Sunday 4th September
Waterworks Nature Reserve reed bed management
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| September 2022 Nature Conservation Task On Sunday 4 September 2022, LBCV will be in the reedbeds at The Waterworks Nature Reserve preparing the filter beds for the winter migratory birds by helping the rangers open up channels in the reedbeds and stopping the beds from drying out from too much dead vegetation. Depending on volunteer numbers there may also be a chance to help preserve some architectural heritage by preventing decay caused by the invasive vegetation on/in the bed walls To join us, meet at the Waterworks Centre, Lammas Road from 9:30am – 10am. See below for more details. Join Us Everybody is welcome to volunteer with LBCV. No experience is required. Please wear sturdy footwear and appropriate clothing for the work and weather. We will be working with sharp reeds and possibly nettles and bramble – so please, please wear long trousers and sleeves. We are out of the lockdowns but some restrictions still need to apply for LBCV to safely be able to run volunteer tasks in the Lea Valley Park, with the restrictions below. If you are ill, feel ill or have been in contact with somebody who is self-isolating, please do not volunteer. Please wash your hands before the task in water or hand sanitiser. Please maintain a social distance of at least 1m in the container. Wash your hands before eating or drinking in water or hand sanitiser, LBCV can supply wellington boots to work in, please arrive in plenty of time to select your pair. How wet it is under foot, depends upon the rain between now and Sunday. LBCV will provide tools, training, gloves, coffee, teas, with decaf alternatives available and biscuits. Please bring some lunch and water. Please arrive from 9:30am onwards at the Waterworks Centre Lammas Road, off Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, London E10 7QT, for a 10am departure to collect tools and gloves. The meeting place is by the bike racks in front of the Waterworks Centre, across from the former Greyhound Public House on Lea Bridge Road. If you use what three words ///guises.manage.entry is the location. Please lock bicycles to the stands in front of the Waterworks Centre. There is ample free car parking. Dogs are not allowed in the Nature Reserve so please do not cross the bridge with dogs or ride bicycles in the nature reserve. Dogs are still welcome on some tasks, just not this one. We should be finished by 4 – 4:30pm. Volunteering and doing a conservation task with LBCV in North East London, is great way to meet new people, learn new skills, use old skills, be more active, get closer to nature, make a difference and have some fun with like-minded people in the Lea Valley Regional Park. |