Events
UBOCP 2021 Farm Business Resilience Virtual Event
The 2021 Upper and Bedford Ouse Catchment Partnership Farm Business Resilience Event has gone virtual. This year we are unable to welcome you to the usual venues for these events due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, however, we do hope you enjoy the videos which have been produced by some of the partnership organisations. The aim…
Read MoreReeds & Waterweeds: Aquatic Plants Workshop
The UBOCP River Wardens programme held an “Introduction to Aquatic Plants Workshop” for 12 river wardens at Priory Country Park in Bedford. A nice warm sunny September day we met outside the café at 10am for a quick run through of the event and the necessary health and safety brief, it was Friday the 13th…
Read MoreSplashing in Puddles… for Adults!
Whoever said adults couldn’t have fun splashing around in water has never met the Environment Agency! Though there is more to the Environment Agency than just having fun in the water, the EA have dedicated teams that survey our rivers to obtain all sorts of data from chemical compositions to hydro-morphological form and fish to…
Read MoreRiver Warden Invertebrate Workshop
Want to learn how to survey river invertebrates? The River Wardens Scheme with our partners in the Environment Agency are holding a workshop session at the Gamlingay Eco-hub on the 19th September to introduce the subject for newbies and provide further guidance for those who have already had some experience. As the workshop will have a…
Read MoreFarm Business Resilience Events
Funded by Anglian Water and the Environment Agency, the Upper & Bedford Ouse Catchment Partnership is pleased to be supporting the farming community by organising two Farm Business Resilience events in March. Aimed at farmers and land owners/ managers, guest speakers will present topics including the impacts of Brexit on farming, pesticide regulations, no-till farming…
Read MoreRiver Wardens’ Walk Over training
We will be holding a session to train River Wardens in walk over surveys at Jordans Mill, Biggleswade on the morning of the 29th of March 2017.
Read MoreAquatic Invertebrate Sampling and Identification Training Workshop
Date: Thursday 29th September 2017, 10am-4pm, Location: Wadelows Nature Reserve, Toddington (nr J12 of M1). Cost: Free The Upper and Bedford Ouse Catchment Partnership is running a FREE 1-day introductory training workshop for volunteers interested in the identification of aquatic invertebrates. As part of this workshop you will learn:
Read MoreU&BOCP Spring Symposium
The Upper & Bedford Ouse Catchment Partnership has had a very productive year, including: welcoming new members, developing our website, updating our Vision and Objectives, holding community engagement events, contributing and commenting on EA plans and strategies, producing a funding strategy; and delivering a number of river restoration projects. On March 23rd 2017 from 10.00-1.00 at…
Read MoreVolunteer training events
In March and April 2017, UBOCP will be hosting a number of volunteer training events to highlight the range of ways in which we believe communities and individuals can assist the U&BOCP in caring for, and enhancing, our rivers and watercourses. Our hope is that following these events, many volunteers will ‘sign up’ to a…
Read MoreRevival of the Ivel
The Upper & Bedford Ouse Catchment Partnership (UBOCP) will be holding a community engagement day on Biggleswade Common on Sunday 13th September 2017. The event, which will run from 10.00am to 3.00pm will provide information on a wide range of issues, as well and a hands-on opportunity to support river restoration works on the River…
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