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Zero to One Mile Hero
Want to get more active? The Get Moving campaign has produced a leaflet encouraging people to get moving for 30 minutes a day around our...
friendsofsaltwells
Apr 13, 20221 min read
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Spring Newsletter 2022
This newsletter is no longer available on our website. Please contact us if you would like an archive copy.
friendsofsaltwells
Apr 10, 20221 min read
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Apr 8, 20220 min read
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Saltwells Elementals- Free family craft events
The Friends of Saltwells Nature Reserve have been commissioned by Creative Black Country to organise a series of free family craft events...
friendsofsaltwells
Apr 1, 20221 min read
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The Queen's Green Canopy
The Friends of Saltwells Nature Reserve have worked alongside the Saltwells wardens, local residents, school pupils and their teachers,...
friendsofsaltwells
Mar 4, 20221 min read
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February Half Term Fun
The Warden's Base at Saltwells National Nature Reserve was a hive of activity on the first day of the February half term as visitors came...
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Mar 3, 20221 min read
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Feb 15, 20220 min read
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Winter newsletter 2021-22
This newsletter is no longer available on our website. Please contact us if you would like an archive copy.
friendsofsaltwells
Jan 24, 20221 min read
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The Murray Grey Trail
The longest of the waymarked trails at Saltwells Nature Reserve is the Murray Grey Trail. This trail is 4km (2.5 miles) long and is...
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Jan 21, 20222 min read
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Jan 20, 20220 min read
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The Doulton Trail
The green route around Saltwells woods is known as the Doulton Trail. This trail is 1.5km (1 mile) long and follows generally good...
friendsofsaltwells
Jan 11, 20221 min read
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New year- new you?
Is one of your resolutions for 2022 to get out and about more? We have several waymarked trails around Saltwells Nature Reserve. The...
friendsofsaltwells
Jan 8, 20221 min read
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‘Sticky’ fun!
With all of the windy weather we’ve been having, there are lots of sticks and twigs to be found on the ground at Saltwells. · Do you...
friendsofsaltwells
Mar 2, 20201 min read
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Winter activities at Saltwells
In Winter there are still lots of things to spot at Saltwells - the bare trees make spotting animals and birds much easier. The Nature...
friendsofsaltwells
Feb 20, 20201 min read
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Dudley College Volunteers
One the many groups of volunteers who help out at Saltwells are a group of students and staff from Dudley College. They have been working...
friendsofsaltwells
Feb 16, 20202 min read
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Saltwells Nature Reserve keeps growing!
There was a hive of activity at Saltwells Nature Reserve on Sunday 2nd February as our usual Sunday volunteers, led by the wardens, were...
friendsofsaltwells
Feb 12, 20201 min read
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New skills for our volunteers
In January, five volunteers from the Friends of Saltwells Nature Reserve attended training in emergency first aid, learning how to...
friendsofsaltwells
Feb 9, 20201 min read
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Fossil leaves in Doulton's Claypit
The fossil leaves found in Doulton’s Claypit are of Carboniferous age about 315 million years old. They grew in the very first tropical...
friendsofsaltwells
Nov 16, 20191 min read
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The Nature Reserve Community
You may be surprised how many people visit the nature reserve, making it a busy place throughout the year. Here are just some examples of...
friendsofsaltwells
Sep 19, 20192 min read
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Autumn Activities
The photographs on this post are no longer available. As the trees in Saltwells Nature Reserve start to reveal their Autumn colours, why...
friendsofsaltwells
Sep 18, 20191 min read
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