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ESNTV Tasks
16th March 2025 ESNTV

Danbury Common, 9th February 2025. Flatford, 23rd February 2025.

Clearing saplings and gorse to maintain the open heathland. Tree planting

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ESNTV Tasks
16th March 2025 ESNTV

Pin Mill, 12th January 2025. Dunwich Heath, 26th January 2025.

Clearing gorse and footpath maintenance. Removing Silver Birch saplings from the heathland

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ESNTV Tasks
4th January 2025 ESNTV

Pin Mill, 13th October 2024. Dunwich Heath,27th October 2024

Gorse clearance and footpath maintenance. Clearing gorse and bramble.

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ESNTV Tasks
30th September 2024 ESNTV

Backwarden, Danbury 1st September 2024. Pin Mill 15th September 2024. Flatford 29th September 2024.

Clearing saplings and gorse to maintain the heathland. Clearing and moving the tree guards to allow light and space for

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ESNTV Tasks
30th September 2024 ESNTV

Ickworth House 21st July 2024. Flatford 18th August 2024

Clearing the path through Lady Geraldine’s Walk. Painting the Granary and grouting the patio slabs.

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ESNTV Tasks
12th July 2024 ESNTV

Ickworth 9th June 2024, Copt Hall 23rd June 2024

Weeding the dry moat and gravel paths. Digging drainage channels and clearing the courtyard.

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ESNTV Tasks
4th April 2024 ESNTV

Ickworth 3rd March, Northey Island 17th March

Clearing and mulching the borders. Mulching the hedgerow saplings, clearing paths and drainage pipe

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ESNTV Tasks
4th April 2024 ESNTV

Flatford 4th February 2024, Northey Island 20th February 2024

Clearing scrub from the fence line and thinning the hedgerow.Litter picking and cutting back the hedge from the track

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ESNTV Tasks
23rd January 2024 ESNTV

Flatford 7th January 2024, Ickworth House 21st January 2024

Tree planting and fencing. Weeding turning over and mulching of Walled Garden border.

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ESNTV Tasks
23rd January 2024 ESNTV

Danbury 3rd December 2023. Copt Hall Marshes 17th December 2023

Gorse clearance. Removing old fencing and a bridge and clearing scrub from around the bird hide.

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ESNTV Tasks
12th December 2023 ESNTV

Danbury 5th November2023. Pin Mill 19th November 2023

Scrub and Gorse clearance at Danbury and Pin Mill

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ESNTV Tasks
18th September 2023 ESNTV

Flatford 10th September 2023

40th Anniversary of the group and clearing the Mill Pond of reed mace and vegetation

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ESNTV Tasks
18th September 2023 ESNTV

Ickworth House 30th July and 13th August 2023

Hedge cutting and verge clearing along the Albana Walk.

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ESNTV Tasks
20th July 2023 ESNTV

16th July 2023. Bridges Farm Dedham

This week our task was at Bridges Farm working with Stephen the new Ranger. We spent the morning looking and

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ESNTV Tasks
1st May 2023 ESNTV

23rd April- Flatford

This week we returned to Flatford working alongside Countryside manager Dave Piper. We were tasked with replacing a stretch of

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ESNTV Tasks
3rd April 2023 ESNTV

26th March – Northey Island

Despite the wet and cold weather conditions we made a welcome return to Northey Island for our task this week.

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ESNTV Tasks
6th March 2023 ESNTV

26th February 2023 – Lower Barn Farm Dedham

For our task this weekend we returned to Lower Barn Farm Dedham to continue working alongside Dave Piper and helping

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ESNTV Tasks
21st February 2023 ESNTV

12th February 2023 – Danbury Common

We returned to Danbury Common this week to help and work alongside the ranger Matt. We were tasked with cutting

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ESNTV Tasks
7th February 2023 ESNTV

29th January 2023 – Pin Mill

We returned to Pin Mill for our task this week and continued our work on widening the pathways to allow

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ESNTV Tasks
1st February 2023 ESNTV

15th January 2023 – Lower Barn Farm

Here are a few photos from our first task out for the year. We worked at Lower Barn Farm, where

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ESNTV Tasks
22nd December 2022 ESNTV

