It was a very cold and misty day on Saturday 17th as we got to work sweeping the leaves off the Watling footpath through the common. We also did the steps and Columbine paths. It was then time to celebrate Christmas with a buffet and raffle. Here’s to 2017!
In November we cleared away brambles and other foliage from around existing younger trees on the common to allow them to grow. We also looked at the local flora, listing the species. We hope to organise another full survey of the habitat at some point.
We are pleased to announce that we raised £162 towards Rede Common. Many thanks to all who attended our fun evening. The money will go towards making the common a better place as we move towards becoming a nature reserve.
It was a brisk morning up on the common but we did not let that stop us getting a lot done. We split into teams targeting litter at each of the entrances. The worst affected routes were Carnation Entrance and Watling Street steps. Hyacinth was also quite bad. Then we Read more…
This August bank holiday we had a fun day on the common with wood turning and bug hunting which many people attended and enjoyed. We try and do an event on the common each year to bring the community together.It was nice to see families and guests on-site praising volunteers Read more…
Today we inspected four locations that had had fires on them. We also gave a common a tidy up in preparation for our Open Day.
Exploring Rede Common with the Kent Wildlife Trust on 09/07/16 as part of their Painting the Town Green project.
It was a good turnout this May. We split into groups. Len and Cameron scraped and re-painted the information board in the centre of the common. Meanwhile a small group of us went litter picking on the southern entrances and Rita, Sheila and Peter scraped the car park area to Read more…
It was a cold morning on Rede Common this April but we soon warmed up when we decided to clear the pathway on the south of the common. We don’t use this pathway much so it was a nice change to work there. We picked up some litter on the Read more…
We managed to get lots of rubbish cleared up on our work day on 19th March. We cleared up the Columbine Close entrance, the stepped entrance on Watling Street and the woodland near Hyacinth Road. We had some help from Cameron who is doing his Duke of Edinburgh Award. Thanks Read more…