Birds – latest information

By Genuine FriendPosted on 12 February 2025Cat Bird Nesting

You might remember that the Friends of St. Mary’s Lands requested that a genuinely independent survey on the ground-nesting birds be carried out by a recognised professional body. This followed several years of concern expressed by FoSML regarding the efficacy of the fencing erected in 2021 to protect the skylark and meadow pipit population. In 2024,… Read More »

New Year 2025

By Genuine FriendPosted on 1 January 202512 February 2025Cat Committee Meetings

The Committee hope that you have a good 2025 and enjoy the time on St Marys Lands Read More »

Financial Results for Jockey Club

By Genuine FriendPosted on 18 October 202412 February 2025Cat Hotel, Planning

The Jockey Club is the holding company who operate Warwick Racecourse on St Marys Lands. Previous proposals to build a hotel on St Marys Lands have been rejected by the majority of Warwickians. We are now told that lack of funding would prevent another attempt at a hotel build on the Racecourse. However, the Jockey… Read More »

AGM 2024

By Genuine FriendPosted on 3 October 2024Cat Committee Meetings, Hotel

Our next AGM will be held on Tuesday 15th October and we very much hope that you will be able to attend. We shall be discussing the removal of our group by WDC from the St. Mary's Lands Working Party and also the increasing anti-social behaviour on the Common. The Agenda is given below but… Read More »

Monitoring of Ground Nesting Birds

By Genuine FriendPosted on 4 April 2024Cat Rights of Way

The report dated October 2023 was produced by Plinke on behalf of Warwick District Council. General We note and applaud a more comprehensive report than two years previous and the inclusion in Appendix V1 of examples of good practice from Hampshire County Council. These replicate suggestions from our own 2021 report; thus we are pleased… Read More »

Fencing on St Marys Lands

By Genuine FriendPosted on 7 March 2024Cat Rights of Way

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0hgj39p... https://www.facebook.com/bbccwr https://www.instagram.com/p/C4IAresoovg/...== https://twitter.com/BBCCWR/status/1765015432535187593 The latest media coverage links. Read More »

Important information

By Genuine FriendPosted on 5 February 20245 February 2024Cat Bird Nesting, Committee Meetings, Skylarks

Attached are minutes of meetings held between FoSML and Warwick District Council. It is important that the people of Warwick know that FoSML are trying to look after all the lands and that includes the birds. The minutes demonstrate that the WDC are trying to renege on agreements to consult with the people of Warwick… Read More »

Survey on Rights of Way

By Genuine FriendPosted on 11 January 202411 January 2024Cat Rights of Way

Warwickshire County Council are asking about Rights of Way in a survey. The Friends of St Marys Lands are keen to protect the existing Rights of way to be enjoyed by future generations. If you would like to be included in the FoSML response please send your points to the Secretary. We will then make… Read More »

Seasons Greetings for 2024

By Genuine FriendPosted on 1 January 20241 January 2024Cat Rights of Way

The Friends of St. Mary's Lands Committee would like to wish all our members a very Happy New Year. To update you, we have been enquiring through our Councillors if there are going to be any proposals for SML this coming year but we have no information thus far. Neither can we find out when… Read More »

AGM 2023

By Genuine FriendPosted on 13 September 20232 October 2023Cat Committee Meetings

Dear Member, The next FoSML AGM will be held on Wednesday 27th September 2023 at The Foresters Arms, 47 Crompton Street, Warwick, CV34 6HG, commencing 7 p.m. The agenda is as follows. We look forward to see you then. In the meantime, please contact me if you have any queries or comments. Linda Bromley 01926 497248… Read More »