Monday 20th April 2026 Burghclere Common

Today we will be working with Simon Melville on Burghclere Common. Our task is to prepare holly that will be pulled up by machine at a later date, trimming the side branches as high as possible up the trunk and stacking them in neat piles for a bonfire, again at a later date..

Directions and parking: coming along the A339 from Newbury, take the B4640 then turn left in front of the Swan Inn. Head up the hill towards Burghclere and after about half a mile, go past the entrance to the car park at Jonathan Hill. Continue for about half a mile before turning left into Adbury Holt, go past the small triangular parking area on your right and continue along Adbury Holt until you come to a grass track at the left-hand side of the road. Follow the track, which soon bends right, drive under the power lines and park on Newtown Common, What3words:///month.invisible.tooth. We will meet at the Adbury Holt triangle What3words:///workshops.livid.behind and walk from there to the worksite on Burghclere Common What3words:///equivocal.relax.gender

Please remember to bring thick gloves, hand sanitiser and a drink.