20 years ago, on the 18th May 2006, the Friends of the Nickey Line was officially formed at a public meeting in Harpenden.
We plan to celebrate this in a number of ways (details to be published in due course), one of which is to arrange four guided nature walks throughout the year.
The first of these will be a winter tree identification walk on the morning of Sunday 22nd February – see Events page
The provisional dates for the other three are:
Sunday 10th May – Springwatch Walk
Sunday19th July – Summer Wildlife
Sunday 27th September – Autumn berries and Folklore.
We are having a morning only work party on Sat 14th February alongside Knott Wood. What better way to celebrate Valentine’s day, the Patron Saint of love and beekeepers ?
Meet at 10:00 by the bench situated at the Redbourn end of Knott Wood (W3W kite.when.themes)
The plan is to clear scrub and coppice the (mainly) hazel along both sides towards Harpenden until we reach the first scalloped viewpoint or 1.00 pm, whichever comes first.
Stout footwear essential. Tools, gauntlets and safety gear will be provided. Please bring your own drinks for the mid- morning break (we will provide biscuits)
There is limited parking by the Redbourn roundabout if you don’t wish to walk or cycle to the work location,
This work party will be led by Rik; if you plan to attend please email him: rikfox@ntlworld.com
This is the first of our four Friends of the Nickey LIne 20th Annniversary Walks
The aim of the walk is to show you how to identify the trees and shrubs growing alongside the Nickey Line by their winter buds and / or bark
The walk will start from Roundwood Halt, Harpenden at 10.00 am, walking towards the Harpenden end of the Line and last about 1.5 hrs
Numbers will be limited to 20; if you wish to participate, please email Geoff at geoffbunce.t21@btinternet.com
