On Sunday 8 January 2012 14 LBCV volunteers went to Gunpowder Park and laid approximately 42 yards of hedge. All of the laid hedge was staked and the final few yards were not bound with hethering as the Wednesday Ranger task will be continuing to lay the Meridan hedge. The mini bus took 8 volunteers and 5 cycled to the task site at Gunpowder Park. Anybody wishing to try the countryside craft of hedge laying in the Midland style should contact the Lea Valley rangers or the Essex Council Countryside Care team that are laying 750m of hedge this winter.

If you have an interest in nature conservationism, then volunteer with us on the first Sunday doing practical conservation tasks in North East London's largest open space, the Lea Valley Park. We have done volunteering tasks from The East India Dock Basin on the Thames to Coppermill Fields in Waltham Abbey. These tasks can range from woodland management, such as coppicing, the countryside skills of hedge laying, dead hedging and the removal of invasive vegetation with a traditional Bramble Bash.

Everybody is welcome to volunteer with LBCV doing a hands-on practical conservation task in North East London, on the first Sunday of the month. No experience is needed, we provide the training, tools, along with the tea, coffee and biscuits, bring your own packed lunch.  Please wear suitable clothing for the weather and stout footwear. We will endeavour to do the planned task, no matter what the weather, a task will only be changed if the weather makes it unsafe to do the work.

Please arrive from 9:30am at 1 Connaught Close, Leyton E10 7QS,  for a prompt 10am departure. The meeting place is the house opposite the Lea Valley Riding Centre on Lea Bridge Road. Bus numbers 48, 55 and 56 all run along the Lea Bridge Road, alight by the Riding Centre. There is secure cycle parking at Connaught Close, but you are welcome to cycle to the task location after you have visited the group before 10am. If you are going to be late, or wish to join us on site, or join us later in the day please call 07757 766950, so we can provide enough tools, this number will now be permanently turned on. Please leave a contact number so we can inform you if the task has to be changed at the last minute.

If you have any queries please check the Frequently Ask Question (FAQ) pages and then use the Contact Us form to email LBCV with your unanswered queries.

For a monthly newsletter of local green events, training sessions, other groups' volunteer work days and a detailed reminder of the task, closer to the date, please sign up for the monthly LBCV Newsletter.

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