On Sunday 17th November 2024, a merry band of volunteers from GVCV joined Chris & Paul from the Stinchcombe Hill Trust.
Stinchcombe Hill, just outside Dursley, is on the Cotswold Way and is part of the Cotswold National landscape (formally the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). The hill is rich in wildlife and includes three Sites of Special Scientific Interest (S.S.S.I.) on its banks.
Like many areas in the Cotswolds, the ash trees in the wooded areas on the Hill have been hit hard by ask die back.
Small trees and scrub also encroach on the valuable limestone grassland areas so need to be kept under control.
The group spent the day helping clear scrub and debris from ash die back works on a rare ‘flat bit’ of the hill. We enjoyed the surrounding scenery and the excuse to have a winter bonfire.
