Ickworth Park
We spent a gloriously sunny April day planting snowdrops and daffodils, the former in the Walnut Grove, the latter on
Read more26th March 2017 – Melford Hall
Not many photos from me this week as I got there mid-way through the task. However, plenty was still accomplished
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26th March 2017 – Melford Hall
Not many photos from me this week as I got there mid-way through the task. However, plenty was still accomplished
Read more12th March 2017 – Dedham
A great turnout today meant that we were able to complete a job that had previously been started by the
Read more26th February 2017 – Melford Hall
Our first visit to Melford Hall this year. Two main tasks today: move snowdrops off the path in Lord Somerset’s
Read more12th February 2017 – Bourne Mill
This was our first trip to Bourne Mill in Colchester in over 4 years, and we were tasked with giving
Read more29th January 2017 – Kyson Hill
We went to Kyson Hill to “manage the view”, which was basically to clear the scrub and trees at two
Read more18th December 2016 – Dedham Hall Farm
We had a good turnout for our last task of the year at Dedham Hall Farm. The job for the
Read more4th December 2016 – Ickworth Park
Today we split into two groups to tackle two completely different types of task. One group went back to continue
Read more20th November 2016 – Lavenham Guildhall
On our first working visit to the Guildhall in Lavenham, we were tasked with reclaiming a garden which is attached
Read more6th November 2016 – Pin Mill
A return to Pin Mill to continue the coppicing we started on the August bank holiday. Everyone worked hard cutting
Read more23rd October 2016 – Ickworth Park
In a change to the advertised laurel bashing, we instead were given the task of starting to de-bramble the hedge
Read more9th October 2016 – Kyson Hill
Despite a lower turnout than last year, we managed to get a lot done today at Kyson Hill. The morning
Read more25th September 2016 – Flatford Mill
Time for the annual mud bath once again! Despite our efforts last year, the reed mace in the mill pond
Read more11th September 2016 – Ickworth Park
On Sunday we had just about perfect weather – sunny but not too hot – to tackle the pesky laurels
Read more28th August 2016 – Pin Mill
This week we entered the woodland at Pin Mill to coppice the trees. Although some of the trees are not
Read more14th August 2016 – Melford Hall
We had two main jobs to tackle today, along with some other important work being done. On our last visit
Read more31st July 2016 – Ickworth Park
For this task we once again worked on the maintenance of the walled garden, lending a hand to the regular
Read more17th July 2016 – Bridges Farm
On a very hot day, a smaller group of us than usual worked at Bridges Farm in Dedham to give
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