Econet
Our Work Parties
CRoW
(Conserve Reading
on Wednesdays)
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Friends of
Clayfield Copse
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Friends of
Mapledurham Playing Fields
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Friends of
McIlroy Park
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Friends of
Reading Old Cemetery
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Friends of
Ruscombe Wood
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Friends of
Waterloo Meadows
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Econet Broad Hinton
Copse
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Econet Charvil
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Reading Urban
Wildlife
CRoW (Conserve Reading on Wednesdays)
CRoW was founded in 1986 with its first task in Curtis Wood, Calcot on the 12th March, but folded in 1990 due to a lack of support.
However, in September of that year thanks to the efforts
of some determined volunteers and the support of BTCV (now TCV), Reading Borough Council and Berkshire Conservation Volunteers (BeC)
the group was relaunched initially with one or two tasks a month. Despite some further struggles by 1995 tasks were being organised on a weekly basis. From the outset in addition to schools and open spaces
within the borough of Reading, CRoW has undertaken work for a variety of councils such as Ruscombe Parish, Earley Town
and the now defunct Berkshire County Council as well as organisations like the National Trust, the Woodland Trust, the local Wildlfe Trust and
Thrive. See our archive for further details of the group's history.
We now aim to organise a task every Wednesday throughout the year ranging from hedgelaying and coppicing to scrub clearance, invasive species control and path maintenance at sites in and around Reading, from Dinton Pastures to the east to Paices Wood in the west and including many of Reading's open spaces such as Clayfield Copse in Caversham and Blundells Copse in Tilehurst. Please visit our Programme for further details.
Contact: Dave 07703 309 611. Alternatively, please contact us via the Contacts page.
Please note, we always meet on site. We appreciate our volunteers have other interests and commitments and may not be able to join us every week, we will be happy to see you whenever you are able to come.
Future Activities
A summary of current planned activities follows, for full details please visit our Programme.
Activity
Summary
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Wednesday
17th September 2025
10:00 - 14:30
Ruscombe's Ponds
Castle End Road Pond
Willow pollarding
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Wednesday
24th September 2025
10:00 - 14:30
Rushall Farm
Bradfield
Task to be confirmed
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Wednesday
1st October 2025
10:00 - 14:30
Ruscombe's Ponds
Castle End Road Pond
Willow pollarding
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Friday
3rd October 2025
10:00 - 13:00
The Cowsey
Whitley
Ride clearance and glade creation
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Wednesday
8th October 2025
10:00 - 14:30
Withy Copse
Tilehurst
Coppicing
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Wednesday
15th October 2025
10:00 - 14:30
Pound Copse
Arborfield
Hedgelaying
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Wednesday
22nd October 2025
10:00 - 14:30
Hosehill Lake
Theale
Scrub clearance and raking
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Wednesday
29th October 2025
10:00 - 14:30
Withy Copse
Tilehurst
Coppicing
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Friday
31st October 2025
10:00 - 13:00
The Cowsey
Whitley
Ride clearance and glade creation
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Wednesday
5th November 2025
10:00 - 14:30
Pound Copse
Arborfield
Hedgelaying
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Wednesday
12th November 2025
10:00 - 14:30
Ruscombe's Ponds
Castle End Road Pond
Wattle fence building, scrub clearance
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Wednesday
19th November 2025
10:00 - 14:30
Withy Copse
Tilehurst
Coppicing
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Friday
28th November 2025
10:00 - 13:00
The Cowsey
Whitley
Ride clearance and glade creation
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Wednesday
3rd December 2025
10:00 - 14:30
Fobney Island Wetland Nature Reserve
Task to be confirmed
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Friday
5th December 2025
10:00 - 14:30
Reserved
Christmas Tree Harvest
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Wednesday
10th December 2025
10:00 - 14:30
Paices Wood Country Park
Aldermaston
To be confirmed
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Wednesday
17th December 2025
10:00 - 14:30
Rushall Farm
Bradfield
Task to be confirmed
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Friday
26th December 2025
10:00 - 13:00
The Cowsey
Whitley
Ride clearance and glade creation
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Wednesday
7th January 2026
10:00 - 14:30
Fobney Island Wetland Nature Reserve
Task to be confirmed
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Wednesday
14th January 2026
10:00 - 14:30
Blundells Copse
Tilehurst
Hedge and ride maintenance
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Wednesday
21st January 2026
10:00 - 14:30
Five a Day Market Garden
Englefield
Willow harvest
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Friday
30th January 2026
10:00 - 13:00
The Cowsey
Whitley
Ride clearance and glade creation
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Wednesday
4th February 2026
10:00 - 14:30
Blundells Copse
Tilehurst
Task to be confirmed
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Wednesday
25th February 2026
10:00 - 14:30
Blundells Copse
Tilehurst
Task to be confirmed
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Friday
27th February 2026
10:00 - 13:00
The Cowsey
Whitley
Ride clearance and glade creation
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Wednesday
25th March 2026
10:00 - 14:30
Watermill Court
Woolhampton
Pond maintenance
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Friday
27th March 2026
10:00 - 13:00
The Cowsey
Whitley
Ride clearance and glade creation
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No new activities planned in the current programme
Please note: CRoW is part of Econet and all activities referencing that name are Econet activities.