18th December 2022 – Lower Barn Farm Dedham

Our last task of 2022 was with Dave Piper at Lower Barn Farm , Dedham. We were tasked with cutting

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ESNTV Tasks
11th December 2022 ESNTV

4th December 2022 – Danbury Common

We returned to Danbury Common for our task this week and thankfully this time the day although very cold, was

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ESNTV Tasks
3rd December 2022 ESNTV

20th November 2022 – Pin Mill

For our task this week we returned to Pin Mill to work alongside Ranger Dave Mason. We started the day

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ESNTV Tasks
30th October 2022 ESNTV

23rd October 2022 – Ickworth House

We returned to Ickworth House this week to continue assisting in the preparations for their Light Nights. We worked in

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ESNTV Tasks
21st October 2022 ESNTV

16th October 2022 – Mount Pleasant Farm Dunwich Heath

In a rearranged task we were at Mount Pleasant Farm ,Dunwich Heath this week. We were tasked with removing a

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ESNTV Tasks
1st October 2022 ESNTV

25th September 2022 – Ickworth

We made a very welcome return to Ickworth House for our task this week where we had the pleasure of

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ESNTV Tasks
20th September 2022 ESNTV

11th September – Flatford Mill

We returned to Flatford this week for our annual task of clearing mace reed from the mill pond.On recent visits

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ESNTV Tasks
2nd September 2022 ESNTV

28th August 2022 – Orford Ness

Our task this week was on Orford Ness where we worked with Karen, a new ranger to the site who

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ESNTV Tasks
25th August 2022 ESNTV

21st August 2022 – Dunwich Heath

A change of date, led to a change of task too at Dunwich Heath, where we worked to clear a

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ESNTV Tasks
9th August 2022 ESNTV

30th July 2022 – Pin Mill

Our task this week was at Pin Mill working in the Cliff plantation area. We cut back a lot of

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ESNTV Tasks
1st August 2022 ESNTV

24th July 2022 – Danbury Common

On Sunday 24th we gathered with Matt the Ranger at Danbury Common to carry out a walk through ecological survey

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ESNTV Tasks
7th July 2022 ESNTV

3rd July 2022 – Dunwich Heath

Our task this week was at Dunwich Heath working the ranger Lloyd. On a rotational basis old woody gorse is

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ESNTV Tasks
6th July 2022 ESNTV

19th June 20022 – Sherman’s Hall

Our Sunday destination did not take us far from the day before, as we visited Sherman’s Hall in Dedham We

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ESNTV Tasks
6th July 2022 ESNTV

18th June 2022 – Flatford

This was an additional task for us, and – unusually – a Saturday out, having been invited to join ‘Bioblitz’

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ESNTV Tasks
9th June 2022 ESNTV

5th June 2022 – Hatfield Forest

Our task this week was at a new venue for the group at Hatfield Forest in Essex, a well preserved

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ESNTV Tasks
30th May 2022 ESNTV

22nd May 2022 – Northey Island

We made a welcome return to Northey Island to continue our work there. The new bird hide needed another coat

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ESNTV Tasks
12th May 2022 ESNTV

8th May 2022 – Flatford

This week we were working alongside the Drovers Way installing a new fence line across the field. This involved completely

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ESNTV Tasks
28th April 2022 ESNTV

24th April 2022 – Bridges Farm, Dedham

We made a visit to always popular Dedham – but this time walking shoes weren’t required, as the worksite was

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ESNTV Tasks
13th April 2022 ESNTV

10th April 2022 – Thorington Lodge

Sometimes, the best laid plans go awry. It doesn’t usually happen to us, but this was one of those tasks!

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ESNTV Tasks
4th April 2022 ESNTV

27th March 2022 – Northey Island

We returned to Northey Island this week to help clear the foreshore of rubbish , litter and driftwood after the

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ESNTV Tasks
17th March 2022 ESNTV

13th March 2022 – Backwarden Danbury

Our task this week was to continue the clearance work we had previously undertaken at Backwarden Danbury. This was our

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ESNTV Tasks
4th March 2022 ESNTV

27th February 2022 – Backwarden Danbury

We returned to Backwarden to continue clearing the area of birch saplings and gorse prior to the nesting season. With

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ESNTV Tasks
17th February 2022 ESNTV

