| Date | Task | Location | Vols + WBC staff | Comment |
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| Sun 21 Dec 1997 | Cutting birch regrowth | Western end (1B) | not recorded | First task! Stumps not treated. Also collected lots of cut fencing wire. |
| Sun 22 Feb 1998 | Birch cutting | Western end (1A) | not recorded | Scalloping the edge of the wooded block. |
| Sun 22 Mar 1998 | Bird & bat box making | Building 616 | not recorded | Scrap/salvaged materials. Boxes not much good! |
| Sun 26 Apr 1998 | Installing dragon's teeth | Various locations including outside Loxley House | not recorded | |
| Sun 24 May 1998 | Footpath drainage & surfacing | Western end | not recorded | Possibly also put up the boxes made in March. |
| Fri 19 Jun 1998 | Nightjar count | Various locations | not recorded | |
| Sun 19 Jul 1998 | Besom broom making | Western end (1A) | not recorded | |
| Sat 08 Aug 1998 | Footpath drainage & surfacing | Drayton's Gully (1D) | not recorded | Two days - Sat & Sun. With vols from Blackwater Valley Group. |
| Sun 18 Oct 1998 | Birch & gorse cutting | | not recorded | |
| Sun 22 Nov 1998 | Scrub clearance from pond edge | Ponds S of hibernaculum | not recorded | To improve bat access/flyways. |
| Sun 20 Dec 1998 | Birch cutting | Western end (1A) | not recorded | Making glades & widening paths in the wooded block. |
| Sun 17 Jan 1999 | Hazel coppicing | Peckmoor Copse (2B) | not recorded | Dead hedging around coppice stools as deer protection. Didn't work! |
| Sun 21 Mar 1999 | Hazard clearance | Western end | not recorded | Removing wire, marking post holes & other hazards to cattle, for action. |
| Sun 18 Apr 1999 | Guided tour in New Forest | New Forest | not recorded | Led by Jonathan Spencer |
| Thu 17 Jun 1999 | Nightjar count | Various locations | not recorded | |
| Sun 17 Oct 1999 | Bridge building | Stream near Brackenhurst (Aldernbridge Gully) | not recorded | Using alder cut down on site. |
| Sun 21 Nov 1999 | Field gate | S of Basingstoke Road (Bishop's Green) | not recorded | |
| Sun 19 Dec 1999 | Re-coppicing birch | Crookham end (6A) | not recorded | In Gundry Brothers' area |
| Sun 20 Feb 2000 | Hedge laying | Near control tower car park | 10 | |
| Sun 19 Mar 2000 | Birch coppicing | | 15 | |
| Tue 06 Jun 2000 | Nightjar count | Various locations | 12 | |
| Sun 16 Jul 2000 | Hay cutting | | 2 | |
| Sun 20 Aug 2000 | Footpath clearance (gorse etc.) | Crookham end (paths from car park) (6A, 6B) | not recorded | Also cleared some birch over-shading heather |
| Sun 17 Sep 2000 | Reedmace clearance | Ponds S of hibernaculum | 2+1 | |
| Sun 15 Oct 2000 | Waymarking | | 8 (+15 from BTCV) | |
| Sun 26 Nov 2000 | Tree planting | | 15 (+15 from Rotary Club) | National tree-planting week |
| Sun 17 Dec 2000 | Coppicing | | 15 | BBQ afterwards |
| Sun 21 Jan 2001 | Coppicing | | 12 | |
| Sun 18 Feb 2001 | Hedge planting | Immediately east of stock area by building 616 | not recorded | The month may be wrong (it must have been sometime in winter 2000/01) |
| Sun 15 Jul 2001 | Ragwort pulling | Around building 616 (14, 16, 8A) | not recorded | BBQ afterwards. Last task with Dominic. |
| Sun 21 Oct 2001 | Bat hibernaculum | (3E) | not recorded | Original conversion (with Newbury Rotary Club). Month may be wrong. |
| Sun 18 Nov 2001 | Tree planting | Common perimeter near hospital (18) | not recorded | Provide screen between hospital (& its lighting ) & re-landscaped wetland area |
