Gobions Wood Photographs http://gobions.fotopic.net/ 23 rows en-gb 60 Morris Dancers http://gobions.fotopic.net/c1658058.html Wickets Brood Morris Men coppicing hazel for new staves. Monday 23 February 2009: Wickets Brood Morris Men coppicing hazel for new staves.

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]]> Mon Feb 23 2009 Coppicing by H&MWT Green Team http://gobions.fotopic.net/c1658025.html As part of the handover to H&MWT, their Green Team have been working at Gobions. Here is an example of their coppicing. Monday 23 February 2009: As part of the handover to H&MWT, their Green Team have been working at Gobions. Here is an example of their coppicing.

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]]> Mon Feb 23 2009 Bluebells 2008 http://gobions.fotopic.net/c1505358.html A great year for bluebells in Gobions Sunday 4 May 2008: A great year for bluebells in Gobions

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]]> Sun May 4 2008 Gobions Fungi Foray 11th November 2007 http://gobions.fotopic.net/c1406453.html A few amateur photos. More to be added from the experts shortly Monday 12 November 2007: A few amateur photos. More to be added from the experts shortly

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]]> Mon Nov 12 2007 A frosty November morning http://gobions.fotopic.net/c1141039.html A few shots of the wood at 09:30 on Sunday 19th November 2006 Sunday 19 November 2006: A few shots of the wood at 09:30 on Sunday 19th November 2006

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]]> Sun Nov 19 2006 New Trees & Motorbike Intruders http://gobions.fotopic.net/c448109.html New Trees & Motorbike Intruders Sunday 27 February 2005: New Trees & Motorbike Intruders

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]]> Sun Feb 27 2005 The Team and the New Boardwalk http://gobions.fotopic.net/c448050.html The Team and the New Boardwalk Thursday 10 February 2005: The Team and the New Boardwalk

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]]> Thu Feb 10 2005 The Mower http://gobions.fotopic.net/c285899.html With the recent purchase of an industrial mower, we are able to keep the pathways clear with far less effort. We hope everyone enjoys the easier access this machine provides. Monday 13 September 2004: With the recent purchase of an industrial mower, we are able to keep the pathways clear with far less effort. We hope everyone enjoys the easier access this machine provides.

Before (a) Before (b) The mower plus handler The Mower Cut 1 starts Cut 1 outward completed Cut 1 return (a) Cut 1 return (b) Cut 1 completed Cut 2 outward Cut 2 outward completed Cut 2 return (a) Cut 2 return (b) Cut 2 completed (a) Cut 2 completed (b) Deep bottom before Deep bottom during Deep bottom cutting Deep bottom completed

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]]> Mon Sep 13 2004 Snow Day - January 2004 http://gobions.fotopic.net/c107675.html Gobions looked wonderful after the snowfall of Wednesday night 28 January. All schools had a 'Snow Day' on the Thursday and many took the chance to enjoy the woodland. Thursday 29 January 2004: Gobions looked wonderful after the snowfall of Wednesday night 28 January. All schools had a 'Snow Day' on the Thursday and many took the chance to enjoy the woodland.

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]]> Thu Jan 29 2004 Holly Bush Planting http://gobions.fotopic.net/c104877.html The team was out planting holly bushes south of the old bridge, minus Bernard, who was unable to join in. Sunday 25 January 2004: The team was out planting holly bushes south of the old bridge, minus Bernard, who was unable to join in.

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]]> Sun Jan 25 2004 Views of the woods - April 2003 http://gobions.fotopic.net/c103468.html Views of the woods in April 2003 including some of the workparty undertaking remedial work on one of the lagoon dams. Thursday 24 April 2003: Views of the woods in April 2003 including some of the workparty undertaking remedial work on one of the lagoon dams.

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]]> Thu Apr 24 2003 Glass Slides of Gobions http://gobions.fotopic.net/c103415.html The following pictures were reproduced from glass slides belonging to the Potters Bar & District Historical Society. They were donated to the North Mymms Local History Society (NMLHS) which offered them to the Brookmans Park Newsletter to put online so that more people could enjoy them. The captions are exactly as they appear on the original glass slides. Saturday 29 April 2000: The following pictures were reproduced from glass slides belonging to the Potters Bar & District Historical Society. They were donated to the North Mymms Local History Society (NMLHS) which offered them to the Brookmans Park Newsletter to put online so that more people could enjoy them. The captions are exactly as they appear on the original glass slides.