13th February 2022 – Dunwich Heath

This week the group returned to a rather bracing Dunwich Heath. We were tasked with removing the old chicken wire

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ESNTV Tasks
4th February 2022 ESNTV

30th January Hall Farm/Sherman’s Hall Dedham

This time we returned to Dedham where we split into two groups with one focusing on continuing to clear the

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ESNTV Tasks
19th January 2022 ESNTV

16th January 2022 – Backwarden Danbury

This week we returned to Backwarden Danbury for the first task of 2022. We continued our work removing silver birch

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ESNTV Tasks
8th January 2022 ESNTV

19th December 2021 – Lower Barn Farm, Dedham

This week was our last task for the year which included the Christmas Barbecue. We continued clearing overgrown hedge rows

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ESNTV Tasks
8th January 2022 ESNTV

5th December 2021 – Danbury Commons

This week the group returned to Danbury supporting ranger Matt in an area called Backwarden. The task involved cutting down

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ESNTV Tasks
8th January 2022 ESNTV

21st November 2021 – Dedham

This week we returned to Dedham. We split into 2 teams with one group tasked with clearing the garden of

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ESNTV Tasks
8th January 2022 ESNTV

7th November 2021 – Dawns Covert

This week we returned to Dawns Covert to continue the work we started a month ago. We repaired the fencing,

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ESNTV Tasks
8th January 2022 ESNTV

24th October 2021 – Melford Hall

This week the group visited Melford for the first time this year. We were tasked with thinning out the woodland

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ESNTV Tasks
26th October 2021 ESNTV

10th October 2021 – Dawns Covert

This week we made a return visit to Dawns Covert at Pin Mill. We removed undergrowth to clear the fence

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ESNTV Tasks
26th October 2021 ESNTV

26th September 2021 – Mount Pleasant Farm, Dunwich

This week we returned to Mount Pleasant Farm working alongside ranger Lloyd to continue removing the old perimeter fence and

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ESNTV Tasks
26th October 2021 ESNTV

12th September 2021 – Flatford Mill

This week it was our annual task of clearing the Mill Pond at Flatford working along side Dave Piper. A

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ESNTV Tasks
26th October 2021 ESNTV

29th August 2021 – Orford Ness

Our second visit of the year to Orford Ness, this time around we continued clearing gorse bushes we started earlier

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ESNTV Tasks
17th August 2021 ESNTV

15th August 2021 – Copt Hall Marshes

A great turnout in the heat, for our second visit of the year to Copt Hall Marshes. This time we

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ESNTV Tasks
4th August 2021 ESNTV

1st August 2021 – Mount Pleasant Farm, Dunwich

A visit to the other end of our region this week, to work with Ranger Lloyd at Dunwich. There were

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ESNTV Tasks
21st July 2021 ESNTV

18th July 2021 – Danbury Commons

A handful of us braved the hottest day of the year at Danbury Commons, primarily to undertake a Land Condition

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ESNTV Tasks
7th July 2021 ESNTV

4th July 2021 – Northey Island

Some sore heads this morning were quickly cleared by the North Sea air at Northey Island. This is another site

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ESNTV Tasks
30th June 2021 ESNTV

27th June 2021 – Copt Hall Marshes

We were out of sequence this week, as circumstances beat our last planned task. And we visited Copt Hall Marshes

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ESNTV Tasks
9th June 2021 ESNTV

6th June 2021 – Thorington Hall

This task – we returned to Thorington Hall, to support gardener Lisa. Once again, we helped to blitz the grounds

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ESNTV Tasks
26th May 2021 ESNTV

23rd May 2021 – Pin Mill

This Sunday, we were back to a familiar property – Pin Mill, and working with a new Ranger – David

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ESNTV Tasks
17th May 2021 ESNTV

9th May 2021 – Bridges Farm

A second visit for the year to Dedham – this time working at Bridges Farm – and once again we

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ESNTV Tasks
17th May 2021 ESNTV

25th April 2021 – Lower Barn Farm

This Sunday, we were back at Lower Barn Farm in Dedham Vale, where there were a variety of tasks to

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ESNTV Tasks
17th May 2021 ESNTV

11th April 2021 – Thorington Hall

Our second post-lockdown-3 task was an unusual one for us – working at a National Trust Holidays property. It was