| Sun 16 Dec 2001 | Making bird nest boxes | Building 616 | not recorded | 32 boxes made. Treated timber, metal face plates. |
| Sun 20 Jan 2002 | Erecting bird boxes | Wood pasture S of hibernaculum, woods further W | not recorded | With 3 members of the bird ringing group. Also cleared scrub from around ponds S of hibernaculum. |
| Sun 17 Feb 2002 | Recording bird boxes | Wood pasture S of hibernaculum, woods further W | not recorded | Details recorded for inclusion in BTO monitoring statistics. |
| Sun 17 Mar 2002 | Cutting birch regrowth | NE of pond above Goldfinch Bottom (8C) | not recorded | Stumps not treated. |
| Sun 21 Apr 2002 | Clear old military sentry-walk | wet area in SE corner (8C) | not recorded | Also removed lots of razor wire, metal drums, etc. |
| Sun 19 May 2002 | Cutting birch regrowth | Further east from March site (8C) | 3+2 | First task with Andy. Also cleared more of the iron sentry walk from the wet area further east. |
| Sun 16 Jun 2002 | Cutting gorse etc. from paths | Crookham (6A & 6B) | 4+1 | Main path SE from car park, other sections, & some birch overshading heather. |
| Sun 21 Jul 2002 | Ragwort pulling | Stock pen by building 616 | 9+1 | BBQ afterwards. |
| Sun 15 Sep 2002 | Bat hibernaculum | (3E) | 5+1 | Block tunnel, screen window, seal eaves. Hange curtains, tiles, boxes. |
| Sun 20 Oct 2002 | Cutting birch regrowth | Western end (NE corner of 1C) | 4+1 | Stumps not treated. |
| Sun 17 Nov 2002 | Sycamore clearance | North of Goldfinch Bottom (5C) | 5+1 | Stumps treated with glyphosate. |
| Sun 15 Dec 2002 | Thinning & glade creation | Plantations S of BBR (13) | 8+1 | Remove exotics. Glades for cattle shelter. Xmas fayre on bonfire. |
| Sun 19 Jan 2003 | Thinning & glade creation | Plantations S of BBR (13) | 7+1 | Photo for the "Chronicle" free paper. |
| Sun 16 Feb 2003 | Re-coppicing birch | Crookham, N of central path (6A) | 9+1 | Gundry brothers coppice area. |
| Sun 16 Mar 2003 | Sycamore clearance | N of BBR (nrs 76-80) (13) | 9+1+10 scouts & 4 leaders | Scouts invited by John Parker. Stumps not treated. |
| Sun 27 Apr 2003 | Boardwalk construction | Brushwood Gully | 9+1 | Good boardwalk but a bit short. Needs extending another time. |
| Sun 18 May 2003 | Bracken cutting | W end | 7+1 | Too early in the season to achieve any lasting impact |
| Sun 15 Jun 2003 | Ragwort pulling & BBQ (evening task) | NE corner, S of relandscaped wetland | 7+1 | |
| Sun 20 Jul 2003 | Himalayan balsam pulling | N of pond above Goldfinch Bottom | 5 + 3 scouts & 2 leaders | No WBC staff |
| Sat 16 Aug 2003 | Bracken cutting | East of Bowdown House access road | 3+0 | No WBC staff |
| Sat 20 Sep 2003 | Birch & scrub cutting | W end (line of scrub between 2 heat areas) | 7+2 | Stumps not treated |
| Sat 18 Oct 2003 | Rhododendron clearance | W end (near St Gabriel's School) | 13+1 | Laura deputising for Andy |
| Sun 19 Oct 2003 | Birch & scrub cutting | Bishop's Green (S of Basingstoke Road) | 7+2 | Some stumps treated |
| Sun 14 Dec 2003 | Thinning & glade creation | Plantations S of BBR (13) | 11+2 | Remove exotics. Glades for cattle shelter. Xmas fayre on bonfire. |
| Sun 18 Jan 2004 | Birch scrub clearance | West of old silo gate | 6+9+1 | With 9 volunteers from BEC |
| Sun 15 Feb 2004 | Birch & gorse clearance | Martindale Heath | 4+1 | |