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]]> Sat Apr 29 2000 The Spirit of the Place http://gobions.fotopic.net/c103412.html Following our first Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £22,200 towards formulating a restoration and management plan for Gobions Wood, consultants, Landscape Design Associates, produced reports on the history and ecology of our land. The two sketch maps, Thursday 15 August 2002: Following our first Heritage Lottery Fund grant of _22,200 towards formulating a restoration and management plan for Gobions Wood, consultants, Landscape Design Associates, produced reports on the history and ecology of our land. The two sketch maps,

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]]> Thu Aug 15 2002 Bluebells - May 2001 http://gobions.fotopic.net/c103369.html Various views of the woods, mainly of bluebells. Includes some photos of the workparty laying paths. Sunday 20 May 2001: Various views of the woods, mainly of bluebells. Includes some photos of the workparty laying paths.

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]]> Sun May 20 2001 Views of the Woods - May 2003 http://gobions.fotopic.net/c103363.html Views of the woods in early May 2003 Sunday 4 May 2003: Views of the woods in early May 2003

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]]> Sun May 4 2003 Butterflies of Gobions http://gobions.fotopic.net/c103355.html The butterflies on this page and three more were recorded in Gobions Woodland during the 1999 Butterfly Survey Field visits. Tuesday 22 June 1999: The butterflies on this page and three more were recorded in Gobions Woodland during the 1999 Butterfly Survey Field visits.

Brimstone - F Brimstone M Comma - F Comma - M Essex Skipper - F Essex Skipper - M Gatekeeper or Hedge Brown - Female Gatekeeper or Hedge Brown - Male Great Veined White - F Great Veined White - M Holly Blue - F Holly Blue - M Large Skipper - F Large Skipper - M Large White - F Large White - M Meadow Brown - Female Meadow Brown - Male Orange Tip - F Orange Tip - M Peacock - F Painted Lady - F Painted Lady - M Peacock - M Red Admiral - F Red Admiral - M Ringlet - F Ringlet - M Common Blue - F Common Blue - M Small Copper - F Small Copper - M Small Heath - F Small Heath - M Small White - M Small White - F Small White - M Small Skipper - F Small Skipper - M Small Tortoiseshell - F Small Tortoiseshell - M Speckled Wood - F Speckled Wood - M Wall Brown - F Wall Brown - M White Letter Hairstreak - F White Letter Hairstreak - M

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]]> Tue Jun 22 1999 Fungi of Gobions Woodland http://gobions.fotopic.net/c103351.html Gobions Wood is one of the best sites in Hertfordshire for fungi, but because some fungi are poisonous for humans to eat and perhaps also because they seem to appear overnight, they receive a bad press, as do nocturnal animals like bats and badgers. Many fungi thrive on dead wood and, perhaps for this reason, when they appear on living trees it is assumed that they are harmful to the tree, when they are in fact just ‘doing their own thing’ and playing a vital role in the ecosystem. Here is a collection of illustrations of fungi seen in Gobions taken from THE OBSERVER BOOK OF COMMON FUNGI by E M Wakefield Copyright (c) Frederick Warne Co., 1954 Reproduced by kind permission of Frederick Warne & Co Friday 22 January 1999: Gobions Wood is one of the best sites in Hertfordshire for fungi, but because some fungi are poisonous for humans to eat and perhaps also because they seem to appear overnight, they receive a bad press, as do nocturnal animals like bats and badgers. Many fungi thrive on dead wood and, perhaps for this reason, when they appear on living trees it is assumed that they are harmful to the tree, when they are in fact just _doing their own thing_ and playing a vital role in the ecosystem. Here is a collection of illustrations of fungi seen in Gobions taken from THE OBSERVER BOOK OF COMMON FUNGI by E M Wakefield Copyright (c) Frederick Warne Co., 1954 Reproduced by kind permission of Frederick Warne & Co

Amanita muscaria Armillaria mellea Amanita rubescens Agaricus xanthoderma Bolbitius vitellinus Clavaria cinerea Cortinarius elatior Clitocybe flaccida Collybia fusipes Clitocybe nebularis Clitopilus prunulus Concybe tenera Laccaria laccata Concybe tenera Marasmius oreades Paxillus involutus Pleurotus ostreatus Pholiota squarrosa Psilocybe semilanceata Russula atropurpurea Tubaria furfuracea Leptonia serrulata * Stropharia aeruginosa Clitopilus prunulus

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]]> Fri Jan 22 1999 Birds of Gobions Woodland http://gobions.fotopic.net/c103349.html Every year a survey of birds, seen in a 10 km area around Brookmans Park, is compiled by Rupert Pyrah and published in the Gobions Woodland Trust Friends'Annual Report. The illustrations on these pages are from Morris's British Birds of 1891. Saturday 22 January 2000: Every year a survey of birds, seen in a 10 km area around Brookmans Park, is compiled by Rupert Pyrah and published in the Gobions Woodland Trust Friends'Annual Report. The illustrations on these pages are from Morris's British Birds of 1891.

