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Conservation Volunteers
Peter Browne
John Broxton
Greg Broxton
Alison Clothier
Liz Cook
Bethan Crossen
Ian Crossen
Jackie Crossen
Vic Greenwood
Paul Jenkins
Steve Kelly
David McKendrick
Sue McKendrick
Tony Oldfield
Phil Smith
Jean White
Lynn White
Matthew White
Jean White
Phil White
Ian Winstanley
Joy Winstanley
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Environmental Projects at Three Sisters.
25-7-11 Clearing bullrushes from dipping pond and making it kingfisher friendly.
2 Friends worked 6 volunteer hours.
10-7-11 Thin out reeds from Educational pond and replant in main lake.
Clear footpath in Nature reserve at top end of lake.
Clear up litter on floor round full litter bin near car park & remove dead blackheaded gull from lake.
Finished repairing gate to Nature reserve.
8 Friends worked 16 volunteer hours
12-6-11 Friends promised to help at the Cycle Event on the Race Circuit. 4 Friends acted as marshals at the event. 8.30am to 2.30pm=24 volunteer hours.
8-5-11 4 Friends turned up to work but there were no Rangers available to open up the Tool Store so no work was done.
21-4-11 EASTER EGG HUNT 7 Friends worked 17.5 volunteer hours.
13-3-11 Repair gate and fence on Nature Reserve. 2 Rangers & 7 volunteers.
14 volunteer hours worked.
Constructing and siteing bird of prey boxes in wetland.
19-2-11 Float new pontoon on lake and fix it in place.
Remove the old rectangular pontoon, refurbish it and replace on lake.
9 volunteers worked 27 volunteer hours.
PONTOON PROJECT
Feb 2011 Draw up plans and source materials for Pontoon Project. 6 volunteer hours.
12/13-2-11 Week end project to construct new pontoon 8 volunteers worked a total of 48 hours over the two days.
28-1-11 Cleaned 19 bird boxes out this week. Ordered 10 more from NWT and put up 3 bat boxes. This means that FO3S have put up 29 bird boxes and 3 bat boxes in the last 12 months.
9-1-2011 2 Rangers cut down saplings/ silver birch on Arena Hill to restore the view. 4 Friends cleared cut wood and brash. 10 volunteer hours.
21-11-2010 3 Rangers cut down saplings on Arena Hill to restore the view. Friends cleared away cut wood and brash. 10 Friends 17.5volunteer hours.
29-10-2010 HALLOWEEN WALKS 14 FRIENDS AND 4 RANGERS 35 volunteer hours
10-10-2010 Reed planting in the lake. Bulb planting at David's Bench.
Close examination of bird Pontoons with the boat. 7 volunteers 14 volunteer hours
08/08/2010.
Thinning out the Reed Mace in the new education pond and one of the ponds in the old BMX circuit and transplanting it into the nature reserve end of the lake. 6 volunteers and 1 Ranger [ 12 hours voluntary work ].
11/07/2010:- Removing rubbish from the edge of the
lake, 5 sacks full collected. Clearing up stones from around benches on
Arena Hill and replacing with sand. [4 members and one Ranger worked
for 1.5hours making 6 volunteer hours]
11/04/10
Cleaned rubbish from the edge of the lake, fixed
nesting boxes to trees, cleared scrub from the Woodland path that goes
from the Main Gate to the Lake.
09/04/10 Easter Egg Hunt.
14/03/10 Started to clear the Woodland path from the Main gate to the
Lake. Removed dead wood from around the path and levelled piles of
earth left from construction of the path.
14/2/10
3 members planted bulbs around the new Play Area and cleared plastic
and litter from Arena hill that had been left by tobogganers.
12/08/09. Friends' project: Opening access to the new education pond with new fence along the edge of the wetlands (2, 545).
09/08/09. Friends' project: Clearing saplings from heather patch (7, 537).
14/06/09. Friends' project: Crushing aluminium cans to raise funds for the Friends' group (2, 523).
10/05/09. Friends' project: Removing saplings and seedings from heather patch. Removing barbed wire fence from link path between Three Sisters and Viridor Wood (10, 515).
08/02/09. Friends' project: Renewing bark chippings on path through Wildflower Wood (8, 495).
02/02/09. The Three Sisters now has a new wetland area which continues to be developed. The Friends have applied for a grant to fence off the area and protect it from disturbance to nesting birds and other wildlife. Once installed it is intended to introduce cattle to manage the vegetation and create muddy areas at the edges of the ponds, thus attracting waders and other birds. The Leisure and Culture Trust intends to seek Local Nature Reserve status for the wetland and adjoining woodland, which has been the aim of the Friends for some time.
09/11/08. Friends' project: Cutting back along boardwalk by old dipping pond and clearing logs and rubbish from pond (6, 479).
12/10/08. Friends' project: Litter-picking, clearing and cutting back along new woodland path (7, 470).
06/07/08. Friends' project: Planting marginal plants - meadowsweet, ragged robin, marsh marigold, purple loosestrife, marsh bedstraw - around new education pond (7, 463).
15/06/08. Friends' project: Removing wire fencing protecting reed bed at lake edge (5, 453).
20/04/08. Friends' project: Removing old willows from area near visitors' centre. (4, 443).
16/03/08. Friends' project: Removing saplings from heather and sphagnum moss glade. (4, 435).
18/11/07. Friends' project: Digging out and levelling new path and installing edging. (6, 429).
21/10/07. Friends' project: Clearing path through wood to create new entrance walkway (5, 417).
16/09/07. Friends' project: Clearing path through wood to create new entrance walkway (6, 407).
19/08/07. Friends' project: Clearing path through wood to create new entrance walkway (7, 398).
22/07/07. Friends' project: Cutting down Himalayan Balsam along the whole length of Park Brook and Japanese Knotweed along the railway fence. Carrying out repairs to the bridle way near railway gates (4, 386).
17/06/07. Friends' project: Cleaning out dipping pond (3, 376).
20/05/07. Friends' project: Fixing wire mesh to fence round nature reserve (6, 370).
18/02/07. Friends' project: Clearing fallen and dead timber from bird feeding area (10, 358).
 
