Pressures on Pollinators 2022

Our one-day conference will explore the threat posed to UK beekeeping and the wider natural environment by climate change, reduction in available forage, disease and new predators like Asian hornet. This event will take place at Copped Hall near Epping: three speakers will share their knowledge and research, and describe the problems pollinators are experiencing in 2022.

The event is £25 including lunch and refreshments. Bookings may only be made via Eventbrite. If you book and are unable to attend please return your ticket online to Eventbrite in order that another may use it. 

Refreshments: please make a lunch menu selection when you book your ticket(s).

• Tea, coffee and biscuits at Registration,
• Tea, coffee and homemade biscuits at morning break.
• Lunch will be vegetable soup and EITHER warm homemade quiche with coleslaw and salad OR hot jacket potato with coleslaw and salad, followed by fruit from the orchard at Copped Hall. Detailed selection on booking form.
• Tea, coffee and homemade cake at afternoon break.

Copped Hall will be offering short tours of the first floor of the mansion during the lunch break for a donation to the restoration fund. NB There are 30 steps up to the first floor and there will be time to go on the tour and eat lunch. Please select this option when booking your tickets.

Speakers 

Clive de Bruyn has been a beekeeper since the 1960's. He is one of the best known and respected beekeeping authorities in Britain and Ireland. Based in Essex where he runs over 100 colonies for queen-rearing, honey production and pollination. He is a prominent member of the Bee Famers Association where he has been the Education Officer since 1982 . Clive has studied, worked and presented papers within an international forum for many years and done much work in third world countries. In addition, he has written several books including the indispensable*Practical Beeping'.

Dr Peter Kennedy is a Research Fellow in Prof. Juliet Osborne’s team at the Environment and Sustainability Institute, at the University of Exeter’s Cornwall campus, and has been studying Asian hornets since shortly after they arrived on the British mainland. Initially exploring techniques to improve efficiency in locating nests, he and colleagues are now focusing on understanding the breadth of Asian hornet interactions with native insect fauna and how this influences local ecosystem services, in partnership with colleagues in Jersey, France and Spain.

Ben Woodcock is an ecologist who has been working in agricultural systems trying to increase their biodiversity value for 20 years. This has included work developing agri-environmental schemes such as those used to established flower rich field margins and grassland restoration. His more recent work has focused on the role of insect pollinators, both wild and domesticated, looking at their role in supporting crop production as well as their sensitivity to our changing environment, with a particular focus on land use change and pesticide use.

Presentation of Essex Honey Show trophies and exam certificates and raffle, followed by the President's Speech.

Presentations include copyrighted material. Photography or filming is not permitted during the conference.

FAQs

What are my transport and parking options for getting to and from the event?

The sole access to Copped Hall is via Crown Hill, Epping. Satnav postcode is CM16 5HR. Parking is plentiful and free. Train and tube journeys will require a short taxi journey.   

Directions:

By Train A regular 25-minute service runs from London Liverpool Street station to Waltham Cross, followed by a short taxi journey to Copped Hall. 

By Underground (Tube) Central line tube trains run to Epping station, followed by a short taxi journey to Copped Hall.

By Road:

From Junction 26 of the M25 From junction 26 follow signs to Loughton and then to Epping. Drive uphill through the forest to the roundabout and take the first exit (B1393). Pass the petrol station on the left and in slightly over half a mile, turn left at the signpost to Upshire. After a few hundred yards the entrance gates to Copped Hall will be on the right.

From Woodford and Loughton Drive to the Wake Arms roundabout, follow signs to Epping (B1393) and pass the petrol station on the left. In slightly over half a mile, turn left at the signpost to Upshire. After a few hundred yards the entrance gates to Copped Hall will be on the right.

From Harlow and the M11 Follow signs to Epping for approximately 5 miles. Pass through Epping and then the Bell Hotel on the right. In slightly over a mile turn right at the signpost to Upshire. After a few hundred yards the entrance gates to Copped Hall will be on the right.

From North Weald Drive through Epping and after passing the Bell Hotel on the right, in slightly over a mile turn right at the signpost to Upshire. After a few hundred yards the entrance gates to Copped Hall will be on the right.

What can I bring to the event?

Curiosity will be useful as Copped Hall is a partly ruined and partly restored Georgian mansion. It has a romantic and dusty atmosphere, a walled garden and an underground vaulted kitchen. Why not book a ticket for the lunchtime tour? Proceeds go to the Copped Hall restoration Fund

How can I contact the organiser with questions?

Please email Epping Forest Beekeepers' Association at: eventsefbka@gmail.com

What is the refund policy?

If you are unable to attend please return the ticket online to Eventbrite, to give another person the opportunity to join us. 

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

Copped Hall has a poor mobile phone signal. Download or photograph your ticket prior to arrival. 

Is my registration fee or ticket transferable?

No, tickets and menu choices are not transferrable. If you are unable to attend please return the ticket online to Eventbrite to give another person the opportunity to join us.