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]]> Sat Jan 22 2000 Herbs and Shrubs in Gobions Woods http://gobions.fotopic.net/c103345.html A short survey of flowering plants and shrubs was undertaken in Gobions on April 16, 2002. A walk from the Gobions Open Space car park to Gobions woods recorded 49 species in flower. The study was undertaken as part of a Workers' Educational Association (WEA) class run by Brenda Harold. The sketches above are taken from the links provided from the the Vascular Plant Image Gallery to the collection of images from C.A.M. Lindman's Flora with kind permission from Project Runeberg (Sweden). Copyright for all processed images belongs to Dr. Gerhard Keuck, 1999. The photographs are copyright of Thomas Schoepke. Tuesday 16 April 2002: A short survey of flowering plants and shrubs was undertaken in Gobions on April 16, 2002. A walk from the Gobions Open Space car park to Gobions woods recorded 49 species in flower. The study was undertaken as part of a Workers' Educational Association (WEA) class run by Brenda Harold. The sketches above are taken from the links provided from the the Vascular Plant Image Gallery to the collection of images from C.A.M. Lindman's Flora with kind permission from Project Runeberg (Sweden). Copyright for all processed images belongs to Dr. Gerhard Keuck, 1999. The photographs are copyright of Thomas Schoepke.

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]]> Tue Apr 16 2002 Gobions Plaques and Paths http://gobions.fotopic.net/c103342.html A number of plaques are positioned around Gobions Woodland. They have been erected by Gobions Woodland Trust following requests from local supporters and organisations. This is a selection of the plaques along with pictures taken close to where they are placed. This photo gallery is in four parts to speed download. Thursday 1 May 2003: A number of plaques are positioned around Gobions Woodland. They have been erected by Gobions Woodland Trust following requests from local supporters and organisations. This is a selection of the plaques along with pictures taken close to where they are placed. This photo gallery is in four parts to speed download.

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]]> Thu May 1 2003 Gobions Storms - 2002 http://gobions.fotopic.net/c103338.html On Sunday October 27, 2002, winds of up to 80 miles per hour hit the south east of England and swept through Gobions Woodland tearing down many trees and ripping off many branches. These pictures were taken shortly before two volunteers from Gobions Woodland Trust cleared the paths of the debris left behind by the strong winds. Monday 28 October 2002: On Sunday October 27, 2002, winds of up to 80 miles per hour hit the south east of England and swept through Gobions Woodland tearing down many trees and ripping off many branches. These pictures were taken shortly before two volunteers from Gobions Woodland Trust cleared the paths of the debris left behind by the strong winds.

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]]> Mon Oct 28 2002 Millennium Avenue http://gobions.fotopic.net/c103334.html On Sunday, February 23, 2003, a team of 17 volunteers turned out to plant an avenue of oak, alder and holly in Gobions to mark the millennium. The trees, six oak, four alder and six holly now form an avenue running north to south across the upper Leach Field. The following is a picture gallery of the event. All images have been heavily compressed to assist download speeds. Sunday 23 February 2003: On Sunday, February 23, 2003, a team of 17 volunteers turned out to plant an avenue of oak, alder and holly in Gobions to mark the millennium. The trees, six oak, four alder and six holly now form an avenue running north to south across the upper Leach Field. The following is a picture gallery of the event. All images have been heavily compressed to assist download speeds.

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]]> Sun Feb 23 2003 Michael Jonas MBE http://gobions.fotopic.net/c103328.html More than 60 friends of Gobions Woodland Trust gathered at the Brookmans Park Hotel on Saturday night, June 21, 2003, to pay a tribute to Michael Jonas MBE. Michael was recognised in last week’s Queen’s honours list for his 'Services to Nature Conservation in Hertfordshire.' He was the driving force behind the local community’s purchase of Gobions Wood in 1985, which has been enjoyed by the local community ever since. Saturday 21 June 2003: More than 60 friends of Gobions Woodland Trust gathered at the Brookmans Park Hotel on Saturday night, June 21, 2003, to pay a tribute to Michael Jonas MBE. Michael was recognised in last week_s Queen_s honours list for his 'Services to Nature Conservation in Hertfordshire.' He was the driving force behind the local community_s purchase of Gobions Wood in 1985, which has been enjoyed by the local community ever since.

Michael Jonas MBE in his garden Michael Jonas MBE in his garden Michael Jonas MBE in his garden Michael Jonas MBE in his garden Michael Jonas MBE in his garden Michael Jonas MBE (left) receiving his 'This Is Your Life' book from Mike Brazier. Brookmans Park Hotel. Michael Jonas MBE (centre) receiving his 'This Is Your Life' book. Left to right: Peter Bennett, Iain Aitken, Michael Jonas, Bernard Spatz and Mike Brazier. Brookmans Park Hotel.

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