Details of conservation tasks and other activities are published in the group's newsletter which is sent to all volunteers three or four times a year.

You can download PDF files (for Adobe Acrobat) of the most recent printed newsletter with the detailed task programme from here:

Autumn 2009 Newsletter (basic quality: 226kbyte - ~55sec, 56kbit/s modem)
Newsletter (high quality: 881kbyte)

The following is a summary of the current programme of Sunday tasks. For midweek tasks see the Greenteam volunteers programme.

Autumn 2009 Programme

Date	Site	Project
Sun. 20 Sep	Maymeads Marsh	reedmace clearance
Sun. 4 Oct	Maymeads Marsh	reedmace clearance
Sun. 18 Oct	Stewards School	meadow management
Sun. 1 Nov	Parndon Moat Marsh	reed cutting
Sun. 15 Nov	Netteswell Plantation	bridge revetments & habitat management
Mon. 16 Nov 7.30pm	Fox & Eels pub, Dobbs Weir	HCV AGM & Social
Sun. 29 Nov	Parndon Wood	install small animal gates & bird feeders
Sun. 13 Dec	Marshgate Spring	marsh maintenance
Sun. 20 Dec 3.00pm	Parndon Wood	HCV Xmas Feast

Winter 2009-10 Programme

Date	Site	Project
Mon. 28 Dec	Hawkenbury Meadow	Willow coppicing & scrub cutting
Sun. 10 Jan	Parndon Wood	pond re-lining
Sun. 24 Jan	Brenthall & Barnsley Wood	coppicing/ pollarding
Sun. 7 Feb	Brenthall & Barnsley Wood	coppicing/ pollarding
Mon. 8 Feb 7.30pm	Parndon Wood	HCV planning meeting
Sun. 21 Feb	Marshgate Spring	coppicing
Sun. 7 Mar	Latton Woods	pollarding
Sun. 21 Mar	Netteswell Plantation	habitat management
Sun. 11 Apr	Parndon Moat Marsh	path levelling & reed cutting
Sun. 25 Apr	Holy Cross School	Storytelling seating
Provisional dates: 9 May, 23 May

Task programme alerts

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Alternatively send a (blank) email to harlowconsvols-subscribe@yahoogroups.co.uk.

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HCV Newsletter Archive

Back issues of the HCV newsletter can be found in the newsletter archive

Training

For a list of conservation related training courses, both practical and natural history, by BTCV and other organizations in Essex, Herts, and London, and elsewhere in SE England see the Training page.

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