On Tuesday 10th November 2026 at 7.00pm

In The Wheatsheaf Function Room
283 Old Bath Road, Leckhampton
GL53 9AJ

FOLK will be holding a brief AGM followed by an illustrated talk on:
“Cotswolds: Field & Folk”
by Cotswolds National Landscape

AGM Flyer 2026 B

FOLK have been asked to pass on the following message from CBC (the landowners of the hill).

“Salterley Works Update

The previously announced access improvement project at Salterley quarry car park is scheduled to begin in December and is expected to take several weeks to complete.

Works will include construction of the new accessible path linking the quarry floor to the Cotswold Way, improving access for a wider range of visitors. At the same time, drainage improvement works that were originally planned for last winter will also be undertaken to redirect the runoff away from the car park access track and Hartley lane.

Visitors may also notice vegetation management works using a digger taking place around the site, including flailing and scrub clearance around the bottom of Windass Hill, the Gallops and selected patches of gorse. These works form part of the ongoing management of the reserve, helping to maintain access and improve habitat condition.

There may be some temporary disruption while contractors are on site. We thank visitors for their patience and understanding while these improvements are completed.

Many thanks”

The diagram of the access route has been previously published on here and on the Website.

More information on future conservation work on the hill will follow in the coming weeks.

Anna Field of Cotswold Bird Surveys has conducted a new bird population survey of the Hill.  She made three visits, one in winter and two in the breeding season. following approved scientific methods (as far as the budget would allow). The published results can be seen Here. It’s well worth a read!

Please note that owing to the forecast high temperatures all work parties in August will start at 09:00. Meet Daisybank CP as usual.

High School Leckhampton (HSL) have been active helping FOLK with conservation work on Leckhampton Hill. The pupils from HSL have been allocated a patch of the hill to work on, they’ve cleared the area of gorse and hawthorn and helped remove invasive non-native species. It’s bearing fruit! For the first time a Fly Orchid has been spotted on the patch!!! This is a rare and vulnerable orchid, so well done, and thank you to LHS. No photo, as the Fly Orchid has a short flowering season so the flower is not there now, but it’s a joy to know it’s found a new home.