Laveifs Wetland Tn&st Charfty Number. 1176960 Lwf clo Olnton Pastures C¢￿TrIry Part Day￿ StrteL Hurt Readln& RGIO IYfH Trustees Annual Rewt for the perlod I"January 2022 to 31" D¢c¢mber 2022 summary of th obJ•¢ts of the thar￿ s•t out In Its zovernlw d0￿M*Tht Lavell's Wethnd Trust's (Lwn aims ond objectives are to enhance. protect and preserrfe the natural habttats. fauna and Ilora In the Loddon Valley for the benefit of the public and to advance publlc education and interest in the conseThation of the countryskle and wildlrfe Type ol iovernln8 dOc￿nt Charltable Incorporated Organlsatlon ICIOI assoclation model constltutlon filed wlth the Charity Commlsslon. CIO conslstlng of approxlmatety 480 members. Trustees and Commlttee mem￿1$ forthe perlod cov•1￿ by thls report Chalr. Jane Campbell An8ela Gunn Phll Klnch S•¢rntsrr. Tr•asurer. Membtrshlp Se¢retsry: Chlet Vl$lonary Offlcer. Addltlonal Trustees: Les Blundell Fraser Cottlngton Renton Rrdhelato (retired In June 20221. Ron Bryant Peter kudamore, Bob Bennett IretlTrd In June 20221 Comn4ttee Membew&' Tru5teo sel•ctlon m•thods Volunteer trustees wlth approprlate skllls are sought from the membershlp and nominated by the mana8ement committee or by irNJfvldual members Summary of the maln artlvStlts undertaken forthe publlc benefft In relatlon to these obfvcts We undertake ¥olunteer work parties attended by members of the CIO. member5 of the publlc, and those In programme5 suth a5 the Duke of Edinbur8h award scheme. These toke place at least monthly in order to maintain ano improve the Lea Fam Lake reserve and the conservatlon areas within Dinton Pastures Country Park. Further"One-0￿ work parties are arranged for local schools, scout 8roups. corporate bodles and others to encourage a wlder under5tandlng of nature and introduce more people to conservation and a healthy lifestyle. We undertake rnOnth￿ gulded walks, open to the public. to Identlfy the birdlffe and other fauna that can be seen at Lavell's Lake local nature reserve. Dinton Pastu￿$ Country Parl and Lea Farm. We pmvide a website to inforni the public about Lavell'5 Lake & Lea Farm Lake, its wildlrfe and facilities and our work and events. This includes a history of blrd recordin85 at the site that is publlcly available for conservatSon. research or other purposes. The website includes photographs and Si8htin85 of other wildlife.. flora. butterfi￿5 & moths. dragonflles & damselflies, and mammals. We undertake larger improvement projects either uslng the funds of the charfty. external resources, or a comblnatlon of the two. We wlsh to recognlse the great contributlon that members of the CIO. members of the publlc and rnember5 of other or8ani5ation5 make through their efforts durlng the year. We could not achieve our oblectFves without thelr financlal and Pfactlcal support. The help and support of Dlnlon Pastures Countryslde SeNice IDPCSI Is invaluable. Summary ofthe mJln Khl•v•m•nts ofth• charlty durln8 the ￿•1 Fami Lake and Lake Thls year we bullt a new vlewln8 screen wlth fundlng wecelved through the Waltrose Grrfe a Uttle love campalgn. We also needed to erect a new 8ate. lay a path to the Kreen, and plant shrubs to prevent footpath users from dlsturbln8 the blrd5. The Sate and path will be ihe access route to the new Hide which we plan to build in 2023. The Irnprovement to the habltat of both the Lea Farm Lake and iaveifs Lake Natu￿ Reserve sites has been delayed due to floodln8 earller in the year. Thi5 prokct was posslble thanks to a 8rant from Ihe Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment (TOEI. with fundln8 provlded by Netwowk Rail. The fundlng has enabled us to traln one of our volunteer5 to use a chainsaw and has bought a chainsaw, first aid kits and other safety equlpment. The followlng tasks are outstanding* coppicing wlllow to Improve the habitat for Loddon Lily at Lavells. s Lake Idue to be completed in March 20241 and transplantlng Phragmltes for the new reed bed at Lea Farm Lake. A donatlon from one of our members has enabled us to buy a stora8e container which is housed at Lea Farm Lake. Thls will be used to store equipment and t¢)ols used by work party volunteer5. Vohrteer wwkpartles We held 11 regular weekend work partles with 9 to 24 people attendin& the average attendance was 16. We We￿ also able to contlnue wlth the addStlonal week4ay work partles, 18 in total. These were attended by 6 to 19 people wrth an average attendance of 9. The week-day team completed the major task of buildlng the rkew Waltrose V￿wing screen, an access gate and the footpath to the screen as well as cutting trees to create a habltat for Nlghtlngales on the large island at Lavell's Lake. Other task5 included transplantin8 reeds to the excavated reedbed site and plantlng shrubs to provlde screenlng for the footpaths and pollarded willows. Publ1dtyondenq•qeM￿ wlth the publk We offer membership of various WhatsApp groups related to bird si8htings and other wildlife Chat. We have been able to maintain Interest in the Trust through news Items on our webstte and social media as well as a tslks wlth the headmasters of local secondary scTh¢ols. We have received enquiries about possible corporate volunteer days and a group of Network Rall Volunteers joined us on one of our mid-week work parties. We were able to hold a Dawn Chorus walk this year as well as the 12 monthty bird walks. The GoFundMe fundraisin8 campaign for a new hide at Lea Fann Lake is on8oing and planning Is In progre5S. Brlef statsment of the charftvs polky on reserwas The charity maintains a ￿serve of £9,LKKI for erner8ency wob* and unforeseen events. Takin8 on Le Farm Lake has meant a 518nlficant Increase In the assets LVTh has to malntaln and replace. The trustees have therefore decided to build up an asset management fund by settlng aslde funds each vear, startin8 With £l,(KM) in 2021 and adding a further £1.5(KJ in 2022. Thi5 fvnd will be used to cover the costs of planned ￿PlaceMents and repalrs to our major assets. Dedaratlon TPe trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, ￿pOrt above. Slgned on behalfof the charity's trustees Slgnature: Name: P051tlon: L-tmrL Date: (71 LOL3 **Lavell's Wetland Trust** **Charity Number: 1176960** ## **Receipts and Payments Account for the year ending 31st December 2022** |**Receipts**
Annual Subscriptions
Interest earned
Gift Aid Tax Refunds
Donations
Bird Seed Donations
Birdline Subscriptions
Bird Walks
Grants & legacies
Reading Lottery
Fishing rights
Other income
Network Rail grant
**Sub-total**
**Payments**
PayPal fees and bank charges
TCV Afiation and Insurance
Bird Seed + Feeders
Ofce Expenses
Tools & other work party costs
Websie improvements
Web site registration
Web Site Hosting
AGM expenses
CROW Hedgelaying
Lavell's Lake Project costs
Network Rail Project costs
Lea Farm Lake transfer costs
Lea Farm signs
New hide project
Waitrose screen
Lea Farm container
Ron's Hide Repairs
Other costs
**Sub-total**
**Net receipts/(payments)**
**Cash Funds at last year end**
**Total cash funds at this year end**
**Statement of Assets and Liabilities**
**Cash funds**
Balance at HSBC Wokingham 31st December
less unpresented cheques
plus cheque banked but not credited at 31st December
National Savings Bank Investment Account
PayPal
Cash / cheques in Hand
**Total cash funds**
**Other monetary assets**
Outstanding Gift Aid claims – estimated
check|**General Fu**|**nd**
**Rest**|**2022**
**ricted Fund**|**s**
**Total**
**e)**
3,514.00
0.57

