Floating Pennywort

An activity with North Essex Biodiversity Action Team (Midweek)

Activity date: Thursday 14th May 2026

Start time: 10:15
Finish time: 15:00

Activity description

We will be removing Floating Pennywort, which is an invasive plant that chokes the pond if it is allowed to spread.

Meeting place

Britannia car park at 10a.m. or by the green lane off Barn Hall Avenue. There is also parking in the lay-by on Stalin Road. If you park there, then walk down Bourne Valley to Blythe Pond, at the Old Heath Road end.

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Activity location

Bourne Valley, Off Mersea Road, Colchester, CO2 8RU

Site description

Woodland with ponds and wetland in an Urban setting

Contact

Michael Padmore

Telephone: 07764655682
Email: michael.padmore@tcv.org.uk
Website: https://www.tcv.org.uk/essex

Please bring

• packed lunch
• suitable outdoor clothes
• suitable outdoor footwear

Further info

Bourne Valley is a site of nature conservation importance. It is a woodland and wetland site covering 15 acres sandwiched between the residential areas of Mersea Road and Old Heath Road.

Site Facilities

• Parking
• Toilets
• Nearest Toilets - In the Cemetery, next to the entrance

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