On Sunday 5th November teams of young people from Dringhouses Scouts (and parents!) did a clean-up in Acomb Wood. As well as removing lots of litter, the paths through the wood were swept.
Many thanks to all who helped out!
The Friends of Acomb Wood will hold their AGM on Wednesday 5th October at 7.30pm at Foxwood Community Centre.
Anyone interested in joining the Friends and helping to maintain and improve Acomb Wood is welcome to attend.
Just a day after local volunteers had spent time and effort cleaning up Acomb Wood, a group of arsonists decided to start a fire in a ‘den’ that had been constructed in the wood. Luckily, a resident living nearby saw what was happening and called the emergency services, who attended.
From the charred remains, it appears that the arsonists were putting canisters on the fire which then exploded.
It is desperately disappointing that some people have such little care or regard for the local environment. In order to reduce the risk of a repeat performance, this den – and any dens subsequently built in the wood – will have to be dismantled.
Councillors Stephen Fenton and Paula Widdowson were out and about over the weekend supporting the hard work of local volunteers.
On Saturday Stephen joined the Friends of Acomb Wood for a litter pick, which was part of Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean activities, and then did a spot of graffiti removal.
Then on Sunday, Paula and Stephen helped the Chapmans Pond volunteer team with some tree-planting.
On Sunday 20th January a team of over 40 young people (and parents) from Dringhouses Scouts led a big clean-up in Acomb Wood.
The hard paths have been thoroughly swept, litter has been picked from the Wood and Meadow, and vegetation cut back from around the entrance into the wood from Bellwood Drive.
Cllr Stephen Fenton awaiting the Scouts’ arrival
Paths transformed!
Lots of litter collected
A new path leading from Ashbourne Way to the entrance to Acomb Wood is taking shape, thanks to the efforts of a team from The Conservation Volunteers.
Work on the path, which has been funded from the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe ward budget, started on Thursday 23 March and should be completed on the 24th.
A team of volunteers from the Food Standards Agency have joined forces with the Friends of Acomb Wood to improve the local environment.
On 18th October a team of volunteers (pictured below) planted over 550 bulbs and built a dead hedge.
And one volunteer spent a few hours with a graffiti removal kit returning the Ashbourne Way noticeboard (pictured below) to a much improved state.
We’d like to say a big ‘Thank You’ to all involved.
