The whole front was in a sorry state with rotting window frames and door post This week our intrepid volunteers ripped out the whole front. The most difficult part was the removal of the metal sheets By lunchtime it was nearly all gone A tarpaulin was added to protect the room until next week Meanwhile bench seats are being installed. And interior walls are being painted Next week we will be rebuilding and adding two donated windows.

Look out for our new calendars, filled with beautiful photos taken throughout the year by volunteers on Long Lands Common and Knaresborough Forest Park. Price £7, available at: Butter Cup community café, Butter Lane, Knaresborough (the ginnel between the market square and the High Street), Wed/Thur/Fri afternoons Twig & Ink, 19 High Street, Knaresborough Classy Chaos vintage shop, Green Dragon Yard, Knaresborough. Huge thanks to these venues for supporting us by stocking our

Another great day with our wonderful Thursday volunteers, real progress is being made with lining one of the sheds in preparation for school visits Also today, mesh grills have been put on the gutter to keep leaves out, another lawnmower has been brought back to life, a window has been painted and more non native invasive plants (Galeobdolon ) have been removed

We had a great meeting this morning with a new member of the team - Gordan - who we first met on one of our recent guided walks. He’s kindly been helping us dream up (and cost up!) a new suite of composting loos for the Garth. A very welcome upgrade from our current “bucket and hope” system! Before we could get down to business, though, we had a little job to do - moving the old telecom van that’s been quietly wedged beside the Bothy for far too long. With a bit of teamwork (

We had another lovely turnout for our regular ramble the other weekend - a mix of familiar faces and new ones. It’s always good to see people coming together, chatting, sharing ideas and seeing the landscape change with the season. The air’s getting cooler now, the last cuts are being taken and the trees are starting to turn. There’s a sense of everything slowing down - but also of things quietly starting to grow beneath the surface. A few new ideas began to take shape on thi

It's a great year for seeds and nuts but also a great year for fruit with huge crops of Crab Apples and Sloes at Knaresborough Forest...

Our wonderful Thursday volunteers have been working hard at the Garth Four IBCs have been installed to collect rainwater from one of the shed roofs They sit on wire gabions filled with stone and rubble from around the site We have repainted the shed roof ( rust cure + primer + 2 coats topcoat! ) and we are now working on the gutter and linking pipework.