| Sun 21 Mar 2004 | Birch scrub clearance | Western end | 8+7+0 | With 7 volunteers from BEC |
| Sun 18 Apr 2004 | Bramble & bracken clearance | Crookham | 6+1 | To create access for spraying bracken later in the year |
| Sun 16 May 2004 | Ragwort digging | Bioremediation heaps NE of Heads Hill | 25+0 | 8 regulars plus 17 scouts & leaders. Andy on leave. |
| Sun 20 Jun 2004 | Footpath clearance, nightjar count | Path S from Crookham car park | 18+1 | BBQ and nightjar count later |
| Sun 18 Jul 2004 | Rural crafts day at Thatcham NDC | | 3+1 | Trying to get new members (plus car park marshalling duty) |
| Sun 22 Aug 2004 | Bracken clearance | Crookham | 6+1 | |
| Sun 19 Sep 2004 | Clearance for new footpath | Crookham, S of road opposite caravan park | 6+9+1 | With 9 volunteers from BEC |
| Sun 17 Oct 2004 | Thinning & glade creation | Plantations S of BBR (13) | 8+1 | Remove exotics, esp Italian alder seeding onto relandscaped area |
| Sun 21 Nov 2004 | Bonfire & birch clearance | W end (near silo area) | 5+1 | Bonfire to burn birch cut by other volunteers |
| Sun 19 Dec 2004 | Bonfire & birch/gorse clearance | Crookham (S of car park) | 15+1 | Clearing area burned by vandals who set alight our brash pile from June task |
| Sun 16 Jan 2005 | Widening ride for white admirals | East of silo gates | 13+1 | Willow, pine, birch. Stumps treated |
| Sun 20 Feb 2005 | Tree & scrub clearance | West of Brackenhurst Lane (nightjar territory) | 13+1 | Finishing an area started by BTCV, & another started by Derek Emes & Andy |
| Sun 20 Mar 2005 | Brash burning (a), rubbish removal (b) | Near fire plane (a) & bank in SE corner (b) | 12+1 | Clearing up after racecourse contractors, removing airbase fencing , drums etc. |
| Sun 17 Apr 2005 | Soil scraping for heather regeneration | Martindale Heath (area recently cleared of birch) | 8+1 | About 7 areas ranging from 2 to 25 m2 |
| Sun 15 May 2005 | Visit to Wallingford Castle Meadows | | 9+1 | Reserve where Andy used to work |
| Sat 18 Jun 2005 | Nightjar count | | 18+1 | |
| Sun 19 Jun 2005 | Ragwort pulling | S of BBR opposite Chamberhouse farm land (18) | 11+1 | BBQ afterwards |
| Sun 17 Jul 2005 | Ragwort cutting | Relandscaped wetland area | 11+0 | Steep banks unsuitable for mechanical mowing. Andy on leave |
| Sun 21 Aug 2005 | Bracken cutting | S of fire plane | 8+1 | |
| Sun 18 Sep 2005 | Alder coppicibg | Wet flush below old sentry walk, SE area | 9+6+0 | With 6 vols from Basingstoke Conservation Volunteers. Andy on leave. |
| Sun 16 Oct 2005 | Balancing pond repairs & clearance | (1) near GAMA site, (2) SE corner by boardwalk | 10+1 | Sandbags to repair cracks & raise outfall dams. Digging out silt from SE pond. |
| Sun 20 Nov 2005 | Tree/scrub clearance, mainly sycamore & willow | Immediately S of GAMA site, E of Brackenhurst Lane | 20 + 1 | Plus 2 from Basingstoke C V. Stumps treated with Garlon. |
| Sun 18 Dec 2005 | Tree clearance, scalloping woodland edge | W of Brackenhurst Lane | 18 + 1 | + Christmas bonfire/BBQ |
| Sun 15 Jan 2006 | Scrub clearance | E of pond near Heads Hill | 17 + 1 | |
| Sun 19 Feb 2006 | Making bird boxes | Workshop | 17 + 1 | 80 boxes made, hole type and open-fronted |
| Sun 19 Mar 2006 | Tree felling, footpath clearance | Crookham, near car park | 18 + 1 | |
| Sun 21 May 2006 | Bracken clearing | W of Brackenhurst Lane | 12 + 1 | Very wet weather |
