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Found 145 activities

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  • Big Green Weekend
  • Green Gym
  • Practical conservation activity
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  • Health walk
  • Children's activity
  • Training or workshop
  • Food growing activity
  • Community event or activity
  • Wildlife surveying activity
  • Wednesday 16th April 2025

    Practical Conservation Projects

    With TCV Humber Field Office

    At TCV Humber Field Office

    Activity description

    We run practical conservation tasks in various locations in Hull and the surrounding area from 9am-4pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays each week. Transport provided from TCV Humber field office. 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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  • Wednesday 16th April 2025

    Citizen Science Volunteer Group

    With Citizen Science Volunteers

    At Glasgow wide

    Activity description

    This group meets weekly to carry out biological surveying and recording across Glasgow and further afield. This will give you experience in carrying out biological surveys, allow you to take part in Citizen Science projects, and gain native species identification skills.

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  • Thursday 17th April 2025

    Practical Conservation Projects

    With TCV West Lindsey Volunteers

    At Mercer Woods

    Activity description

    A wide range of practical conservation and green spaces improvement works. everything from habitat management, tree planting to small scale construction tasks such as footpaths, fencing and platforms.

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  • Thursday 17th April 2025

    Green Skills Training: Tool care and use

    With Clayton Vale Volunteers

    At Clayton Vale

    Activity description

    A focus on how to use and maintain different kinds of tools used in conservation, with theory, demonstrations and practicing using and caring for the tools yourself. A great session for anyone who regularly uses tools, wants to brush up on techniques or is looking to upskill for future employment. Everyone welcome, no experience necessary.

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  • Thursday 17th April 2025

    Green Community Hub - Practical Conservation and Nature Wellbeing

    With Clayton Vale Volunteers

    At Clayton Vale

    Activity description

    We are running fun and free environmental conservation and nature connection activities at Clayton Vale with sessions alternating each week. Alternate Thursdays 10am - 1pm Practical environmental conservation. Alternate Thursdays 10am - 11.30am Nature based wellbeing sessions.

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  • Thursday 17th April 2025

    Practical Conservation Projects

    With TCV Humber Field Office

    At TCV Humber Field Office

    Activity description

    We run practical conservation tasks in various locations in Hull and the surrounding area from 9am-4pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays each week. Transport provided from TCV Humber field office. 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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  • Thursday 17th April 2025

    Livingston Wild Ways Well

    With Howden Walled Garden volunteers

    At Howden Walled Garden

    Activity description

    Wild Ways Well is designed to help everyone to experience the wellbeing benefits of spending time in nature. Every Thursday afternoon we meet at Howden Walled Garden to help make this place better for people and wildlife. We take part in a variety of different activities such as conservation gardening, wildlife surveying, natural art, seed and tree planting, health walks and more. Everything is done at a relaxed, easy, pace and we work hard to be welcoming to everyone.

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  • Friday 18th April 2025

    Wildlife Surveys @ the Paddock

    With The Paddock Volunteers

    At The Paddock Community Nature Park

    Activity description

    Join our wildlife surveys in 2025! The event is for anyone who is interested in learning about nature, wildlife and their local greenspace. Beginners always welcome. Please book a place on Eventbrite. 10am – 11am is our weekly bird survey 11:15am – 12:15pm is often a second wildlife survey. Second survey do not run every Friday in Autumn/Winter so please check Eventbrite for details. This may be wildflowers, pond creatures, butterflies, bumblebees or more depending on the time of year.

    Book online at Eventbrite

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  • Friday 18th April 2025

    Bird Song Walk

    With Rowheath Pavilion Green Gym

    At Rowheath Pavillion

    Activity description

    May the force (of nature) be with you. Amaze your friends and family by being able to identify birds by their call alone. Become a local hero as you gain confidence and expand your knowledge. Join us for a relaxed circuit of Rowheath Park whilst we ID birds by song and sight. The site has meadows, mature hedgerow, and a large pool with a diverse variety of birds and other wildlife. The walking route is wheelchair and pushchair friendly. Look out for our dawn chorus walks in April and May!

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  • Friday 18th April 2025

    Wild Fridays

    With Hull Road Park Project

    At Hull Road Park

    Activity description

    Join us for this family friendly volunteering opportunity in Hull Road Park. On Wild Fridays we aim to improve the park for wildlife by creating new nature homes, planting wildflowers, eco crafting, conducting wildlife surveys and more! Most recently we have created an insect hotel, made bumble bee homes and sown wild meadow seed. This relaxed, informal session is great for those wanting to make a difference, meet new people and get outside. The group is diverse open to additional needs and dementia friendly. During our break volunteers can enjoy snacks and hot drinks provided free of charge from the Choose2cafe (if you have any dietary requirements please contact before attending). Do as little or as much as you like, and stay for as long as you wish! Please contact the office for more details. We look forward to meeting you.

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