LOHP AGM & Members' Evening 2021

All things going well we are hoping to be able to hold this years AGM in person on 10th December 2021 7.30pm at Garboldisham Village Hall.

This years event will be a little bit different to other face to face AGM's as we will not be having any major refreshements, be limiting numbers and taking bookings to keep people safe and so we can contact people if we suddenly have to cancel or governement guidelines change.

Carlton Marshes - SWT

After the formal AGM our Conservation Manager, Ellie Beach, will give an update on LOHP activities over the year. The Creative Fen Group will also be displaying some of their work. Please do bring family and friends along – the formal AGM will be brief and will be followed by the annual talk.

This year’s talk is titled 'Heritage Funding to Breeding Bitterns', and will be given by Matt Gooch, the North East Sites Manager for Suffolk Wildlife Trust (SWT) Carlton Marshes. We are asking for a £4.00 contribution from non-members to cover costs. The evening is, of course, free to members.

Look forward to seeing you there. To book your place please email enquiries@lohp.org.uk or phone 07919 912045 - giving your name, number of people attending and contact details email/phone.

LOHP_A4_AGM_Poster_2021.pdf

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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.’

If other corporate groups are out there and want to run a team building exercise which really makes a difference, then please Contact Us.

Check for Ticks

It's that time of year again when we are all out and about enjoying the countryside. We are not the only ones out and about, at this time of year the moist conditions and longer vegetation are perfect habitats for ticks, which are more active between spring and autumn. These small spider-like creatures wait on vegetation for their host to pass, and then climb on. They bite the skin and feed on blood for several days. Often found on deer and livestock they can also attach themselves to humans and dogs.

It's always worth staying on well defined paths, so you don't brush against long vegetation. Wear light coloured clothing so ticks can be easily seen and brushed off. After being out walking always check yourselves and pets for ticks. This leaflet from Public Health England gives you more information about ticks.

Public Health England Tick Leaflet.pdf

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