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The Loddon Fisheries & Conservation Consultative are delighted to have been chosen to receive a donation from the organisers of the Swallowfield Show. The 2 day event held every August Bank Holiday is a not-for-profit, family friendly event run by volunteers and members of the Swallowfield Horticultural Society for the benefit of the community and to raise funds for local charities.
The LFCC will use the funds to support habitat improvement projects, water quality monitoring being undertaken by its members, and initiatives aimed at managing invasive species. These are already prime areas that are receiving their attention within the Loddon catchment with the aim to improving the local rivers not simply for the fish but also the wider environment.
Swallowfield Show committee members Barbara & Graham Stanley, meet LFCC Chairman Martin Moore and members of Gresham Angling Society on the banks of the River Lyde. Gresham AS are a founder member of the LFCC and have been active in improving habitat in the River Lyde by creating new gravel beds, intended to encourage typical chalkstream plants and providing additional spawning sites for brown trout.
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Membership of the LFCC for the current year (2025) is now due for new or renewal memberships. The relevant fees are on the form.
The membership form in fillable pdf format can be found at:
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The agenda for the forthcoming meeting of the Loddon Fisheries & Conservation Consultative is now available for download at the link below.
https://www.lfcc.org.uk/downloads/20-lfcc-documents/9-agenda?download=264:lfcc-meeting-agenda-jan-25
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The minutes of the recent LFCC meeting in October 2024 are now available in the downloads sections or via the link below
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Everyone at the LFCC would like to share our deep sorrow and shock at the news of the passing of Kris Kent In June.
Kris joined the Angling Trust in January 2022. He was instrumental in the launch and ongoing impact of our community-based Water Quality Monitoring Network, creating one of the country’s largest networks of citizen scientists monitoring water quality in our rivers, including member clubs of the LFCC. Through his work with the Angling Trust, Kris supported clubs and fisheries across the UK to shine a light on the impacts of pollution upon our rivers as well as help clubs with local campaign cover issues, such as access and the loss of fishing rights.
Kris was a warm, well liked, and highly respected colleague who cared passionately about the environment and his fishing. He will be sorely missed, but hopefully the legacy of the WQMN will remain and continue gathering data into the future to highlight the plight of our rivers.
Our thoughts are with Kris’ family and friends.