St Martin’s Coffee morning 24 November at the Village Hall

Blackheath Common Maintenance Volunteering Dates

Blackheath Common 2025/26  - Second and fourth Wednesday of the month.

Wednesday 8th October 2025Scrub Clearance: Removing Scotts Pine and Silver Birch to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: yawned.allies.testersGrid reference: TQ 0361 4640

Wednesday 22nd October 2025Scrub Clearance: Removing Scotts Pine and Silver Birch to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: vans.upholding.truckGrid reference: TQ 03494641

Wednesday 5th November 2025 – extra taskFungi Forray: We will be joined by the West Weald Fungus Recording Group to conducta fungi survey across Blackheath.Meeting place: 10:30 at Blackheath lane car park – note the later start timeWork area W3W: sharpness.donates.workroomGrid reference: TQ 0364 4619

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Wednesday 12th November 2025Scrub Clearance: Removing Scotts Pine and Silver Birch to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: vans.upholding.truckGrid reference: TQ 0349 4641

Wednesday 26th November 2025Scrub Clearance: Removing Scotts Pine, Silver Birch and European Gorse to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: flanks.national.concealsGrid reference: TQ 0339 4574

Saturday 6th December 2025Christmas tree event: Help us to remove Scotts Pine, Silver Birch and European Gorseto maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here. Inreturn for your help, you are welcome to take home a Scotts Pine for Christmas!Christmas treats will be available and Christmas attire is welcomed!Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: alarming.catapult.mirroringGrid reference: TQ 0418 4605

Wednesday 17 th December 2025Scrub Clearance: Removing Scotts Pine, Silver Birch and European Gorse to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Christmas event: To celebrate Christmas and all the hard work of the volunteers we will have a lunch of jacket potatoes and beans. You are also welcome to take home a Scottspine Christmas tree.Meeting place: 10:00 at Littleford lane car parkWork area W3W: flanks.national.concealsGrid reference: TQ 0339 4574

Wednesday 14 th January 2026Scrub Clearance: Removing Scotts Pine, Silver Birch and European Gorse to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: flanks.national.concealsGrid reference: TQ 0339 4574

Wednesday 28 th January 2026Scrub Clearance: Coppicing European Gorse to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: whirlpool.deposits.tailingGrid reference: TQ 0389 4614

Wednesday 11 th February 2026Scrub Clearance: Removing Scotts Pine, Silver Birch and European Gorse to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: yards.contoured.decoderGrid reference: TQ 0391 4602

Wednesday 25 th February 2026Scrub Clearance: Removing Scotts Pine, Silver Birch and European Gorse to maintain the Heathland in a suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: refills.vineyard.massivea suitable condition for the specialized wildlife found here.Meeting place: 10:00 at Blackheath lane car parkWork area W3W: refills.vineyard.massive

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