CalderCountry

The official page of Calderdale Council's
Countryside & Woodlands Team, news events and wildlife sightings

[Invasive Species Week @InvasiveSp]

#InvasivePlants like Japanese knotweed can:
- cause devastating environmental impacts
- be extremely costly to control
- interfere with our health and way of life

#BePlantWise to prevent their spread https://t.co/6pwuJRrjYX

[UKSwifts @swifts_uk]

Please retweet and spread the word!
What to do when you find a grounded swift 👇

[Calderdale Community Protection Team @CMBC_CPT]

Team 1 ~ Patrols have been conducted around the moorlands ensuring no BBQ’s are being lit. Pleased to say there has been no issues

#bemooraware
@334Csw

[Calderdale Council @Calderdale]

Polling stations across Calderdale are open! They will be until 10pm today and every seat on the council is being voted on. Remember to take an approved form of photo ID when you go and vote - https://t.co/oGMbuGnSag

[Calderdale Jobs @JobsCalderdale]

Technical Operations and Asset Manager
Salary: Scale PO1-4, SCP 27 to 30, £38,220 - £40,777 per annum
Package: 37 hours per week , permanent
https://t.co/i2WlVIAPA2

[CalderCountry @CalderCountry]

We are looking for volunteers to join Calderdale Local Access Forum which gives support and guidance to anything to do with Rights of Way and Open Access land in Calderdale. Interested? See attached poster for more information.

[Calderdale Jobs @JobsCalderdale]

Tree Officer
Salary : Scale SO1, SCP 23–25, £34,434 – £36,363 per annum
Package: 37 hours per week, permanent
https://t.co/51ZaB0vNuq

[Calderdale Jobs @JobsCalderdale]

Communications Officer
Salary: Scale SO2, SCP 26-28, £37,280 - £ 39,152 per annum
Package: 37 hours per week, permanent
https://t.co/RSvktJl2SV

[CalderCountry @CalderCountry]

Important information for visitors to Ogden Water. Ogden Lane will be closed to vehicles from 27th April until 22nd May. Access for pedestrians allowed.
It is to install broadband fibres. @Calderdale

[iCASP @YorkshireiCASP]

🔊 It's the Big Bog Weekend in Calderdale featuring films about peatland.
📅 Sat 25 & Sun 26 April
⏲️ 10am - 4pm
⏲️ 2-4pm Sunday - Bog Film Fest
💚 Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge
There's an art exhibition by Peat Appreciation Society supported by @WaterLANDS_EU

[Check Clean Dry GB @CheckCleanDryGB]

Signal crayfish and Chinese mitten crab burrow into banks causing them to collapse and increase the flood risk.

Help prevent the spread of these and other invasive species, remember to #CheckCleanDry your kit after you leave the water.

https://t.co/r4zUj0f6ft

[CalderCountry @CalderCountry]

Would you like to work for us. We have an Assistant Countryside Officer role advertised. Please RT

#jobs #nature #calderdale #environment #yorkshire #halifax #conservation

[Calderdale Jobs @JobsCalderdale]

Assistant Countryside Officer
Salary: Scale 5, SCP 12-17, £28,598 - £31,022 per annum
Package: 37 hours per week, permanent
https://t.co/9FLB4kl5LW

[Calderdale Jobs @JobsCalderdale]

Assistant Countryside Officer
Salary: Scale 5, SCP 12-17, £28,598 - £31,022 per annum
Package: 37 hours per week, permanent
https://t.co/9FLB4kl5LW

[CalderCountry @CalderCountry]

🐦 Free swift nest boxes for Hebden Royd / Luddenden area
Swifts have decreased recently, due to loss of nesting sites. A ltd. no. of boxes funded by the Community Foundation for Calderdale are available now. Interested? Email [email protected]. Photo: Tim Melling

[Calderdale Community Protection Team @CMBC_CPT]

CSW's @WYFRS & @WYP_CldrValleys at White Holme Reservoir this morning for the start of the Moorland Fire campaign to raise awareness. Our Senior Response Officer Signe, managed to get out of the office for the day caught a lift to survey the area
#bemooraware

[iCASP @YorkshireiCASP]

2/3 An Introduction to NFM Monitoring will cover:-
💚 What is NFM, how does it work & which techniques can we use?
💚 How confident are we that NFM interventions reduce flooding?
💚 What are the monitoring requirements in the @EnvAgency & @DefraGovUK £25m NFM programme?

[iCASP @YorkshireiCASP]

1/3 Why it is so important to monitor Natural Flood Management interventions?

This is one of the key topics explored in the next free online Blue Green Infrastructure Training Session as part of WYFIP.
📅 Wednesday 18 March
⏲️ 1pm-3pm

[Calderdale Council @Calderdale]

Signing up for flood warnings takes just two minutes. If you haven’t registered yet, you can do it while waiting for your morning tea to brew. https://t.co/4xwQCBYRfO 🌧️ @EnvAgencyYNE #EyeOnCalderdale #FloodPreparedness

[CalderCountry @CalderCountry]

Brearley Fields next steps and meeting today (24th Feb) 6pm start. Note venue change, now being held at Mytholmroyd Community Centre, Caldene Ave, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge HX7 5AF. All welcome.

[Forestry Commission @ForestryComm]

It's #NationalApprenticeshipWeek! Applications for the degree-level Professional Forester Apprenticeship are now open.

If you have questions about the apprenticeship programme, our blog post may have the answers: https://t.co/uN2JxykCmL

#ForestryCareers