The Loddon Fisheries & Conservation Consultative has been gratefully recognised for its work fighting Floating Pennywort within the Loddon catchment. LFCC Chairman Martin Moore accepted the award on behalf of the LFCC. A big thank you must also go out to all those involved for their time and effort removing this invasive plant.
The Blackwater Valley Countryside Trust recently held their AGM and inaugural BVCT awards, celebrating success along the length of the Blackwater Valley!
Awards were presented to:
Conservation project of the year - Floating Pennywort eradication at sites along the Valley received by Martin and the team at the Loddon fisheries & conservation consultative
Access to Nature project - The Friends of Queen Elizabeth Park, Farnborough for their variety of well attended events
Species of the year - the Noctule, with the largest known colony in England residing in Wellesley Woodlands
Group of the year - friends of Brickfields Nature Reserve, for the work being done by a revitalised group to support the site
And finally there was a special, lifetime achievement award for our very own Bernard Baverstock, recognising many years of service to our valley!
Congratulations to all of the winners and thanks to the Deputy mayor of Sandhurst, Paul Widdowson and Adrian Collett, chairman of the Blackwater Valley countryside partnership for presenting the awards.
