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Project 818
19th - 25th August 2007
Project 818 was probably one of the wettest projects ever, however it
didn't dampen the spirits of the participants and proved to be one of the
most successful Projects to date.
The four conservation sites were:
More information about the four sites can be found below, along with
before, during and after photos of the sites. To view full size just click
on the thumbnails (full size photos open in a new window/tab). For all of
our photos, including those from our visit to Thorpe Park and the evening
activities, please visit our
gallery.
Fairmead Times
Again this year, Fairmead Times went to print, and you can read this
years issues by clicking on the thumbnails below. (All files are in pdf
format, and require the free acrobat reader to view)
Downloads will appear here
shortly
Furze
Ground
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Before:
Furze Ground was an area of
the forest that was overgrown with young trees mainly, Silver Birch and
Willow, which were encroaching on an existing open area of grass and heath.
The Heather present here is of great importance as it is a habitat which is
very limited in Epping Forest, but in order for it to spread on this site
successfully it requires plenty of open ground with few competitors for
light and space from other species.
During:
During 818 we removed young tress to halt
this encroachment, and to create a clear path from the East of the slope
where the Heather is located, down to the stream on the South side.
After:
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Swaines
Green
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Before:
Swaines Green is an area of
woodland surrounding two schools and a recreation ground, which was recently
purchased by the City of London to act as a buffer zone around Epping
Forest. Our task week was to improve an access path running through the
site, which floods during the wetter Winter months as it is located at a
natural flush zone.
During:
During the week we
assisted Country Care and The
City of London in improving access for the site by digging out an overgrown
stream, which contributed to the flooding. Over this we built a boardwalk,
which also acted as a bridge over the newly improved stream.
After:
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Walthamstow Pond
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Before:
Walthamstow Pond
has over the last 10 years
become silted up and choked with Bull Rush and Yellow flag Iris. The
task we were set was to dig out the pond again from the middle working
towards the outer edges using spades and wheel barrows.
During:
During the week
75% of the
vegetation in the pond was removed by digging the roots up where
possible. Mud was removed from the centre, and by the end of the
week Walthamstow Pond actually resembled a pond again.
After:
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Warren Hill
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Before:
Warren Hill is a site that
over the years has become overgrown with Sycamore trees. There are clusters
of these trees all over the site and they are out competing some of the
native trees in the Forest in particular, the Oak and Hawthorn trees.
During:
During 818 we
contributed to an on going
project (this is our third year at this site) in reducing the numbers of
Sycamore trees present. An area was allocated to the groups to do some small
tree felling using Bow saws and Loppers.
After:
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