On Sunday 6th 2026, LBCV will be doing something different from previous years’ September tasks of clearing reed for the winter migrating bird populations arriving at the the Waterworks Nature Reserve, previously known as the Essex Filter Beds.

The task, this year, will be to prepare the rides for a bird ringing session, later in the month, when LWT and LVRPA staff, will be using mist nets to capture birds, so they can be identified, catalogued and rung before release.

A recent bird ringing session at the nearby Wetlands resulted in a nightingale being tagged. A green sandpiper was a recent, new, sighting at the Waterworks Nature Reserve.

To join us, meet at the Waterworks Centre, Lammas Road from 9:30am – 10am. See below for more details

Join Us

Everybody(18+) 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 tools and possibly nettles and bramble – so please, please wear long trousers and sleeves.  Please note – If you are ill, feel ill or have been in contact with somebody who is self-isolating, please do not volunteer. LBCV can supply wellington boots to work in, please arrive in plenty of time to select your pair. 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.