Roll up your sleeves, don your wellies and have a fun day whacking weeds and fixing fences with ECV. They have two days scheduled for 2020. Sunday 23 February – Trent Park Nature Trail Meet 10am at the Council Depot, at the bottom of Snakes Lane, by the Wildlife Rescue…
Minutes of the 2019 AGM and public meeting
Report on Proceedings of AGM & General meeting, held at 7.45pm on Nov 20th 2019, at Christ the King Catholic Church, Oakwood. With added explanatory notes. AGM – The Chairman opened the AGM meeting and welcomed 23 members and guests from Thames21 and Berkeley Developments The minutes of the previous…
Events remediation and repair planned
The Parks Department have scheduled a long list of repairs and remediation after the big events in August. Over the next few weeks you can expect to see: Replacement of the three damaged bollards – two on Limes Avenue and one at the Cockfosters Road entrance. There is a…
New equipment in the Natural Play Area!
The replacement basket swing and scale have arrived and are waiting for your 8-13 year-olds to enjoy them. The playground is situated next to Go Ape. Have fun! Thanks to the Parks Department for finding the funds for the equipment.
Spotlight on – Trent Country Park’s Flora and Fauna.
Spotlight is an occasional blog by Oli Haill Many visitors to Trent Country Park have an inkling that the woods are old, but are probably unaware of quite how significant their local park is in terms of nature, history and culture. Today’s blog aims to shine a light on the…
Friends Summer 2019 Newsletter
It’s time for an update to our many friends and supporters. First a date for your diaries! Our next Public Meeting will take place at 7:45pm on Wednesday November 20 at Christ the King Catholic Church, 29 Bramley Rd, London N14 4HE. This will also be our AGM. The meeting…
Join an Enfield Conservation Volunteers work day in the park
ECV will be back for two more work days this year and would welcome some help. Please lend a hand – or two. Sunday, November 24 – Camlet Moat Some more dredging of the historic moat or bramble clearance for those who like to keep their feet dry. Meet 10am…
A note for your diary. November 20 for our next public meeting and AGM
Our next public meeting and AGM is scheduled for Wednesday, November 20 at 7:45pm in the St. Mark’s Room at Christ the King Catholic Church, 29 Bramley Road, N14 4HE. The room is upstairs but there is stair lift for those who can’t manage stairs. There is plenty of parking…
Walk the trails and explore!
The Waymarked Trails are officially ready! The posts have been painted and map brochures have been delivered to the cafe, Go Ape, the Wildlife Centre and Oakwood Library. You can also download the map brochure, which contains historical and other information as well as the map, here. If…
Thank you, Tesco! Another grant for the Friends.
Good news from Tesco’s Bags of Help scheme. The Friends have been awarded £2,000 towards a pond-related project. We’ll monitor the wildlife pond for a couple of months and see if that needs additional investment and, if not, we’ll turn our attention to the ponds in the Water Garden. Thanks…