Past Events

The joint was jumping, skipping and promenading on Saturday 1st March at Lingwood Village Hall. The second BAWT Barn Dance was a huge success raising approximately £1000 from ticket sales, the raffle and other games played on the night, which will go towards ongoing maintenance of the ancient wood.  

We greatly appreciate the time and music-making mastery of the Yare Folk group who entertained us all so brilliantly on the night free of charge. They always get the crowd up on their feet and having a great time. 
 
When the band were taking a well-earned breather, attendees were entertained with several extra games including Ian's ever-popular 'Head and Tails' game! 

We are very grateful to the local companies that generously donated prizes for the raffle: 

• Family entry voucher for Fairhaven Water Gardens 

• A luxury hamper from The Egg Shed (Instagram) 

• Several vouchers for The Shoulder of Mutton 

• A book from Mike Page Photography

23 February

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped to pull up sycamore seedlings, remove tree guards and clear away rubbish. Left unchecked, sycamore would come to dominate the woodland, choking out other indigenous plants and trees. The Wood Lane hedge is now well established and leaving the tree guards in place would have started to strangle the stems of the bushes.

15 February

A new team of Wood Warden volunteers attended a training session led by our trustees, Ash and Alasdair, on how to make routine safety checks of the woodland, and to report any new risks they find through a simple online system created by another volunteer, Pip.  Much thanks is due to all the volunteers involved in helping to keep the woods a safe place to visit!

BAWT would like to say a big thank you to the volunteers who braved the cold on 12th January to assist with some woodland management work. Activities included collecting materials from the wood floor, such as twigs and small branches, to create a 'dead' hedge barrier along the steep edge of the central pit. Volunteers also made the remains of the old well safer by filling it with gravel and stone gathered from the pit. We greatly appreciate the time and energy of the volunteers who helped to complete this important work before the emergence of the bluebells which are particularly sensitive to disturbance.

Despite the cold everyone enjoyed themselves and we were able to complete everything we wanted to do in one day. Volunteering is a great way to give yourself a boost, meet new people and share your skills. If you are interested in finding out about our next wood maintenance volunteering day or would like to explore the other ways you can help, please see the 'support us' page of our website.

We raised well over £1,000 in a fantastic evening of music, dancing and laughter at Lingwood Village Hall. A huge thank you to The Yare Folk who gave their time and talent for nothing. They kept our toes tapping all evening and taught everyone the dances. The final figure raised will be posted here, once we've finished counting!

Update (13 May 2024): Final total raised £1,164.15.

Buckenham Ancient Woodland Trust would like to say a big "thank you" to everyone who came and helped with two litter picks in the central part of Buckenham Woods, which we hope to buy in the near future. We were there with the consent of the current landowner; he and his brother also helped us get the clear-up underway. There were over 40 volunteers from our local villages and specifically groups from the Lingwood Scouts and Yare Valley Rotary.

Together, we cleared over 30 bags of rubbish and over a 100 tyres. Thanks to the assistance of Pages, the tyres will be used to generate electricity. Old metal drums and sheets of metal will be recycled separately. We even found a kitchen skink! Both days were hugely successful and it was great to be outside in such a beautiful wood making it look even better.

We won’t be litter picking again until after our wonderful bluebells have finished. In the meantime please find out how you can help us to raise the money we need to buy the woodland - maybe you'll make some new friends in the process ... Check out our website especially the Support us page.