Flaxton Social – Save the Dates…

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The next Flaxton Social events are:

12th October 2024 – Song and Supper with Singphonia

23rd November 2024 – Curry Night

Further details to follow soon…

Scotchman Lane – New Date…

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The patching works have been re-booked for Tuesday 24th September for 3 days.  The working hours will be 09:30 to 15:30 and it will be under a road closure with the same plan as before i.e access to Sandburn Hall via the A64 end and through traffic for Flaxton village will have to follow the diversion route.

Scotchman Lane Update

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Unfortunately,  the patching works in Scotchman Lane have been postponed.  There is no revised date as yet.

Reminder of Flaxton Environment Group Open meeting 17 September

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Reminder

All are welcome to the the open meeting of the Flaxton Environment Group at 7 pm on Tuesday.  There will be a talk by Mark Hewitt, Conservation Officer for Escrick Park Estate, entitled ‘Cows or Mowers? Conservation Management of Grassland and Heath.  Mark has a wealth of experience managing nature reserves and is currently conservation lead at Skipwith Common. For those not familiar with Skipwith Common, some notes are included below. He has also managed grassland reserves so his talk will have relevance for the management of the village green.

The talk will last about an hour and will be followed by an introduction to the Flaxton Environment Group and a discussion about possible future directions and opportunities for involvement.  this is your chance to express your views on what the group should do and how it might develop in future.

Skipwith Common

Skipwith Common it is home to many habitats and is one of the last remaining areas of lowland heath in northern England – and one of only two extensive areas of open heathland in the Vale of York (the other being Strensall Common). Hardy Hebridean sheep, Longhorn cattle and Exmoor ponies help to nurture the wildlife and manage the rare heathland naturally through grazing. There is a variety of rare heathland plants and dragonflies and other insects. There is also a huge array of birds that can be spotted in and around the reserve.

If you are planning to attend

If you are planning to attend, please email to help estimate numbers.