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ESNTV Tasks
14th December 2020 ESNTV

13th December 2020 – Danbury Commons

This Sunday we were back to Danbury Common for the first time since March! In addition to scrub clearing, this

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ESNTV Tasks
1st December 2020 ESNTV

29th November 2020 – Mount Pleasant Farm, Dunwich

This Sunday’s task took us up to Mount Pleasant farm, on Dunwich Heath. We were given two tasks to do:

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ESNTV Tasks
14th November 2020 ESNTV

1st November 2020 – Lower Barn Farm

Sunday was our second post-‘furlough’ task, and we returned to Lower Barn Farm in Dedham. We didn’t quite pick up

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ESNTV Tasks
19th October 2020 ESNTV

18th October 2020 – Lower Barn Farm

It had been a long wait – and Sunday we returned to volunteering, at beautiful Dedham Vale. It was great

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ESNTV Tasks
20th March 2020 ESNTV

8th March 2020 – Danbury Common

Great to be back at Danbury and working with Ranger Alex again! We are helping to improve the balance of

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ESNTV Tasks
20th March 2020 ESNTV

29th Feb – 1st Mar 2020 – Slindon Estate

It was great to be able to get together again for a weekend away from the usual patch of Suffolk

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ESNTV Tasks
25th February 2020 ESNTV

23rd February 2020 – Dunwich Heath

‘Us hardy few’ (including Judith!) travelled to an extremity of our patch, for a task at Dunwich Heath. Despite some

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ESNTV Tasks
28th January 2020 ESNTV

26th January 2020 – Ickworth Park

Another great task turnout, with nineteen volunteers, including two new people for our visit to Ickworth. Our aim was clear

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ESNTV Tasks
17th January 2020 ESNTV

12th January 2020 – Fenbridge

We took a bumper workforce of twenty three volunteers to Fenbridge, for our first task of the year. Such was

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ESNTV Tasks
17th January 2020 ESNTV

22nd December – Mount Pleasant Farm

Our last task of the year saw many of us make the trip up the Suffolk coast to Dunwich. Here

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ESNTV Tasks
17th January 2020 ESNTV

8th December 2019 – Lingwood Common

Possibly a first ever trip to Lingwood Common, a neighbour of Danbury Common, to thin out this patch of woodland.

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ESNTV Tasks
24th November 2019 ESNTV

24th November 2019 – Bourne Mill

A return to Bourne Mill after 2 years for a site-tidy. Everything was a little damp, which gave Team Craske

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ESNTV Tasks
10th November 2019 ESNTV

10th November 2019 – Ickworth

It barely seems like yesterday we were uncovering the dahlias in the walled garden at Ickworth; in fact it was

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ESNTV Tasks
27th October 2019 ESNTV

27th October 2019 – Ickworth

Our fourth task working in the Albana this year to remove the inner box hedge along the path. Another long

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ESNTV Tasks
13th October 2019 ESNTV

13th October 2019 – Melford Hall

A return to the eastern belt of woodland on the Melford Hall estate – the first in about 6 years!

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ESNTV Tasks
29th September 2019 ESNTV

29th September 2019 – Ickworth Park

Back to Ickworth this week to continue the removal of the hedge along the inside of the Albana Walk. A

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ESNTV Tasks
15th September 2019 ESNTV

15th September 2019 – Flatford Mill

Our annual task of clearing the Mill Pond of overgrowth was a great success, with large amounts of reed mace

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ESNTV Tasks
1st September 2019 ESNTV

1st September 2019 – Ickworth Park

Work continued on this task to remove the inner hedge from the Albana Walk. Steady progress was made in cutting

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ESNTV Tasks
18th August 2019 ESNTV

18th August 2019 – Ickworth Park

In the Albana there is a long, tall hedge that needs removing, so who do Ickworth call upon to get

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ESNTV Tasks
17th August 2019 ESNTV

4th August 2019 – Danbury Common

Our third wildlife surveying task of the year, this time at Danbury Common. Some extra work was also carried out

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ESNTV Tasks
21st July 2019 ESNTV

21st July 2019 – Dawns Covert

First time back to Dawns Covert for over three years, and it was great to see it teaming with wildlife.

