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All is well in the garden, despite the rain
It has finally stopped raining. So I took the opportunity to check and clean around my bird feeders before the rain returned. The feeders have been well used.
Bilton Conservation Group newsletter - Autumn 2015
Download the Autumn 2015 newsletter here.
Dramatic change to the view from the Nidd Gorge Viaduct
Readers should note that we(Bilton Conservation Group) are aware that this is/was commercial conifer planting (circa 1929) which had reached maturity.
Bilton Conservation Group Annual General Meeting - Outline Report
Chairman Warren Considine reviewed the year starting with conferring Life Membership to Alan and Sue Hughes whose 30 years involvement had encompassed everything from active conservation to managing newsletters and membership.
Notice of the The Annual General Meeting to be held at the Bilton Community Centre
On Saturday 10th October 2015 at 2.00pm. It would be appreciated if as many members as possible attend this most important AGM.
Scouts give a helping hand in cleaning up the nidderdale greenway
A major clean up by local scouts resulted in nearly 40 black bin bags of rubbish being collected from a popular footpath.
Our Extreme Balsam Jungle Swallows up Tom
Tom dwarfed by the balsam at Grange Quarry. Saturday 8 August
Balsam Bash - Saturday 8th August
Over the past 4 years we have organised balsam bashing sessions at Grange Quarry, Skipton Road.
What a difference a Balsam Bash makes!
Over the past four years volunteers from Bilton Conservation Group have spent time pulling out Himalayan Balsam, at Grange Quarry.