{"id":135,"date":"2022-04-04T08:35:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T08:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2023-11-19T22:15:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T22:15:09","slug":"activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/?page_id=135","title":{"rendered":"Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trustees want to encourage participation in the life of Holt Lowes. This falls into 3 categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Public Guided Walks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Volunteer Conservation Group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitoring Wildlife<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The guided walks provide an introduction to the Lowes, its wildlife and the conservation problems it faces. Last year&#8217;s walks sparked an interest in the participants in that many joined the conservation group run by the trustees. They worked through the winter, principally controlling invasive scrub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope that as more people get interested in the Lowes they might get involved in monitoring the key species that are the reason for the SSSI designation. The results of this can then be used to modify and educate further conservation work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timetable for Public Guided Walks 2024<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We will publish the list of walk dates as soon as the trustees have decided on them<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220430_121009-for-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220430_121009-for-web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220430_121009-for-web-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220430_121009-for-web-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220430_121009-for-web-624x411.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For all the walks meet at Mackeys Hill Car Park just off the Hempstead Rd at 10:30am. Finish 01:00pm . NB All walks are FREE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1636984278865.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1636984278865.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1636984278865-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1636984278865-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1636984278865-624x440.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Volunteers on Holt Lowes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<h1><u>Conservation Work<\/u><\/h1>\n<p>Holt Lowes Volunteers will restart work on Friday 7th October at 10.00 am. Our focus is to cut back the scrub in the wetter areas of the Lowes to enable the special valley mire plants to thrive.&nbsp; We then meet on the first Friday of each month until the end of February.<\/p>\n<p>Dates and details<\/p>\n<p>We meet on the first Friday of every month from October through to February. ie :4th November, 2nd December. 6th January, 3rd February<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meeting point<\/strong>: Holt Country Park, main car park ( off the Norwich Road), NR25 6SP. Car<br \/>park charge 2 pounds but parking costs will be refunded.<br \/><strong>Registration<\/strong>: at 10.am.<br \/><strong>Duration<\/strong> of session: 10 &#8211; 12.30pm but do feel free to leave before the end if you<br \/>need to.<br \/><strong>Refreshments<\/strong>: Please bring your own drink. We will provide the biscuits<br \/><strong>What to wear<\/strong>: wellington boots, Stout footwear and thorn proof trousers and tops<br \/><strong>What to bring<\/strong>: A pair of thick gardening gloves, loppers and secateurs if you<br \/>have them. No worries if you don\u2019t, we will have spares.<br \/><strong>Access to toilets<\/strong>: Holt Country Park<\/p>\n<p>For further info. please contact:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fiona Jolliffe &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:fiona.jolliffe@gmail.com\">fiona.jolliffe@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>01263 713226 or Mob:07768717902<\/li>\n<li>Claire Roberts. &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:cgroberts17@gmail.com\">cgroberts17@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>01263 713817 or Mob 07760462693<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1636984278863.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1636984278863.jpg 500w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1636984278863-208x300.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Working on the edge of the valley mire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The end of winter &#8216; 23 work in February, great piles of cut gorse ready to be milled by the proffesionals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2033235.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2033235.jpg 500w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2033235-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2033237.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2033237.jpg 500w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2033237-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2033240-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2033240-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2033240-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2033259-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2033259-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2033259-2-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2033249-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2033249-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2033249-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some work during the 23-24 Campaign<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A067538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-703\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A067553.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-705\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A067545.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-704\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A067525.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A067525.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A067525-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A067521.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A067521.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A067521-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gresham&#8217;s Pupils and Staff working hard on the Lowes during Field Day (Oct 6th 2022)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221006_111111-1024x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221006_111111-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221006_111111-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221006_111111-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221006_111111-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221006_111111-2048x946.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221006_111111-624x288.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221006_131255-1024x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221006_131255-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221006_131255-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221006_131255-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221006_131255-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221006_131255-2048x946.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_20221006_131255-624x288.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Species Monitoring<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>For those who like recording, we would like to try and monitor more of the key species to be found on the Lowes. Already we have two people who record adder \/ grass snake numbers and basking sites. However, there is much else to do and that depends on your interest and to some extent your expertise.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some examples:<\/li>\n<li>Mapping breeding birds (some or all)<\/li>\n<li>Mapping and counting the rare plants.<\/li>\n<li>Insect recording, eg butterflies, bees, grasshoppers and crickets, beetles, moths, dragonflies an damselflies<\/li>\n<li>Mapping fungi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For further info, please contact David Horsley&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:davidth@holtlowes.org\">davidth@holtlowes.org<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trustees want to encourage participation in the life of Holt Lowes. This falls into 3 categories: The guided walks provide an introduction to the Lowes, its wildlife and the conservation problems it faces. Last year&#8217;s walks sparked an interest in the participants in that many joined the conservation group run by the trustees. 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