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7th July 2019 ESNTV

7th July 2019 – Ickworth Walled Garden

Back to the walled garden again, this time to finish off the canes and string around the dahlias, and to

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ESNTV Tasks
23rd June 2019 ESNTV

23rd June 2019 – Ickworth Walled Garden

Back to the walled garden today to continue working on the dahlia beds. Most of the dahlias had now woken

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ESNTV Tasks
9th June 2019 ESNTV

9th June 2019 – Dedham Vale

A totally different type of task this time. We went on the hunt for wildlife in the meadows/fields at Dedham

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ESNTV Tasks
12th May 2019 ESNTV

12th May 2019 – Ickworth House

It was time for the dahlias in the walled garden to be uncovered, and this job fell to SNTV once

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ESNTV Tasks
28th April 2019 ESNTV

28th April 2019 – Danbury Common

A new type of task this week for our second trip to Danbury Common this year. The main purpose of

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ESNTV Tasks
14th April 2019 ESNTV

14th April 2019 – Dedham

Lots of cutting back and tidying up of fallen trees on today’s task. The hedge-line needed a trim to allow

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ESNTV Tasks
31st March 2019 ESNTV

31st March 2019 – Sutton Hoo

The entrance to Sutton Hoo’s overflow car park was a bit lumpy and had the wrong kind of matting underneath

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ESNTV Tasks
17th March 2019 ESNTV

17th March 2019 – Ickworth

Big task of the day: remove the double box hedge from around a dead tree, ready for someone else to

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ESNTV Tasks
3rd March 2019 ESNTV

3rd March 2019 – Flatford

This task involved playing our part in the planting of 2000 trees in a relatively recently acquired area of Flatford.

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ESNTV Tasks
24th February 2019 ESNTV

24th February 2019 – Orford Ness

Our visit to Orford Ness gave the group a couple of unique task opportunities. First was a smaller team that

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3rd February 2019 ESNTV

3rd February 2019 – Ickworth

Back at Ickworth for some laurel bashing this week. This task was in lieu of the originally planned task of

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ESNTV Tasks
20th January 2019 ESNTV

20th January 2019 – Pin Mill

5 weeks on from the last task at Pin Mill, we returned to continue the clearance of the woodland. The

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ESNTV Tasks
6th January 2019 ESNTV

6th January 2019 – Danbury Common

On SNTV’s first visit to Danbury Common in about 20 years (according to Andy!) we were able to make a

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ESNTV Tasks
16th December 2018 ESNTV

16th December 2018 – Pin Mill

For our last task of the year, and our annual Sausage Sizzle, we were at Pin Mill. The job for

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2nd December 2018 ESNTV

2nd December 2018 – Ickworth House

A return to coppicing along Geraldine’s Walk in front of the main house. We coppiced an area here on our

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ESNTV Tasks
18th November 2018 ESNTV

18th November 2018 – Fen Bridge

This was the first time we had worked at Fen Bridge for nearly 4 years (the last time was March

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ESNTV Tasks
4th November 2018 ESNTV

4th November 2018 – Melford Hall

A great turn-out today, and fortunately Rob & Josh had plenty of work to keep us occupied! The hedge along

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ESNTV Tasks
21st October 2018 ESNTV

21st October 2018 – Lower Barn Farm

On a very warm October day we convened on Lower Barn Farm for a ‘slash and burn’ task. The job

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ESNTV Tasks
7th October 2018 ESNTV

October 2018 – Surrey Hills Weekend

This was the long-awaited SNTV working weekend away at Henman Bunkhouse in the Surrey Hills. Twelve of the group descended

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30th September 2018 ESNTV

30th September 2018 – Flatford Mill

One week later than originally planned due to poor weather conditions, we returned to Flatford Mill for our annual clearance

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ESNTV Tasks
9th September 2018 ESNTV

9th September 2018 – Dunwich Heath

We were very pleased to finally return to Dunwich Heath for a task for the first time in many years.

