Winterley Pool - Display Board

Ron and Colin have been busy performing their annual refurbishment of the Winterley Pool interpretive panel. This year in addition to the repainting of the woodwork a replacement plastic sheet has been installed - resulting in a much clearer view of the details of "Dawn to Dusk at Winterley Pool".


Following the Bank Holiday weekend feeding there were one or two wildfowl still able to float.

Village Day 2009

The Haslington Conservation Volunteers had their usual stand on the village green on Saturday. Sheltering under a gazebo that was tied to a tree shelter due to the strong winds. The display included leaflets for the groups circular walk and the Open Air guide 2009 from the Cheshire East Rangers. Bird identification charts were available that would cover most of the common local feathered wildlife.
Ron had also provided a couple of bird boxes – if you would like one they are available for £8 – you can install them at home or we can fix them up in either the nature area on Primrose Avenue or on the circular walk route.

New Kissing Gate onto Holmshaw Lane

To Install a Kissing Gate
Start with a wobbly wooden stile, this one is where the Haslington Circular Walk meets Holmshaw Lane. The stile was not that old but appeared to have been hit by a vehicle and was unstable.

The kissing gate is made from galvanised steel and arrives in three pieces on the back of Brian’s trailer.

Having removed the stile, the gap in the hedge needed to be widened slightly.

The ground needed levelling and holes digging for the three deep supports and the crossbar under the gate opening. The ground was mainly sandy apart from one hole into clay that required the crow bar to loosen the ground up.

Once the frame is considered level, the holes can then be filled and the ground compacted.

The team from Haslington Conservation Volunteers, with Brian from the Cheshire East Ranger Service.

The finished gate, ready to find the way back home?