Water Voles and Invasive Non-native Species Conference 2019

About the event

Join us at this important conference. - the aim is to bring you up to date with the current status of water voles and invasive non-native species locally.

Programme

6:15                 Refreshments

7:00                  Welcome and introduction - Tim Hill, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust

7:10                 Water Voles and Invasive Non-native Species in Hertfordshire; what happened in 2019? - Martin Ketcher, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust   

7:30                 Giant Hogweed is invincible – were Genesis right?  - Dr Marion Seier, Team Leader, Invasive Species Management, CABI

8:05                  Water Vole and wetland conservation in the Lee Valley – Cath Patrick, Conservation Manager, Lee Valley Regional Park Authority

8:15                 Break and refreshment

8:45                  Reintroducing Water Voles to the River Bulbourne – David Kirk, Chair, The Box Moor Trust

9:00                  Colne Valley Landscape Partnership Projects – Gavin Bennett, Colne Valley Rivers & Wetlands Officer

9:10                  Monitoring Wetlands in Hertfordshire and North London – Rob Fox, River Lea Biodiversity Officer

9:20                  Questions and summary

9:30                 Finish