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Work continues in Thirds Wood

Wednesday 17 January 2018

Woodland work in Thirds Wood will restart this week the conservation  project continues.    Contractors will be working in the woodland between Chase Road and Jubilee Drive over the next two days thinning some of the poorer specimen trees…

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Sheep escape from British Camp after visitors dismantle fencing

Monday 15 January 2018

Visitors to British Camp are being urged to take more care after a Hills grazier awoke up to find sheep missing from British Camp on Friday. The fence was knocked down in three places and the sheep were nowhere to be seen. In one section, the fence…

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Good Neighbours' Guides

Monday 08 January 2018

A new guide for local residents is being delivered around Malvern this week to encourage people to help care for the Hills and Commons. The Malvern Hills Trust have produced a Good Neighbours' Guide with important information on how local residents c…

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Sheep return to British Camp

Wednesday 03 January 2018

The Malvern Hills Trust are asking dog owners to take extra care as sheep return to graze British Camp.  The sheep are an important part of the management to conserve the rare grassland habitats and the iconic ancient monument that can be found here.…

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Merry Christmas wishes

Friday 22 December 2017

We'd like to wish all of our partners, volunteers and supporters a very merry Christmas and happy new year. Thank you to everyone who has helped us out over the last year, whether out on the Hills restoring habitats for butterflies, in the office so…

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Car parks open on Malvern Hills

Tuesday 19 December 2017

The majority of car parks on the Malvern Hills are now open following heavy snow fall on Sunday 10th December. Compacted snow and ice and cold overnight temperatures have meant that the conditions have been slow to improve on many of the Trust's car…

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Cattle grazing success at Old Hills

Monday 18 December 2017

A small herd of highland cattle have been working hard over the autumn to clear scrub and small trees from the Old Hills, Callow End. Highland cattle, a breed with characteristics suitable for grazing on rougher ground, have been nibbling off the yo…

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Snow update

Friday 15 December 2017

Many car parks on the Malvern Hills remain closed today and into the weekend due to compacted ice and snow.  MHT staff have been working to clear car parks for visitors for the last two days however the colder temperatures overnight have led to refre…

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Christmas Office closing

Friday 15 December 2017

Over the Christmas period we'll be closing the office at 1pm on Friday 22nd December and will reopen at 9am on Tuesday 2nd January. During this time, emails will not be regularly monitored and staff will reply to emails on their return to the office…

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Car parks closed for fifth day

Thursday 14 December 2017

Car parks around the Hills are closed for a fifth day as one to three inches of snow and ice is still covering many of the car parks.  The hillside location of the car parks means that the sun is not reaching the ground to melt the snow and areas whe…

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