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UPDATE:

FoBP Lakes team have begun a restoration project, backed by the Environment Agency, which aims to revive lakes, ponds, and wetlands.
Stage 1 of the project is for Consultants to conduct an audit for biodiversity and water quality enhancement.

Download the full details here

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A group of swans are swimming in a lake with a red tree in the background

Broomfield Lakes 

The Lakes team is working to improve water quality, biodiversity and wildlife for visitors to enjoy. ï»¿

 

The Lakes Action Team are dedicated to improving and supporting lakes and their wildlife

Aims:


  • Advocate for the wildlife of the lakes
  • Monitor & improve water quality
  • Regular litterpicking to keep lakes clean 
  • Improve biodiversity to support habitats, aquatic plants & invertebrates
  • improve water quality
  • Information on how to protect, feed & support  birds
  • Public Health and Safety Guidance
  • Increase community engagement and enrichment
  • Adopt role as citizen scientists to carry out scientific work in collaboration with professional scientists


What does the Lakes Team do?


Protect Wildlife 

Support wildlife in their natural habitats, which will add ecological value to the area. 


Improve Water Quality

Help ecosystems thrive, that support plants, wildlife and micro-ogranisms, whilst increasing opporunities for community engagement and enrichment. 

Raise Funds

The Lakes Action Team projects is funded by volunteers, and in liaison with Thames 21, FoBP, and Enfield Council.

We are currently waiting on a grant application to the Environment Agency for Citizen Science funding to carry out an audit of the lakes to assess how to progress with restoration.

We intend to develop signage and develop areas of safety for the birds, in the form of floating platforms for safer nesting, preening and resting.

LEARN MORE ABOUT BIRDS

Meet our feathered friends

Waterfowl

Broomfield's watercourses provide habitats for a diverse range of plant, bird and invertebrate species. These freshwater environments store clean water that's crucial for people and wildlife.


Evidence shows that a thriving, wildlife-rich environment benefits both physical and mental health. We believe it’s possible to meet the freshwater needs of both people and nature – if water is managed wisely.

A Coot - a black bird with a white beak and yellow legs is standing on the ground.
A goose and a gosling are standing next to each other on the ground
A cormorant is perched on a branch in the water.
A duck is standing on one leg in the grass.
A small bird is standing in a puddle of water in the grass.
A seagull perched on top of a wooden roof
A heron is standing in the middle of a body of water.
A small duck is swimming in the water.
A colorful bird is standing on the ground near a body of water
Two ducks are swimming in a body of water
A black bird with a red beak and yellow legs is standing on the ground.
Two swans are laying in a nest in the water
A brown and white duck standing on a stick in the water
A duck and two ducklings are swimming in the water.

Places of interest

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Garden of Remembrance

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A group of people are looking at potted plants in a garden.

Orchard

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A woman is standing behind a counter selling food.
A group of people are gathered around a beehive