CMA Events & Training

Coldwell Activity Centre, Back Lane, Southfield, Burnley, Lancashire BB10 3RD

Terra Firma Environmental have a wealth of experience in trail design and building, particularly in upland areas. They have worked on the Pennine Bridleway and with Moors for the Future, amongst others. They will be joined by a client as well as a National Trails Officer, so you will get an insight into a several aspects of trail design and creation.

If there is something specific you’d like to discuss, for example limited mobility paths, please contact Ian Johnson in advance on ij@tfeltd.co.uk

10.00 a.m. Registration and start.
Lunch please bring your own packed lunch
4.00 p.m. Finish

CMA Members £FREE Non-members £35 (includes free CMA membership)

To book please complete booking from overleaf or contact CMA Administration:
Writtle College, Lordship Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3RR
Tel: 01245 424116
e-mail: cma@writtle.ac.uk

Venue: Paxton Pits Nature Reserve, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE19 4ET

10am - Coffee on arrival at the Visitor Centre
10.30am – Introduction to the Reserve by Head Ranger Jim Stephenson.
Paxton Pits is a series of gravel pits which are gradually being restored “to order” resulting in new wetland habitats with over 200 bird species being recorded. The Pits complex is owned or leased by several different organisations and companies, each of whom undertakes management for wildlife with the help of a large group of volunteers (including a Volunteer Wardening Scheme). Visitor numbers exceed 100,000 per year, attracted by the reserve’s reputation for ease of seeing birds and hearing nightingales. Paxton Pits nature reserve is due to expand from 192 acres to more than 200 over the next decade.
11.30am – An outside visit to projects and facilities nearby
12.30-1.30 Lunch (Bring your own sarnies)
1.30 pm A longer walk in the afternoon (drive somewhere first if necessary) to discuss the grazing scheme opertated at the reserve together with other issues and to give a chance for people to network with colleagues from aroung the region discussing topics/ projects of their choice..

3pm-ish Return to VC and wind-up then homeward bound

CMA Members FREE
Non-members £35 (includes free CMA membership)

To book please contact CMA Administration, Writtle College, Lordship Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3RR
Tel: 01245 424116
email: cma@writtle.ac.uk

For information and bookings email rteales@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk

The Royal Parks and The Royal Parks Guild, an association of former employees and others associated with the Parks, are hosting a series of 'Meet the Gardening Experts' sessions on 1, 9, 15 and 23 August at the allotment in St James's Park.

St James’s Park is one of The Royal Parks - an executive agency of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Other Royal Parks include: Bushy Park, The Green Park, Greenwich Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill and Richmond Park.

Gardening and horticulture experts will be on hand to share their knowledge and to give advice between 11am and 3pm. Admission is free of charge. The allotment in St James’s Park was launched three years ago and, this year, the focus is on growing produce in small spaces and containers.

Graham Hartley, Assistant Park Manager of St James's Park, The Royal Parks, said: “Building on the success of the last two years, we wanted to show a different perspective and demonstrate that you don't need a large garden to grow your own food - lots of different fruit and veg will flourish in the smallest plots. So if you have a patio, balcony, window box or just a window sill you can still enjoy the fun of producing healthy cheap food.”

Mike Fitt, Chairman of The Royal Parks Guild, added: “Anyone who has been involved in the life of the Parks usually ends up with a love of them and a desire to remain in touch and to pass on their knowledge. Our aim in helping with these sessions is to promote horticultural excellence, encourage more people to take up gardening and to have a lot of fun doing it!”

The St James's Park allotment is open daily from 10am - 5pm until the end of October.

For further information please visit: www.royalparks.org.uk.