The Uttlesford Local Group of Essex Wildlife Trust runs a mobile Work Party that moves around the reserves as needed, carrying out the seasonal work that is needed to keep the reserves in good condition for wildlife.

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Local Group Work Party

The Uttlesford Local Group of Essex Wildlife Trust runs events on Trust reserves throughout the year, on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and some Sunday mornings, which start at 9.30 a.m. and finish around Noon. You do not have to be a member of the Essex Wildlife Trust to come along to these events.

Volunteering is subject to registration with Essex Wildlife Trust, so that there is an induction process to go through for new volunteers to ensure you are safe when working and to ensure the Trust’s insurance will apply to you. To join us please send an email to;  volunteering@essexwt.org.uk and ask for a volunteering registration pack. You will be sent some information sheets and a volunteering form to fill in to give your basic details to Essex Wildlife Trust.

Details of work parties are posted here first as a list and then in calendar format. NOTE; (see the ‘Places to Visit’ page for details of the locations). For the month of May we are working with Hadstock Parish Council and residents to carry out a habitat survey of the entire parish, something new for us which we have not tried to do before.

If no event is shown for a specific date that means that no event is being held. After our last event on April 4th we are taking a spring and early summer break and leaving the nature reserves undisturbed for the wildlife. We usually resume with some work in late June. This page will be updated in due course.

Calendar of Events

Here are the same events in calendar format; hover over an event for more details.

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1	2Aubrey Buxton nature reserveAubrey Buxton nature reserveTime: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm	3	4
5	6	7West WoodWest WoodTime: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm	8	9West WoodWest WoodTime: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm	10	11
12	13	14Aubrey BuxtonAubrey BuxtonTime: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm	15	16Aubrey BuxtonAubrey BuxtonTime: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm	17	18
19	20	21Rushy MeadRushy MeadTime: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm	22	23Event cancelled due to forecast heavy rainEvent cancelled due to forecast heavy rainTime: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm	24	25
26	27	28Shadwell WoodShadwell WoodTime: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm	29	30Shadwell WoodShadwell WoodTime: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm	31

Note that locations may change at short notice, check the website before you go.

Shadwell Wood

A separate work party holds Sunday morning meetings at the Shadwell Wood nature reserve near Ashdon, to carry out Winter coppice work. The dates for the Autumn 2025 season are as follows;

October  26

November 9 and 23

December 14 

Events begin at 9:30 a.m. and finish at Noon. Please contact the Warden Tony Morton at tonymorton.net@gmail.com if you would like to join in.