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ESNTV Tasks
26th August 2018 ESNTV

26th August 2018 – Melford Hall

This task at Melford Hall was mostly maintenance jobs – weeding, edging, and picking the copious amounts of fruit growing

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12th August 2018 ESNTV

12th August 2018 – Ickworth House

Today we returned to the Italianate Garden at Ickworth to continue removing the box roots and to dig out a

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ESNTV Tasks
29th July 2018 ESNTV

29th July 2018 – Ickworth House

Weather conditions for this task were very different compared to the previous few weeks! In fact, I think the wind

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15th July 2018 ESNTV

15th July 2018 – Ickworth

Working inside a greenhouse on a day with temperatures approaching 30 degs C didn’t sound very appealing, but fortunately the

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1st July 2018 ESNTV

1st July 2018 – Orford Ness

We returned to the Ness to tackle the Red Valerian, something we worked hard on last year. It was clear

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17th June 2018 ESNTV

17th June 2018 – Ickworth

We returned this week to Ickworth’s walled garden to continue working on the dahlia beds. A month ago we lifted

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ESNTV Tasks
3rd June 2018 ESNTV

3rd June 2018 – Sutton Hoo

Great to be back at Sutton Hoo, thanks to new ranger Jonathan! We had the task of replacing steps along

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6th May 2018 ESNTV

6th May 2018 – Melford Hall

We can’t reflect on this task without remembering the weather! Another lovely day to be working outdoors, at the beautiful

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22nd April 2018 ESNTV

22nd April 2018 – Ickworth Park

After an enforced break from tasks, we were keen and happy to be back with loppers and bow saws in

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11th March 2018 ESNTV

11th March 2018 – Lower Barn Farm

On this task we returned to Lower Barn Farm to continue the hedge-laying and the cutting back of the growth

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25th February 2018 ESNTV

25th February 2018 – Melford Hall

First visit of 2018 to Melford Hall saw us helping the property with some smaller jobs that needed doing as

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ESNTV Tasks
11th February 2018 ESNTV

11th February 2018 – Lower Barn Farm

On this task we returned to Lower Barn Farm for the first time in awhile. We worked on the hedge

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28th January 2018 ESNTV

28th January 2018 – Pin Mill

Second task in a row where we did some coppicing – we’re getting good at it! This time it was

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14th January 2018 ESNTV

14th January 2018 – Ickworth

Our first task of the year was coppicing at Ickworth, working in Geraldine’s Walk, not far from the main house.

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1st January 2018 ESNTV

3rd December 2017 – Moorats

A visit to Moorats Park in Dedham for this task saw us working to repair a section of fence, including

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1st January 2018 ESNTV

17th December 2017 – Dedham Hall Farm

A very cold, frosty start to our last task of 2017. We worked at the far end of Dedham Hall

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20th November 2017 ESNTV

19th November 2017 – Melford Hall

A great turnout of volunteers on a lovely sunny day meant we were able to really attack the exterior hedge,

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ESNTV Tasks
15th November 2017 ESNTV

5th November – Bourne Mill

Second visit of the year to Bourne Mill in Colchester to do a site tidy. Most parts of the grounds

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25th October 2017 ESNTV

22nd October 2017 – Ickworth

A day of laurel-lopping! The saying that many hands make light work was never truer than today, as a hard-working

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11th October 2017 ESNTV

8th October 2017 – Pin Mill

This week it felt great to get back to a classic slash and burn task! We were on the heathland

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28th September 2017 ESNTV

24th September 2017 – Orford Ness

A change to the original programme saw a number of us convene on Orford Ness for our second task of

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13th September 2017 ESNTV

10th September 2017 – Flatford Mill

That time of year again! This task was the annual clearance of the mill pond at Flatford. This maintenance is

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29th August 2017 ESNTV

27th August 2017 – Ickworth Park

Third task in a row at Ickworth, but this time we were working in the walled garden, weeding/clearing a couple

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14th August 2017 ESNTV

13th August 2017 – Ickworth Park

Another session cutting back the hedge along the Albana Walk, and this week we finished it! Well, the field side

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2nd August 2017 ESNTV

30th July 2017 – Ickworth Park

More hedge-trimming along the Albana Walk this week at Ickworth House. We’re making good progress! Well done to everyone who

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22nd July 2017 ESNTV

16th July 2017 – Chairman’s BBQ

Adam kindly hosted a BBQ at his house after the task at Orford Ness, and it was very much enjoyed

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22nd July 2017 ESNTV

16th July 2017 – Orford Ness

This week’s task was a rare visit to Orford Ness to tackle some Red Valerian that was unwanted. This Red

