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As part of Volunteers Week (3nd to 8th June) we hold our annual Volunteer Away Day where we invite our volunteers to have a day off from undertaking volunteering for us and visit other organisations and see what they are doing.

View across the wetland at Chippenham Fen
View across Chippenham Fen © LOHP

This year we visited Chippenham Fen National Nature Reserve (NNR), in Cambridgeshire. The site is managed by Natural England (NE). Senior Reserves Manager for NE, Chris Hainsworth met us and gave us a guided walk around the reserve.

People having a guided walk in a fen
LOHP Volunteers enjoying a visit to Chippenham Fen © LOHP

We were told all about the history and management of the reserve. Which included their recent project to try and improve the peat soils across the reserve by increasing their wetness. This was done by installing a series of dams.

Small dam holding back water
One of the many dams installed at Chippenham Fen to help wet up the peat © LOHP

We also were lucky enough to encounter some of the rarer species found on the site such as Cambridgeshire Milk Parsley, Silver Barred Moths and Beruladium procurens a hybrid umbellifer. There were also lots of more common things including Orchids, Sedges, Bog Bean, Bog Pimpernel, along with a Grasshopper Warbler and Marsh Harrier.

Bog Pimpernel small pinky wetland flower
Bog Pimpernel at Chippenham Fen © LOHP

Everyone found the morning really enjoyable and informative, a nice change from doing practical work, hopefully everyone will be spurred on to get back to work next week.

Walker walking through a fen
LOHP Volunteers winding their way through Chippenham Fen © LOHP

  • Writer: LOHP
    LOHP
  • Jan 13
  • 1 min read

Firstly, Happy New Year and all the best for 2025. The lovely wintery scene below was taken at the weekend on Hinderclay Fen.

Frosty view over Hinderclay Fen
Hinderclay Fen - eastern end © Rowena Langston

We ended last year with our annual winter walk on 29th December 2024. We were joined by about 50 people and their 4-legged companions for a stroll around the fens on a rather misty and murky morning but everyone thoroughly enjoyed it.

Walkers walking across a fen
Winter Walk © John McCormack

Last year we held our first Art Exhibition which was a great success and we will be holding one again this year. We are also in the planning stages of our first LOHP Plant and Craft Fair to be held on Sunday 13th April, more details will follow, but please get in touch with us if you are interested in being involved enquiries@lohp.org.uk


Here's to an exciting 2025.

  • Writer: LOHP
    LOHP
  • Dec 13, 2024
  • 1 min read

We were joined by nearly 100 people on our 23rd AGM. The formal part of the AGM was followed by a short presentation by our Conservation Manager, Ellie Beach on what LOHP had been up to during the last year. We then had the annual talk this year by Adrian Ramsay, MP for Waveney Valley and Co-leader of the Green Party 'Supporting and scaling up landscape recovery', which prompted lots of interesting discussions.

Local people chatting to Adrian Ramsay
Adrian Ramsay, engaging with the local community © Rowena Langston
Roomful of people listening to AGM

After the talks nibbles were enjoyed along with a festive tipple. People were able to catch up with others, enjoy the Creative Fen Art exhibition and other local crafts and even have a go on the tombola.

Tombola

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the evening a great success, see you next year.

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