The friends of St.Ives Estate.

Task Team out & about this morning - weeding & path clearing. Luckily the rain held off!!

A busy morning at the bird hide, Herbaceous border & stumpery ( work in progress). Always lots of jobs to be done!!

Task Team diaries - MORE Balsam clearing!! Steps from bottom car park now revealed!!!

Task Team diaries - assembly of the new water bowser ( so we can water the Herbaceous border) Balsam bashing behind the bottom car park - very therapeutic!!!

Practical Task Team - work begins on the Stumpery Garden - watch this space!!

Practical Task Force out & about at the Old reservoir, memorial woodland & stump moving.

Guided Birdwatching this weekend on Sunday morning 7am, starting at Coppice Pond.

Practical Task team out & about around St Ives this morning - choosing logs for the Stumpery garden.

Our first guided bird watch started shrouded in cool mist on Sunday. Over 30 species were seen or heard including Common Redstart and 5 different Warblers. The next walk is already in our event diary.

Big clean up in Heather Park!!! At least the weather was fine & we collected a variety of rubbish etc.

A busy morning - always lots of jobs to be done!!

Spring cleaning around the Estate - bottom car park, Coppice pond............

Spring has arrived & the Task Force are out & about around St Ives.

Removing tree guards with Bradford Woodlands team at Betty's Wood. It's 5 years since planting took place & it looks amazing!!!

Task Force diaries 2024 - today's Task - removing old tree guards & posts from the Remembrance trees by Hundred Acre field.

Very sadly last night, the Mansion at St Ives was on fire. Eight fire engines and over 50 firemen were in attendance. They did a wonderful job in getting the fire under control because of several hindrances, one being there is no mains water supply at St Ives so they had to get much of their water from Coppice Pond. It's possible that the fire was deliberately started. We are extremely upset about the possible loss of this building which stands at the heart of St Ives and with some parts being several hundreds of years old. We've attached a drawing of the back of the mansion with the garden from the mid 19thc as a reminder of the buildings beauty and history. A sad night for St Ives.

Helping plant Oak trees with Bradford Trees & Woodlands above Lady Blantyre's Rock.

First session back 2024. Tidying up Herbaceous border & clearing brambles around the oldest tree in St Ives.
Volunteer hours in 2023 were 434. Well done everyone!!

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Helping with tree planting at Lady Blantryre's Rock.

Learning some new skills, Coppicing with the Air Rivers Trust volunteers at St Ives Estate.

Task Force diaries - last session 2023. Happy Christmas everyone.

Tree planting Oak, Hazel & Rowan yesterday at St Ives. Thanks to the volunteers who took part with Bradford Woodlands.

Task Force diaries - a cold & frosty morning around St Ives. Always some jobs to do!!

Task Force diaries. A damp mornings work trimming the Willow by the children's play area. ( it's a long time since it looked like a dragon!!).

Task Force diaries. Clearing the drainage ditches by Coppice Pond.The rain held off this morning thankfully!!

Task Force diaries. Sweeping the road by Ivy Cafe.
Around St Ives photos by task force member Jenny.

Task Force diaries.
You can now see the steps up from the bottom car park !!!🥳