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North Spit Hide at Lea Farm Lake – Planning Permission Granted

LWT are thrilled to announce their planning application for the new hide at the North spit, has been successful and this now places us in an exciting time to plan the construction elements and plan the build dates, which will most likely be from 1st August 2023. LWT hide drawing 011122rr We all know inflation … read more

Waitrose Screen at Lea Farm Lake now open

LWT are delighted to announce that the Waitrose Screen at Lea Farm Lake (LFL) is now open, all members can access the screen from the Loddon path via a new gate approximately 250m past Ron’s hide. The screen offers views previously out of sight from Ron’s and when the Phragmites reed bed is mature, then … read more

Renton Righelato

A message from Fraser Cottington Renton Righelato – The passing of a friend, co-trustee and overall champion of Berkshire nature conservation The news of Renton’s passing is a shock to me, probably to most of us – when we learn of friends and loved ones faced with a battle with cancer, all we can do … read more

Guided Walk Prize Draw

I have finally drawn the 3 names from the 160 people who generously donated, joined or renewed from October to late April when we hit 500 members for the first time. To add some suspense please click on the link to find out if you were a winner and expect contact from me in the … read more

Landmark membership number achieved

LWT is delighted to announce we just hit 500 memberships for the first time. This is the first of several milestones Fraser Cottington has set for LWT and this is seen as the beginning of the next era of our charity and one where we are certain we can cover all our overheads as relatively … read more

Planning Application Notice – 220665

LWT received the planning application notice for the new hide and have duly placed that notice on Ron’s hide gate, for all to see and comment if required. Fraser met with a planning officer on site this week and we now await a positive response, for which we have been given an estimate time frame … read more

LWT receive a £1,000 ‘Give a Little Love’ donation from Waitrose Woodley

LWT is delighted to announce we were selected to receive a donation from Waitrose Woodley as part of their new ‘Give a Little Love’ charity donation scheme. Fraser Cottington went to the Woodley store to meet Jackie and Dawn who run the charity giving scheme at that store and presented him with a cheque on … read more

Appeal for volunteers for weekdays

Dear all our members, things are going amazingly well on site and in the background, it’s literally never been a more exciting time for LWT and our members. Most of you already know LWT volunteer needs have greatly increased – both on and off the nature reserve. To rise to these needs we now need … read more

Colour ringed Little Egret originated from Walthamstow

The North Thames Gull Group & Southern Colour Ring Group were delighted to hear about our sighting this week of the Little Egret ringed at Walthamstow 15th May 2019 and have been very kind to provide this link to it’s history : Here Saying – “Many thanks for sending in your sighting to the North … read more

An incentive to reach LWT’s goal of 500 memberships

LWT membership levels are at all time highs, around 469 which is fantastic in itself. Many people will be aware Fraser Cottington said he was dedicated to growing membership and with next year’s building of the new North Spit Hide and another announcement we hope to make soon, we think there are lots of reasons … read more