Current Programme
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
If you would like to receive email alerts when a new task programme is available
or about other items of interest please sign up for the
HCV Yahoo! Group by pressing the button below.
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Alternatively send a (blank) email to
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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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