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Description: The Epping Forest Conservation Volunteers are a group actively involved in the conservation and management of Epping Forest in North East London.
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Many habitats within the forest are threatened. In order to maintain the diversity of these habitats we have, since 1977, undertaken practical tasks on important sites. Particularly threatened are the ponds and bogs of the forest, the open grasslands and heaths. We occasionally work outside the forest, assisting other conservation groups such as the Essex Wildlife Trust.
Work on bogs and ponds is carried out to improve and maintain these special habitats. This involves removal of silt, rubbish, encroaching vegetation and cutting back of overshadowing trees. Scrub clearance is essential to protect and preserve the Forest's rapidly disappearing heathland. Today, these sites are no longer kept open by traditional methods. Systematic removal of small trees, scrub and bracken allows the characteristic plants and animals to flourish.
You are welcome to join or work with us - why not come along and give it a try.
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