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.

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

Spring - Summer 2009 Programme

Date	Site	Project
Sat. 4 & Sun. 5 Apr	Netteswell Plantation	foundations for bridge
Sun. 19 Apr	Netteswell Plantation	bridge - main beams
Wed. 22 Apr	Netteswell Plantation	GreenTeam: bridge - deck & parapets
Sun. 3 May	Marshgate Spring	clear vegetation for rare meadow rue
Sun. 17 May	Parndon Wood	Wildlife Fair
Sun. 31 May	Stewards School & Hawkenbury Meadow	wildflower survey
Tue. 2 Jun 7.30pm	Harlow Mill pub	HCV planning meeting
Sun. 7 Jun	Parndon Moat Marsh	footpath improvements & bench installation
Sun. 21 Jun	Marshgate Spring	sycamore thinning
Sun. 12 Jul	Parndon Moat Marsh	tree planting aftercare & footpath improvements
Sun. 26 Jul	Marshgate Spring	sluice replacement
Sun. 9 Aug	Parndon Wood	build circ. seating & 600th task BBQ
Sun. 23 Aug	Latton Woods	path waymarking
Sun. 6 Sep	Town Park	Harlow Town Show

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
Provisional dates: 15 Nov, 29 Nov, 13 Dec, 27 Dec

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

Spring-Summer 2009 Newsletter (235kbyte - ~60sec, 56kbit/s modem)

Task programme alerts

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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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HCV Newsletter Archive

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