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22nd July 2017 ESNTV

2nd July 2017 – Ickworth Park

We returned to to the hedge on the Albana Walk that we de-brambled approx 6 months ago. It needed a

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18th June 2017 ESNTV

18th June 2017 – Bridges Farm

On a very hot day, we gave the barns at Bridges Farm a coat of paint to help protect them

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12th June 2017 ESNTV

4th June 2017 – Social visit to Anglesey Abbey

It was nice to spend a day as a group without actually having work to do! A great turnout for

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12th June 2017 ESNTV

21st May 2017 – Ickworth Park

Two quite different tasks awaited us at Ickworth this week. One group got stuck into chopping some laurels down to

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8th May 2017 ESNTV

7th May 2017 – Melford Hall

A great task for the gardeners this time!! SNTV were welcomed back to Melford Hall, to help prepare for Long

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24th April 2017 ESNTV

23rd April 2017 – Dedham Hall Farm

Another busy, well attended, task in the Dedham Vale. We cleared and burnt some scrub already cut down, replaced a

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24th April 2017 ESNTV

9th April 2017 – Ickworth Park

We spent a gloriously sunny April day planting snowdrops and daffodils, the former in the Walnut Grove, the latter on

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24th April 2017 ESNTV

26th March 2017 – Melford Hall

Not many photos from me this week as I got there mid-way through the task. However, plenty was still accomplished

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ESNTV Tasks
26th March 2017 ESNTV

26th March 2017 – Melford Hall

Not many photos from me this week as I got there mid-way through the task. However, plenty was still accomplished

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13th March 2017 ESNTV

12th March 2017 – Dedham

A great turnout today meant that we were able to complete a job that had previously been started by the

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27th February 2017 ESNTV

26th February 2017 – Melford Hall

Our first visit to Melford Hall this year. Two main tasks today: move snowdrops off the path in Lord Somerset’s

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13th February 2017 ESNTV

12th February 2017 – Bourne Mill

This was our first trip to Bourne Mill in Colchester in over 4 years, and we were tasked with giving

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7th February 2017 ESNTV

29th January 2017 – Kyson Hill

We went to Kyson Hill to “manage the view”, which was basically to clear the scrub and trees at two

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19th December 2016 ESNTV

18th December 2016 – Dedham Hall Farm

We had a good turnout for our last task of the year at Dedham Hall Farm. The job for the

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6th December 2016 ESNTV

4th December 2016 – Ickworth Park

Today we split into two groups to tackle two completely different types of task. One group went back to continue

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21st November 2016 ESNTV

20th November 2016 – Lavenham Guildhall

On our first working visit to the Guildhall in Lavenham, we were tasked with reclaiming a garden which is attached

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7th November 2016 ESNTV

6th November 2016 – Pin Mill

A return to Pin Mill to continue the coppicing we started on the August bank holiday. Everyone worked hard cutting

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30th October 2016 ESNTV

23rd October 2016 – Ickworth Park

In a change to the advertised laurel bashing, we instead were given the task of starting to de-bramble the hedge

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9th October 2016 ESNTV

9th October 2016 – Kyson Hill

Despite a lower turnout than last year, we managed to get a lot done today at Kyson Hill. The morning

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27th September 2016 ESNTV

25th September 2016 – Flatford Mill

Time for the annual mud bath once again! Despite our efforts last year, the reed mace in the mill pond

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20th September 2016 ESNTV

11th September 2016 – Ickworth Park

On Sunday we had just about perfect weather – sunny but not too hot – to tackle the pesky laurels

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28th August 2016 ESNTV

28th August 2016 – Pin Mill

This week we entered the woodland at Pin Mill to coppice the trees. Although some of the trees are not

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ESNTV Tasks
27th August 2016 ESNTV

14th August 2016 – Melford Hall

We had two main jobs to tackle today, along with some other important work being done. On our last visit

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ESNTV Tasks
27th August 2016 ESNTV

31st July 2016 – Ickworth Park

For this task we once again worked on the maintenance of the walled garden, lending a hand to the regular

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15th January 2015 ESNTV

17th July 2016 – Bridges Farm

On a very hot day, a smaller group of us than usual worked at Bridges Farm in Dedham to give

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