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Admin Support Volunteer opportunity
The Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty team is looking for an Admin Support Volunteer to help out in our Ipswich office. Would you like to: Work in an office environment supporting a small but busy conservation team? Help with data inputting, mail outs, and other general admin tasks? Help monitor varied and interesting…
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Supporting heritage in Essex
We live in a rich landscape of fine buildings, land, objects and artefacts. Essex Heritage Trust fund individuals or bodies who are preserving or restoring any aspect of our Essex Heritage. Funding is intended to support Essex-based projects that follow into the following categories: Restoration of buildings, structure and maritime projects. Church contents. Historic and listed…
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Ambling African Women in Dedham Vale
Last week saw another successful walk in Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with the P.H.O.E.B.E Centre’s walking group the “Ambling African Women”. The group walked a four mile loop, starting and finishing at East Bergholt, taking in Dedham and Flatford. There were lots of new faces, confidence is building, and enthusiasm is inspiring! Some…
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Restoring ancient woodlands in the Stour Valley
An exciting project to restore an ancient woodland in the Stour Valley is underway in a bid to boost diversity and conserve the character of the local environment. For Years 2 and 3 of the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme, £22,636 has been awarded to Rivers Hall Farm Estate for ancient woodland restoration. Ancient woodland…
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Volunteer opportunities in July
We are looking for volunteers to help with nature recovery tasks in July! It’s a great chance to get practical conservation experience and support your local environment. All training and equipment is provided on the day. Friday 7th July – Himalayan Balsam control in Higham Monday 10th July – Rhododendron chip clearance in Sudbourne Friday 14th July…