This year the BSBI New Year Plant Hunt runs from 29 December 2024 to 1 January 2025. FSGHG are organising a plant hunt on the 29th December as part of this event. The hunt will start at 10.30 from Palm Hall Close, Winchester, The route of the hunt will include St John’s Street, Durngate, Wales […]
Our first workday of 2025 will be on Saturday 4th from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task (to be updated): Clearing of fallen wood and leaf debris after more storms. Cutting back of shrubs Removal of dead stumps and trip hazards. Coffee and biscuits will be served. As usual, please sign in at the Gabion seating […]
Our next scheduled workday will be on 1st February. You may have seen posts on Facebook and an article in the Hampshire Chronicle regarding the activities of Friends of St Giles Hill Graveyard. This is centred around the use of power tools. Some of the trustees have met with WCC to discuss the issue. The […]
Our next scheduled workday will be on 1st March. Tasks to be announced: Coffee and biscuits will be served. As usual, please sign in at the Gabion seating area in the centre of the graveyard when you arrive for a safety briefing. What3words location below. https://what3words.com/aquatic.reshaping.tickles You can also contact us for more information by […]
Our next scheduled workday will be on 5th April. Tasks for April: Preparing ground for seed sowing. Hampshire Forest Partnership have donated wildflower seed to Friends of St Giles Hill Graveyard. This is part of the Linking Leaves wildflower seed project. The initiative is supported by HFP in collaboration with Wildflower Turf Ltd. General “weeding” […]
Our next scheduled workday will be on 3rd May. Tasks to be announced: Coffee and biscuits will be served. As usual, please sign in at the Gabion seating area in the centre of the graveyard when you arrive for a safety briefing. What3words location below. https://what3words.com/aquatic.reshaping.tickles You can also contact us for more information by […]
Event CANCELLED owing to thunderstorms This event is rescheduled to Friday 13th June. Tasks to be announced: Working on areas where logs were recently cleared. Strimming, mowing, and raking off. General “weeding” – remove invasive plants (Hogweed etc). Coffee and biscuits will be served. As usual, please sign in at the Gabion seating area in […]
Friends of St Giles Hill Graveyard will hold the 2025 AGM in St Giles Hill Graveyard starting at 18:30 The order of the evening will be as follows: - The AGM - A tour around the graveyard - If time permits, a short committee meeting If the weather is unkind to us, we will adjourn […]
This event is rescheduled from last Saturday to Friday, 13th June. Tasks to be announced: Working on areas where logs were recently cleared. Strimming, mowing, and raking off. General “weeding” – remove invasive plants (Hogweed etc). Coffee and biscuits will be served. As usual, please sign in at the Gabion seating area in the centre […]
Our next workday is on Saturday, 5th July from 10:00 until 13:00. The main tasks: To be announced We are hoping to have some of the large logs removed from the back of the graveyard sometime in the week of the 6th May. We will be preparing for this. As usual please sign in at […]
Next FSGHG workday – 2nd August Our next workday is on Saturday, 2nd August, from 10:00 until 13:00. The main tasks: To be announced As usual please sign in at the Gabion seating area in the centre of the graveyard when you arrive to get a safety briefing. What3words location below. https://what3words.com/aquatic.reshaping.tickles Facebook: - https://www.facebook.com/stgileshillgraveyard/ […]
Moth night with Phil Budd, chairman of the Southampton Natural History Society, and professional ecologist. We are hoping to have some bat detectors on site, so whilst the moth trap equipment is being set up, you will have the opportunity to walk around the graveyard looking for bats and other wildlife. Refreshments and stakes will […]
