Trees donated by the Woodland Trust are to be planted by the Lancing Parish Council at some of their sites and members of FoLR are invited to go along and join in with a spade and their expertise at tree planting!
Meet at Monks Rec at 10am on 30th Nov (weather permitting).
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Bridleway from Hoe Court along the edge of the Reserve
The Council and Lancing College are boundary neighbours along this track. They are working together to identify ash trees that are affected by Ash dieback and have marked those trees that are either dead, badly damaged or will need to be felled for safety reasons. The work will take place over the winter and Lancing College will be starting on their side this week. The track will not need to be closed. Both the Council and the College will be following the guidelines of the Tree Council and will only fell badly affected trees. Following the felling, there will also be a programme of planting new replacement trees.
Adrienne
Ash dieback (also known as Chalara) is a fungal disease from Asia which is now affecting our native ash trees. Unfortunately our native trees have no natural defences to this fungus which is spread by spores. It affects trees of all ages. The fungus grows inside the trees and stops them being able to take up water and nutrients. This causes shoots, leaves and eventually the tree to die back.
It is estimated that ash dieback will eventually destroy over 90% of ash trees in this country. This will dramatically change the landscape of our countryside and will affect species that use ash for feeding, breeding and as a habitat.
Ash dieback has been found for some time in other places nearby and, sadly has now reached the Reserve. The Friends of Lancing Ring are working with Adur & Worthing Council to identify and manage affected trees. We will be following the National Tree Council guidance in managing the situation. Dead trees will be felled by the Council and infected ones will be monitored and managed to ensure they are safe. You may see the top crowns of some of the old established trees gradually dying back and some of these may be reduced to put less strain on the trees. The national guidance is to resist rushing into drastic action as it will make no difference to the spread of the fungus and it is hoped that by taking time to deal with this disease it may be possible to identify any trees in the country that show natural resistance.
We will be starting a programme to plant different tree species to replace any felled ash trees. By planting a mixture of tree species it is estimated that about 84% of species that use ash trees will be supported. Priority will always be safety. The first of the dead trees in the Clump will be felled during this autumn / winter.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?
You can help by joining the Friends of Lancing Ring and financially supporting our work.
You can help by coming along to our replacement tree plantings when they are advertised.
You can help by coming along to help us keep the new trees clear of bramble and scrub to give them the best chance to survive
In these days of concern about the environment, trees are more important than ever. Do support us if you can.
More information about ash dieback is available from:
Adur and Worthing Council at https://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/news/pr19-145.html
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With regret, the Task Day for Sunday 16th June has had to be cancelled.
The next Task day will be on Sunday 21st July
We look forward to seeing our regulars and any new volunteers will be welcome to join us.
Other Matters:
At the AGM the committee was re-elected and consist of Henry (Chair), Veronica (Vice Chair), Adrienne (Secretary), Sue (membership secretary) and Keith. Henry is still doubling as Treasurer.
Coffee morning and AGM
next Saturday
6th April,10-12 noon
Catholic Church Hall, North Rd
Lots of stalls including Men in Sheds, raffle and coffee/tea, come for a chat and catch up on a year on the clump!
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Next Saturday we are holding our Coffee morning and AGM, so why not come along and find out more about what we do and even think about joining us. There will be free refreshments, a raffle and also a few stalls with books, plants, cakes, crafts and the local group Men in Sheds will have items they have made for sale, including things like bug boxes.
There will also be short AGM and an opportunity to raise anything with the group. All are welcome.
We would love people to come along and meet us and help us celebrate this big birthday.
Date – Sat 7th April 2018
Time – 10am
Venue – The church hall, The Holy Family Catholic Church, North Road, Lancing.
Saturday, February 17
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When: SAT 8th April 2017
Time: 10am – 11.30am
Where: AT THE CHURCH HALL. THE HOLY FAMILY CHURCH, NORTH ROAD, LANCING
SPRING COFFEE MORNING AND AGM-colour poster
Some of the Violets in the woodland pathways
Adrienne would like to let people know that they should be getting their summer newsletter in the next few days and to let me know if it doesn’t arrive either by email or post? (That way she can be sure that her list is working ok!)
adriennestevenson@gmail.com
If you use the area for walking, exercise, fun or whatever we are your chance to have a voice in what goes on in the Reserve and we provide a link between the people who use it and the Council. Please consider joining the Friends of Lancing Ring. Membership details.
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