TCV
Connecting people and green spaces
Activities
Found 804 activities
Activity key
- Big Green Weekend
- Green Gym
- Practical conservation activity
- I Dig Trees: Tree Planting
- Health walk
- Children's activity
- Training or workshop
- Food growing activity
- Community event or activity
- Wildlife surveying activity
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Saturday 15th March 2025 to Saturday 15th February 2025
Saturday Practical Volunteer Habitat Conservation Workdays
With Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park Conservation Volunteers
At Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park
Activity description
Join our Saturday conservation workdays at the Ecology Park and help the wardens carry out vital management work in the park’s different habitats – marsh, meadow, lakes, ponds, shingle beach and woodland. Places are limited to 10 on a Saturday , so you will need to book in advance via this email address: gpep@tcv.org.uk. The first time you volunteer, we will ask you to fill out a TCV Volunteer Welfare Form (or we can email this to you in advance if you prefer). You will be working as part of a volunteer team with the park wardens, carrying out tasks such as pond clearing, reed cutting, meadow cutting, coppicing (cutting smaller tree stems), digging and weeding.
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Saturday 15th March 2025
Green Youth Rangers
With South Yorkshire Community Woodlands Team
At Kiveton Community Woodland
Activity description
Do you enjoy getting outdoors whatever the weather? Are you young (13-18yrs old) and want to make a difference at your local green space? Then the Green Youth Ranger sessions could be what you are looking for. This monthly volunteer opportunity is aimed at young people who want to connect with nature and look after their local green space. Sessions last for half a day (10am-1pm) and take place at Kiveton Community Woodland. No previous experience required, just the willingness to try new things and join in. Activities vary from session to session depending on the season. You'll get the opportunity to try activities from practical habitat management, wellbeing in nature, and species monitoring.
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Saturday 15th March 2025
The BUG - Green Gym
With BUG Green Gym
At The BUG
Activity description
The BUG Green Gym is designed to bring members of the community together to this beautiful green space. We provide opportunities to get outside, connect with nature, learn new skills, grow your own veg and make new friends.
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Saturday 15th March 2025
Tree Nursery Volunteering
With Tree Nursery Volunteers
At Cultra
Activity description
Do you want to help us grow and nurture native trees for a more biodiverse and sustainable future? Want to meet new people and gain invaluable life skills? Then get involved with us here at TCV Tree Nursery in Cultra. Here at the Tree Nursery, we are always looking for volunteers to help us deliver our mission in helping Northern Irelands native woodlands. The vital conservation work we carry out would be impossible without you. So, if you like the sound of getting a bit mucky and having fun, all while doing good for the environment then this is the place for you! Whether you're new to volunteering or are an expert in conservation, you are more than welcome to help us grow and plant native trees! *Please email tcv-treenursery@tcv.org.uk before attending or to find out more
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Saturday 15th March 2025
Glasgow's Biodiversity Action Team
With Conservation Volunteer Team - Weekend
At Glasgow wide
Activity description
Join our mission to enhance biodiversity in Glasgow's greenspaces! We're dedicated to creating and refining habitats, eradicating invasive species, planting essential species, and establishing wildflower meadows, ponds, and woodlands. Volunteering is a great way to gain new skills and experience the different greenspaces around Glasgow. It also provides an opportunity to meet new people from a range of backgrounds. These groups run every Tuesday to Saturday from approximately 10am - 3pm. Volunteers can sign up for one or all the days. Volunteers must be over 16. If you or anyone you know would like to get involved with this project please contact; glasgow@tcv.org.uk or Craig at craig.young@tcv.org.uk or call 07767112084.
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Sunday 16th March 2025
CREOS
With Haringey Sunday Volunteers
At Crouch End Open Space
Activity description
We’ll be doing assorted woodland management tasks around.
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Sunday 16th March 2025
Task TBC at Lexden Springs
With Essex Biodiversity Action Team (Sunday Only)
At Lexden Springs
Activity description
Task to be confirm. Email the Essex Team or check back on this page at a later date.
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Sunday 16th March 2025
Practical Conservation - 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month
With York Practical Conservation - Weekend
At TCV York Office (THCC)
Activity description
We run practical conservation tasks in various locations in York and the surrounding area from 10am-4.30pm on the second and fourth Sundays of each month. Transport is provided from Tang Hall Community Centre and the University Library bus stop on University Road. No experience necessary. The work varies from season to season. In winter you could be tree planting, hedge laying, or creating and maintaining ponds and wetlands; whilst in summer you could be constructing wildlife areas in schools, creating footpaths, making hay, or undertaking invasive species control. If you want to get involved in practical work outdoors, learn new skills (or share old ones!) and work with a fun and friendly group then come and join in.
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Monday 17th March 2025
Pevensey Bay Health Walk
With East Sussex Health Walks
At ESHW Pevensey Bay Health Walk
Activity description
One of the shortest and easiest health walks, alternating between two very gentle loops around residential streets, allotments and seafront. There is even some outdoor gym equipment to have a go on! Take care: path through allotments can be slippery after rain.
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Monday 17th March 2025
Sidley Health Walk
With East Sussex Health Walks
At ESHW Sidley Health Walk
Activity description
Starting in quiet residential streets and exploring footpaths into Combe Valley Countryside Park, including the disused railway line and the Greenway. Take care: can be slightly uneven in places; can include steps. Leaders will try to avoid muddiest routes in winter.
