Category: Blog
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Balsam Bash, Mousley Bottom – June 30th
Can you help us to continue efforts to clear invasive Himalayan Balsam from Mousley Bottom by coming along to the next Balsam Bashes on Tuesday 30th June 2026 from 10.00 am to 12 noon. Meet in Station Road car park – https://what3words.com/deriving.turkeys.pencil Gardening gloves (spares available if you don’t have any), stout foot wear, long…
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Discover Wildlife at Watford Lodge
Come and help find, identify and record the different species to be found at Watford Lodge Nature Reserve on Sunday 28th June from 1pm – 3pm. All welcome. Good nature knowledge to share would be helpful. You may find it helpful to use an identification app such as Seek – https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app You can find the…
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Come to the Summer Solstice Social 2026
Come along and join us to celebrate the Summer Solstice on Sunday 21st June from 5pm to 8pm at The Rock Mill Centre. All are welcome and it’s a great opportunity to find out about local groups. There is no obligation but if you can, bring along some food and refreshments to share. If you…
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Events for April 2026
Here are the nature-based events we will be holding for April 2026. Come to the Youth Matters event at Derby Road playing fields this Saturday 11am-4pm to discover what lives there. This is followed by a Sunday nature walk round Shaw Farm (up Eaves Knoll) to look at the improvements for nature carried out by…
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Nature Cafe: Monthly Drop-In Sessions for 2026
Have you an idea or suggestion for helping nature recover in the New Mills area?Do you want to find out what the opportunities are for helping local wildlife?Whatever your interest, come down to one of the informal monthly drop-in sessions to discuss with a member of the Nature New Mills group. Sessions will be held…
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Discover Nature at Town Council Open Spaces
Nature New Mills are supporting New Mills Town Council’s consultation on the Five Year Plan for parks and open spaces, by helping discover the wildlife that lives there at the moment and advising on potential future options. A series of events will provide an opportunity for the community to voice their ideas and hopes for…
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Can you help our summer events?
Could you help nature by volunteering at one of our summer events? The two imminent occasions are the Nature Discovery event in Mousley Bottom on Sunday 22nd June, and the stall / nature discovery activities at the One World Festival on Saturday 5th July. Any assistance you can give, for whatever length of time, will…
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Nature Discovery Event, Sunday 22nd June 2025
Drop in between 11am and 3pm to discover and record what lives in the Mousley Bottom meadow (by the DCC Rangers hut: ///defrost.sing.trousers) This is the first in our series of nature discovery survey events funded by the Species Survival Fund, and will be fun and educational for all, from experts and enthusiasts to families.No…