20/01/07. Friends' project: Planting 80 hazel at northern end of main path (4, 338).
17/12/06. Friends' project: Installing four fingerposts along main path (8, 332).
19/11/06. Friends' project: Installing three fingerposts along main path (8, 316).
15/10/06. Friends' project: Cutting back along main path (6, 308).
10/09/06. Friends' project: Building stile at Baldwin's Farm entrance. Stapling treads on boardwalk (8, 299).
20/08/06. Friends' project: Painting notice board. Weaving willow screen (8, 279).
23/07/06. Friends' project: Installing notice board at Visitor Centre (5, 259).
25/06/06. Friends' project: clearing litter from woodland areas near lake (5, 247).
21/05/06. Friends' project: clearing litter from woodland areas near lake (7, 235).
23/04/06. Friends' project: Removing barbed wire fence at edge of wetland area (5, 217).
18/03/06. Friends' project: Replacing tables at bird feeding station (6, 205).
18/02/06. Friends' project: Clearing willow, birch and oak intrusion on heathland area of heather, sphagnum moss, gorse and marsh grass (7, 196).
11/12/05. Friends' project: Constructing willow hurdles to screen bird feeding station (7, 178).
15/01/06. Friends' project: Coppicing and planting oak, ash, hawthorn and hazel in wildflower wood (1, 164).
20/11/05. Friends' project: Clearing saplings from meadow and blocking off gap in woodland (6, 162).
16/10/05. Friends' project: Clearing saplings from meadow (4, 150).
 
14/05.05. Friends' project: Clearing and cutting back to restore footpath to education pond. (3, 139)
 
17/04/05. Friends' project: Installing post and rail fencing to protect wildlife area round education pond. (6, 136)
27/03/05. Friends' project: Removing litter from pond and surrounding woodland. Removing build-up of soil and vegetation on boardwalk. (3, 112)
 
06/02/05. Friends' project: Starting work on improving education pond area, clearing bramble and willow, and removing build-up of soil and vegetation on boardwalk. (5, 104)
 
21/11/04. Friends' project: building artificial island to replace existing one. (6. 94)
 
 
17/10/04. Friends' project: removing barbed wire fence adjacent to Kestrel path. (3, 64)
08/08/04. Friends' project: removing barbed wire fence in southeast section. (5, 58)
03/04/04. Friends' project: making bird and bat boxes. (5, 43)
08/02/04. Friends' project: planting daffodil bulbs at Visitors' Centre car park. (4, 38)
January 2004. Clearing out main drainage ditch parallel with the main access road.
11/01/04. First Friends' project - constructing a nesting site for kingfishers. (6, 30)
December 2003. Hedge planting and dead-hedging around the race circuit.
October 2003. Planting wild flowers and sowing seeds gathered from Borsdane Wood earlier in the year: wood avens, bistwort, foxgloves, pendulous sedge, red campion, bluebells and wild ramsons.
September 2003, Installing two benches.
July, August, September 2003. Constructing cross drains and restoning footpath.
July, September, October 2003. Installing piling and netting at lakeside to prevent erosion.
June, September 2003, Building island platform and planting it with turf and willow as a nesting site for wildfowl.
August 2003. Planting reeds in lake margin to provide nesting sites for wildfowl.
November 2002. Woodland management by coppicing.
November 2002. Hedgelaying.
September 2002. Footpath and drainage work.
June, July 2002, September 2003. Constructing bird hide, clearing trees and improving footpath access to bird feeding station.
June 2002. Footpath maintenance.
May, July, September, October 2002. Pond extension and constructing dipping platform and boardwalks.
May 2002. Clearing scrub and trees to promote a heather glade.
February 2002. Clearing trees encroaching on brook to promote reedbeds.
January 2002. Coppicing and creation of wildlife habitats.
September, October, November 2001. Woodland management, thinning out birch and alder and replanting with
holly, hazel and rowan. Footpath maintenance.
September 2001. Clearing willow from nature trail to improve the habitat for the Speckled Brown butterfly and dragonflies.
Some examples of the work carried out by volunteers in conjunction with Wigan Ranger Service and BTCV at Three Sisters:
Our first task on Xmas Eve 1999 was working with the Rangers to clear willow and undergrowth round the
education pond. |
2000. Clearing the area for the bird feeding platform was one of many tasks of woodland management accomplished with BTCV |
Xmas 2001 - working with the Rangers again to dead-hedge the area behind the Visitor Centre |
2002. Installing benches at the bird hide with the Rangers to complete its construction. |
Hedgelaying with BTCV in January 2003 |
Installing benches at education pond with BTCV, September 2003. |
Work with the Rangers and BTCV through the Wigan Green Spaces programme is continuing, and the formation of the Friends of Three Sisters is providing further conservation work to improve the habitat for wildlife and access for the public.
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Three Sisters Recreation Area, Three Sisters Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, WN4 8DD.