Meet at 10:30 at the car park, Grid Ref: ST937710; what3words: ///sunk.casino.gentle is at the lock site near Pewsham. Access is from the lane that leads to Chippenham Farm Sales (CFS), Middle Lodge Farm, SN15 3QX. Once you reach CFS there is a gate facing you onto a track (hard surfaced) and the car park is 300yds away. Howard will be at the gate to let everyone in. A toilet is available at the lock compound.
The Wilts and Berks Canal Trust have created a wildflower meadow and woodland at Naish Hill, near Lacock. Howard Yardy, the Wildlife Officer for the Project is creating a wildflower meadow and woodland which will boost local biodiversity and eventually sit alongside a fully restored waterway. The seven-acre site sits alongside the former waterway between Melksham and Chippenham and is leased from Wiltshire Council.
This WFS Field Meeting will provide a survey of the plants on the land and in the canal if possible, to give a baseline for measuring improvement in the coming years.
It is hoped to offer a tour of the lock restoration site and a boat trip to the main meadow sites assuming there is water in the canal and volunteers are available.
To book, contact Janet John wfs.meetings@gmail.com