Sunday 8^th January 2022

Waterworks Nature Reserve (park pathway) Blackthorn Scallop and dead hedge

## PLEASE NOTE ## THIS TASK IS NOT ON THE FIRST SUNDAY ## Happy New Year !

January 2023 Nature Conservation Task

Sunday 8th January 2023 Lea Bridge Conservation Volunteers will be moving cut reed to increase the hibernaclum on Walthamstow Marsh, increasing the biodiversity. 

There may be a bramble bash too. 

Coppicied coup 2022
All are welcome to join us and no experience is required. If You are curious about what happens on a LBCV task, one of our regular volunteers did the following live video on October's 2020 task

Please wear appropriate layered clothing and stout footwear for the task and weather. We will be working in an area with bramble and sharp reeds, so closed shoes/boots and long trousers and sleeves would be best.

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Wet Marsh 2023
Everybody is welcome to volunteer with LBCV. No experience is required. Please wear sturdy footwear and appropriate clothing for the work and weather. We may be working with brambles, sharp reeds and sharp tools and the marsh paths are very wet at the moment. 

We are out of lockdown 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 take a test if you are not sure.
Please wash your hands before the task in warm water or hand sanitiser.
Wash your hands before eating or drinking in warm water or hand sanitiser
LBCV can supply wellington boots to work in, please arrive in plenty of time at the Waterworks, to select your pair. Best to bring an extra pair of socks to avoid blisters. 

LBCV will provide tools, training, gloves, coffee, tea 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 but must be kept on a lead while they are in the area of the task on the North Marsh.

We should be finished by 3-4pm.

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.

Goodbye Charlie
Charlie 2012 - 2022
It is with great sadness, I have to report Charlie will no longer be popping by to visit us on our marsh tasks, as he passed away at the end of 2022. 

My deepest sympathies go to his owners Ivo and Peter, 

Sunday 6^th November

Walthamstow Marshes Tree plantation management

Sunday 9th October

Walthamstow Marshes Scrub/ Willow removal along ditches

Please note a change to our usual first Sunday task date.

October 2022 Nature Conservation Task On Sunday 9th October 2021, Lea Bridge Conservation Volunteers will be doing a nature conservation task on Walthamstow Marshes. ( See below for more task date changes ) The work on this Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is being done as part of the Higher Level Stewardship agreement with Natural England. The task is scrub management, which will involve removing invasive willow and ash from along the ditch, which will aid the Water Vole population. Removing the scrub will maintain the marsh as a wetland meadow habitat. There will also be a litter pick but the focus of the task is removing the willow and larger bramble stems.  No experience is needed. LBCV will provide the training and tools along with the tea, coffee and biscuits. Bring your own packed lunch and water. Volunteers should wear sturdy footwear and appropriate clothing for the task and weather.Join UsEverybody 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 brambles, thistles and nettles and sharp tools. We are out of lockdown 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 volunteerPlease wash your hands before the task in warm water or hand sanitiser.Wash your hands before eating or drinking in warm water or hand sanitiserLBCV can supply  wellington boots to work in, please arrive in plenty of time to select your pair.LBCV will provide tools, training, gloves, coffee, tea 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, including this one.We should be finished by 3-4pm.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.Dates UpdateThis October task is a week after the usual first Sunday date. If you turned up last week apologies but the Website, Twitter account and  Facebook pages were updated and a warning task email was sent. Where else do look for information about LBCV. Also LVRPA Volunteers were also sent notification. MORE DATE CHANGES The coppicing task due to be on Sunday 4th December will be on Sunday 11 December The January 2023 task will be on 8th January not New Year’s Day.

Sunday 4^th September

Waterworks Nature Reserve reed bed management

TBA Sunday 3 July 2022

Sunday 3^rd July UPDATE !

The Sunday 3rd July 2022 nature conservation task will be to help the orchid areas on Walthamstow Marshes along Coppermill Path.

The task will help the rangers control and protect the orchid areas from invasive scrub. We will have a chance to explore the SSSI nature reserve, working first on South Marsh removing Goat’s rue growing on Sandy Lane, then moving to the Coppermill Fields and Path, to remove Bramble and scrub in areas where bee and pyramidal orchids grow.

All are welcome to join us and no experience is required. Please meet us at the Waterworks so we can provide enough tools and gloves. If You are curious about what happens on a LBCV task, one of our regular volunteers did the following live video on the October 2020 task

Please wear appropriate clothing which is long sleeves and trousers NO SHORTS, especially with white socks, as we are handling bramble and wear stout footwear for the task and weather. We will be working in an area with long grass and possibly nettles, so closed shoes/boots and long trousers and sleeves would be best.

Sunday 5 June – yes the Bank Holiday weekend

The Sunday 5th June 2022 nature conservation task will be invasive species management on Walthamstow Marshes. The task will help the rangers control and protect the marshes from invasive plant species. We will have a chance to explore the SSSI nature reserve, working first on North Marsh removing Goat’s rue growing from the exposed seed bank where the bramble was removed, moving to the Lammas Meadow, South Marsh to remove Greek Doc before finishing on the aqueduct path to remove Goat’s Rue and do some maintenance on the recently planted saplings All are welcome to join us and no experience is required. Please meet us at the Waterworks so we can provide enough tools and gloves. If You are curious about what happens on a LBCV task, one of our regular volunteers did the following live video on the October 2020 task Please wear appropriate clothing which is long sleeves and trousers NO SHORTS as we are possibly handling bramble  and wear stout footwear for the task and weather. We will be working in an area with long grass and possibly nettles, so closed shoes/boots and long trousers and sleeves would be best.     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 possibly be working with brambles and nettles and sharp tools. We only do tasks on the first Sunday of every month so a little bad weather will not stop a task.  We are out of lockdown 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 take a test if you are not sure. Please wash your hands before the task in warm water or hand sanitiser. Use gloves when handling all tools, touching gates or other items in the park Wash your hands before eating or drinking in warm water or hand sanitiser LBCV can supply  wellington boots to work in, please arrive in plenty of time at the Waterworks, to select your pair. LBCV will provide tools, training, gloves, coffee, tea 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. 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, including this one, as we are in an open nature reserve. We should be finished by 4pm 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.

TBA Sunday 1st May 2022

LBCV will be doing reed bed management at the Waterworks Nature Reserve on Sunday 5 September 2021

Everyone is welcome to volunteer with LBCV just arrive between 9.30 and 10 am at the Waterworks Nature Reserve at ///guises.manage.entry