Winter Wonderland

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

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.

AGM Draws Crowds

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.

Adrian Ramsay, engaging with the local community © Rowena Langston

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.

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

Exciting Funding News!

With thanks to players of People's Postcode Lottery, we are pleased to announce that our project to improve greenspaces and increase access to the outdoors has been awarded funding by Postcode Places Trust.

Little Ouse Headwaters Project (LOHP) received £24,986, made possible thanks to players of People's Postcode Lottery. The funds will be used to start to improve access around our sites in all weathers, making sites much more accessible to all and increasing community access to the outdoors, while enhancing wildlife habitats. It will help us to further engage and educate local residents and visitors, by providing funding to produce our newsletter ‘News from the Ouse’ and reprint our leaflet that will allow people to explore the Little Ouse and find out more about the wildlife and history of the area. The project will help us to raise our profile and promote volunteering opportunities.

Rob Robinson Chair of LOHP said: “The support from players of People's Postcode Lottery is invaluable, enabling us to carry out much needed access improvements, enhancing wildlife habitats and engaging with a wider audience”.

We hope to start work on the project this autumn, with completion by December 2025. So, look out for next edition of ‘News from the Ouse’ coming soon.

Find out more about the funders

People’s Postcode Lottery https://www.postcodelottery.co.uk/good-causes