LOHP at 20!

It has been 20 years since LOHP first got together, two like-minded groups of volunteers realised that they were both managing sites for nature conservation - one on the Norfolk side of the Little Ouse the other on the Suffolk side. They joined together and formed Little Ouse Headwaters Project.

Take a look below at the LOHP at 20! Timeline

LOHP at 20! Timeline.pdf

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and LOHP at 20! A Brief History below to see what we have been up to over the years.

LOHP at 20! A Brief History.pdf

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Why not join us to celebrate our 20 years at 'Festival on the Fens'. To celebrate our work and thank the local community we are planning a celebration event in the summer on Sunday 3rd July, 11am to 4pm, based around Parkers Piece (opposite Thelnetham Windmill). There will be stalls, rural crafts, vintage tractors, art, children’s activities, guided walks, sheep dog demonstrations, refreshments, Thelnetham Windmill will also be open for tours, and much, much more. More details will be coming soon, hope you can join us to celebrate a successful 20 years.

New News from the Ouse

Find out what we have been up to. Our latest edition (issue 30 - January 2022) of News from the Ouse is now available to read online or download.

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Working up a Thirst

On Wednesday 18th August we were joined by a willing group of 10 volunteers from Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) ready to get their hands (and everything else) dirty. The day was organised by our partners Norfolk Rivers Trust who also joined us, they work with CCEP on various environmental projects that the Coca-Cola foundation supports.

The task for the day was to revitalise a shaded over turf pond and use the material dug out to create bee banks, for nesting solitary bees and wasps to use next year. The day was a great success for conservation and the quick work meant the pond was dug and bee banks created by lunchtime. The somewhat worn out volunteers were given the afternoon off, since they had worked so hard and were rewarded with a tour of LOHP fens.

Group leader for CCEP, Vito Donnaloia, field sales manager, said ‘It was great to get the team together and contribute to the community by creating the turf pond and the bee/wasp banks (or bee and wasp hotels as we liked to call them). Myself and the team really enjoyed it – looking after our freshwater environments and the local environment is incredibly important to us. It was also great to understand a little more about what the Norfolk Rivers Trust and Little Ouse Headwaters Project do every day and what you have already achieved. Really impressive.’

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