## ## |||||||At meetings
ofthe Blyth Woods steering
group we have had regard to|the| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||Charity Commission's
guidance
on public benefit when
planning
our|| |||||||activities for the year ahead.|| |||||||Due to Covid restrictions
this year, these activities have been limited.|We| |||||||have not been able to follow our programme
with the primary
school|| |||||||children,
or engage
in public events. However the public was encouraged|| |||||||to enjoy the open space and to create artworks
made from natural|| |||||||materials
to display
along the footpaths.|| |Summary
ofthe main
activities
undertaken
for the
public benefit
in relation to
these objects (include within||||||Management
work on the Trust's property
continued,
with maintenance
of Grove Piece and Malsters
Little Field: weeding,
replacing
saplings
and cutting
rides.
A new footbridge was installed
at the edge of Grove
Piece to facilitate
public
access.
A new bench was also installed.|| |this section the statutory
declaration
that trustees
have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity||||||Blyth Woods has also now taken over the management
ofVicarage
Grove, an adjoining
piece of ancient woodland.
This is on a 5 year
renewable
lease, at peppercorn
rent.|| |Commission
benefit)|||on public|||The group bought
and planted
new fruit trees
in the Community
Orchard,
which
had suffered a number
oflosses.
A gap in the hedge surrounding|| |||||||the Orchard was also filled in.|| |||||||Articles continue
to be written
for the local newsletters
to keep the public|| |||||||informed,
as well as the website and Facebook.|| |Additional|details ofobjectives|||||and activities (Optional
information)|| |||||||Blyth Woods is supported
entirely
by volunteers
of all ages and|| |||||||backgrounds
from the local communities.|| |~|~||~
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~| |---|---|---|---| |Summary|ofthe main||| |achievements
ofthe charity
during the year|||The main achievement
of Blyth Woods during
this difficult year was the
clearing
and dredging
ofthe very overgrown
pond, which
had been| ||||acquired
with Malsters
Little Field.| ||||This required
a digger and a lot of voluntary
effort in the autumn,
but| ||||which
is now rejuvenating
and providing
new wildlife habitat.| ||||The other main achievement
was securing
the lease ofVicarage Grove.| ||||This is an important
small area of ancient woodland,
adjoining
the two| ||||fields
owned
by the Trust.
Much of Grove Piece has been left without| ||||new planting
to allow seed rain from the woodland
to establish.
There is| ||||public access through
Vicarage Grove, which
is also a noted bluebell| ||||wood
in the spring.
This means that the Trust now has approx. 7.1acres| ||||under
its management.|