2,122.57

1,193.50
0.00
474.00
48.00
0.00
156.00
250.00
50.64
0.00

7,809.28

174.18
757.12
447.74
28.75
285.94
0.00
56.36
98.53
66.00
0.00
0.00
2,077.10
0.00
0.00

5,188.18
1,991.99
1,900.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

13,071.89

-5,262.61

66,358.58

61,095.97| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**(Lea F**
3,514.00
0.57
1,302.57
943.50
0.00
474.00
48.00
0.00
156.00
250.00
50.64
0.00
6,739.28
168.23
757.12
447.74
28.75
285.94
0.00
56.36
98.53
66.00
0.00
0.00
2,077.10
0.00
0.00
1,991.99
1,900.00
0.00
7,877.76
-1,138.48
38,475.98
37,337.50|**(Lea F**|**arm new hid**|| ||||
820.00
250.00
1,070.00
5.95
5,188.18
5,194.13
-4,124.13
27,882.60
23,758.47|| ||800.00|||55,243.61
0.00
5,674.32
178.04
0.00
61,095.97| |||||0.00
800.00| |||||| ## **Assets belonging to charity** Lea Farm Lake nature reserve and stretch of River Loddon bank Lea Farm (Ron Bryant) hide Fencing and gates at Lea Farm Lake Lea Farm viewing screen Sand Martin wall Boat Wildlife camera and charger Brush cutter and various hand tools Chain saw , protective clothing, spares Events marquee