Fakenham Area Conservation Team

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Fakenham Area Conservation Team The Fakenham Area Conservation Team works in the Fakenham area on practical conservation tasks with a team of volunteers.

We focus on managing habitats for wildlife & public amenity and maintaining access on rural rights of way and permissive paths.

02/10/2026

We are planning a task for this Sunday, 4 October, 9.30-12.00, for a final return visit for this autumn to finish off the strimming and raking up in Aldiss Park. Meet in the Aldiss Park car park (behind Fakenham Tyres off Hempton Road).
Hope to see some of you on Sunday.

17/09/2026

Sunday 20 September is 'World Clean Up Day'. FACT has been invited by Wensum Riverkin to join in their planned litter pick along the length of the Wensum. Where the Wensum passes through Fakenham we will look at the area from Bridge Farm to The Old Mill and then across to Aldiss Park and up to Three Brick Arches (and beyond depending on time/number of volunteers.) We did the area around Goggs Mill last Sunday so hopefully there is very little litter along that section of the Wensum.
For volunteers wanting something less gentle than a litter pick we also plan to carry on cutting back the brambles/grasses/etc in the area near the pond/path to one side of Aldiss Park so hopefully some volunteers will be happy to strim/help with raking up into habitat piles.
Meet in Aldiss Park car park (behind Fakenham Tyres off Hempton Road) Sunday 20 September 9.30 - 12.00
Hope to see some of you on Sunday

10/09/2026

We are planning a task for this Sunday, 13 September, 9.30-12.00. Meet at Goggs Mill Bridge (there is limited car parking at Goggs Mill) to cut back and generally tidy the footpath from Goggs Mill to Bridge Farm. Tools provided as usual, together with the usual tea/coffee/chocolate biscuits. Hope to see some of you on Sunday.

03/09/2026

We have no task planned for this Sunday, 6 September. Details of the next task will follow nearer the time.

20/08/2026

We are planning a task for Sunday 23 August, 9.30-12.00. Meet in Aldiss Park Car Park - behind Fakenham Tyres off Hempton Road, to cut back and rake up the over grown/wildlife area to the side of the pond on the site. Tools provided but own gloves (gardening type) useful. As it is quite overgrown/brambles/nettles wearing something to keep arms and legs suitably covered is suggested. Hope to see some of you on Sunday.

06/08/2026

We are planning a task for this Sunday, 9 August, 9.30-12.00. Meet near the 'wishing well' in Valley Way (this is set back just passed the entrance to Paddock Close on the opposite side of the road). The plan is to pull the Himalayan Balsam growing in the d**e to the back of the properties before it sets seed. Also, the footpath is to have a cut back and tidy up from the sub-station towards Three Brick Arches. Hope to see some of you on Sunday. There is very limited on street parking in Valley Way.

Today's task was cutting back and raking up the area by the river between Jewsons and the old mill. And picking up the u...
26/07/2026

Today's task was cutting back and raking up the area by the river between Jewsons and the old mill. And picking up the usual litter - much less litter there this year than on previous occasions. Also, an extra task of removing some Himalayan balsam from another section river nearby. The photos show before, during and after. Oh, and we met a large hedgehog, which we left safely covered.

23/07/2026

We are planning a task for this Sunday, 26 July, 9.30-12.00. Meet in the parking area to the front of Jewsons (off Hempton Road) to cut back the long grass/vegetation in between the fishing pontoons from Bridge Farm to The Old Mill. There may also be some litter picking in this area too. Hope to see some of you on Sunday.

09/07/2026

We are planning a task for this Sunday, 12 July, 9.30-12.00. This is a return trip to the Hempton/Shereford Track to cut back the top half of the Track this time. We will meet in the small layby on the left along the Shereford Road (this is a little way past the substation which has the green metal fence on the right hand side). There is a footpath across the field to the Track. We will be cutting back the footpath again to keep it accessible for walkers and other users. Tools as always provided. Own gloves (gardening type) helpful to have though. Hopefully the weather is cooling a bit by Sunday, but remember to keep hydrated and wear hats/sun cream. We will, of course, remain vigilant again for nesting birds/animals whilst in this area. Hope to see some of you on Sunday. There is very limited car parking along the Shereford Road.

This morning's task saw us clearing a fallen tree from the footpath by the river near Goggs Mill (a member of the team h...
28/06/2026

This morning's task saw us clearing a fallen tree from the footpath by the river near Goggs Mill (a member of the team had cleared a bigger fallen tree nearby yesterday). Also, we did some cutting back on the Hempton/Shereford track, but there is more work to be done here next time.

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