News, Events and Volunteering

Calendar of events for Countrycare's activities including volunteering, the Green Team, Tree Wardening, walks, talks and events. Unless it says so the events are free and open to all. Some events need to be booked and places will be limited.

If you need any further information on any of the events please email the Countrycare Office or telephone us on 01992 788203 or on our mobile number 07789 372222.

Latest News

• October 2011 - Countrycare celebrated at Autumn Fayre
• October 2011 - Working with nature in local reserve
• September 2011 - Learn about conservation with Countrycare
• July 2011 - Walks 'n' talks to celebrate Countrycare Anniversary
• July  2011 - Bobbingworth Nature Reserve (Former Landfill Site) Officialy Opened
• July 2011 - Loughton's remarkable trees walk
• July 2011 - Green hay strewning to help Linder's Field grassland
• June 2011 - Countrycare Volunteers Tour of Sites
• May 2011 - Moths Found at Anniversary Event
• May 2011 - Countrycare Reaches 25
• March 2011 - Countrycare Exceeds Local Wildlife Site Targets
• February 2011 - DEFRA Hedgrow Survey Completed
• 8 July 2010 - Ape's Grove Boardwalk
• 16 June 2010 - Countrycare's 24th Annual Report produced
• 11 May 2010 - DEFRA Hedgerow Survey Grant Confirmed
• 26 April 2010 - New Landmark Tree for Roydon
• 23 April 2010 - Press Coverage of the Weald Common LNR Project
• 16 March 2010 - Latest on Water Poplar (Native Black Poplar) DNA fingerprinting
• 5 March 2010 - Great British Elm Experiment
• 6 January 2010 Stewards Green Lane LoWS gets underway
• 05 December 2009 - Tree O'Clock event at Hainault Forest
• 30 November 2009 - CJS Hedge and Tree Special
• 13 November 2009 - Big profit from Nature Conservation BBC News
• News Archive - Previous stories and links

Latest Projects

• Multifor Woodland Project
• Epping Forest Green Lane Local Wildlife Sites Project
• International Year of Biodiversity 2010
• BBC Breathing Spaces
• Local Wildlife Sites and National Indicator 197

Other Volunteering Opportunities

• Voluntary Action Epping Forest  (VAEF) is an umbrella organisation that provides advice, information and development support services to voluntary and community organisations and volunteers in the Epping Forest District. They  are based in Epping and have been operational since 1993, during which time we have grown from a minimal staff team to 33 employees - 16 core staff carrying out core functions for the Council for Voluntary Service and the Volunteer Centres, plus, 17 project staff across 9 projects. We are governed by our members (around 200 local voluntary and community groups) through an elected Board of Trustees. Countrycare are signed up members of VAEF and many of our volunteers come to us via this great organisation.
• The West Essex Ramblers Working Party run a programme of volunteer days aimed at improving the district's public rights of way network. If you would like more information please contact the volunteer coordinator.
• The Essex Wildlife Trust run volunteer projects every Wednesday on the Roding Valley Meadows LNR and also work on Garnon Bushes in Coopersale and Hawksmere Spring in Stapleford Tawney. For further details contact the EWT Warden.
• The Epping Forest Conservation Volunteers are a group who are actively involved in the conservation and management of Epping Forest. The EFCV have done great work on the Forest for over 30 years and hold regular volunteer projects during the week and at weekends. Contact the EFCV.
• The Woodland Trust manage two major sites within the district - Hainault Forest and Theydon Bois Wood. Countrycare run a number of joint projects with the WT for further details download the latest events. 
• Ongar Wildlife Society known locally as OWLS, promotes interest in wildlife and the natural environment.

Other Event Information

For information about other events in the area please follow these links:

• Essex Wildlife Trust - Epping Forest local group
• BBC Thing To Do
• Where Can We Go?