In the 25 years since the meadow was acquired by the parish council, there have been just two managers: Ken Jackson took over from Tony Gough about fifteen years ago, but a slow recovery from an operation has meant that he cannot be as active as he would wish and he has now decided to retire. Anyone who has enjoyed the reserve in Ken’s time as manager owes him a big thank you; myself included. Thanks Ken! I was invited to take on the role and I was very pleased to accept. I don’t wish to give anyone the idea that the reserve is managed single-handedly though: A management group meets several times a year, a handful of devoted wardens keep a regular eye on the place and keep it tidy and the more able-bodied, pull together at work parties with the more demanding tasks.

There is a web site that gives more information about the reserve, hosted by www.ourkeyworth.co.uk and this includes more information about the wildlife and history including recent and not so recent photos. If anyone has old photos of the local countryside I would love to share them through this site or a new one. If you could loan me the prints, I will scan them in.