| Sun 18 Jun 2006 | Ragwort pulling | Near English Provender | 10 + 1 | Barbecue afterwards |
| Sun 16 Jul 2006 | Ragwort pulling | Relandscaped wetland area | 9 + 1 | Plus 4 vols from BeC |
| Sun 20 Aug 2006 | Bracken cutting | East of Heads Hill | 10 + 1 | Plus 4 vols from Basingstoke C V |
| Sun 17 Sep 2006 | Tree cutting | Around ponds south of fire plane | 16 + 1 | For digger access re pond expansion. Filmed for BBC South Today |
| Sun 15 Oct 2006 | Tree & scrub clearance | In stream gulley east of Heads Hill | 12 + 1 | Plus 13 vols from BeC |
| Sun 19 Nov 2006 | Tree clearance | Around footpahs SW of Crookham car park | 8 + 1 | Plus 5 vols from BeC |
| Sun 17 Dec 2006 | Spreading heather clippings | On bioremediation areas ne of Heads Hill | 10 + 2 | Plus Christmas barbecue |
| Sun 21 Jan 2007 | Tree/scrub clearance | Near Crookham car park | 9 + 1 | Plus 7 vols from BTCV |
| Sun 04 Feb 2007 | Scrub clearance | Pigeons Farm | 6 | BTCV / GCWP event |
| Sun 18 Feb 2007 | Gorse clearance | Near Bowdown | 11 + 1 + 9 BeC | 5 new vols today! |
| Sun 18 Mar 2007 | Birch scrub clearance | Sandleford | 5 + 1, 7 BeC, 3 BCV | |
| Sun 15 Apr 2007 | Rubbish burning, owl box | Workshop | 6 + 1 | Followed by ponds walk |
| Sun 20 May 2007 | Bridge repair | Goldfinch Bottom | 10 + 1 | |
| Sun 10 Jun 2007 | Ragwort pullimg | Near English Provender | 11 + 1 | BBQ & nightjar count later |
| Sun 15 Jul 2007 | Ragwort pullimg | Near control tower | 3 | Early finish due to rain |
| Sun 19 Aug 2007 | Footpath clearance | Crookham | 9 + 1 | |
| Sun 16 Sep 2007 | Footpath clearance | Crookham | 14 + 1 | With flail mower |
| Sun 21 Oct 2007 | Gorse clearance | Near English Provender | 8 + 1 | Bonfire in workshop yard |
| Sun 18 Nov 2007 | Scrub bashing | Near Bowdown House | 10 | Visit from BBOWT Living Landscapes walkers |
| Sun 16 Dec 2007 | Scrub bashing | Near GAMA site | 12 + 1 + 4 BeC | Christmas & tenth anniversary barbecue, last task with Andy as Ranger |
| Sun 20 Jan 2008 | Scrub bashing | Slope near newt ponds | 10 + 1 | First task with Adie as Ranger |
| Sun 17 Feb 2008 | Tree felling | North of Peckmoor Copse | 11 + 1 | + 4 vols from Basingstoke CV, 14 from ATC |
| Sun 16 Mar 2008 | Bird boxes, yard tidy-up | Workshop | 6 + 1 | Scrub-bashing cancelled due to wet weather |
| Sun 20 Apr 2008 | Dormouse boxes, tree tidy-up | Workshop & Control Tower car park | 11 + 1 | 26 boxes made, but not put up |
| Sun 18 May 2008 | Building steps (a), erecting dormouse boxes (b) | (a) Goldfinch Bottom pond, (b) Peckmoor Copse | 14 + 0 | Split into two teams |
| Sun 15 Jun 2008 | Ragwort pulling | Near Control Tower | 14 + 1 | AGM and barbecue later |
| Sat 20 Jun 2008 | Nightjar count | | 6 + 1 + others non-GCCV | Poor weather. Only 2 territories identified. |
| Sun 20 Jul 2008 | Visit to Warburg | | 3 + 1 | |
| Sun 17 Aug 2008 | Installing dragon's teeth | Control Tower car park | 3 | |
| Sun 21 Sep 2008 | Scrub-bashing | Brackenhurst Heath | 9 + 1 | Preparation for weed-wiping |
| Sun 19 Oct 2008 | Coppicing & glade creation to enhance shrub layer for dormice | Peckmoor Copse | 13 + 1 | Also cut & treated rhododendron |
| Sun 16 Nov 2008 | Clearing tall birch scrub | Sandleford Heath | 7 + 1 | Preparation for weed-wiping |
| Sun 21 Dec 2008 | Clearing tall birch scrub | Sandleford Heath | 13 + 1 | With Christmas BBQ |