TCV
Connecting people and green spaces
Activities
Found 796 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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Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Community Food Growing!
With Kingsbrook and Cauldwell Community Food Growing
At Bunyan Sports and Fitness Centre
Activity description
Join our new community food growing project! Learn new skills, meet new people, grow your own food! All tools and instruction will be provided and no previous experience is required to take part. Our first session will be on Tuesday 13th February 2024 and sessions will then run every Tuesday throughout the year from 10.45am until 1.30pm. Please do wear suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy enclosed footwear. Do bring your own gardening gloves if you have some. We meet at 10.45am in front of the Bunyan Sports Centre on Mile Road, Bedford. For further information call Jen on 07740 899633 or email Jennifer.zwetsloot@tcv.org.uk
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Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Community Allotment
With Kingsbrook and Cauldwell Community Food Growing
At Bunyan Sports and Fitness Centre
Activity description
Join us on our community allotment for fresh air and light exercise! Our food growing session runs every Tuesday behind the Bunyan centre on Mile Road in Bedford. Everyone welcome and no experience is needed to take part. Children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the session.
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Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Grass cutting and raking
With Weekday Conservation Team
At Great Stukeley Sssi
Activity description
This site is a brilliant Site of Special Scientific Interest, bursting with wildflowers and all manner of wildlife. To keep it in excellent condition for wildflowers we need to cut the grass once a year to keep soil nutrient levels low. Every Friday EXCEPT the first Friday of the month.
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Tuesday 3rd December 2024
West Heath Community Gardens
With West Heath Green Gym
At West Heath Community Centre
Activity description
Join us and get outdoors in 2024! We meet at West Heath every Tuesday to do some gentle gardening work at the Community Garden here. No gardening experience is necessary as we will tell you everything you need to know. We provide tools and gloves. Please wear suitable clothes and shoes - we work outdoors for three hours in all weather conditions. This site is wheelchair accessible and consists of raised beds at various heights.
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Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Bartley Green and Go! Walking Group
With Bartley Green and Go!
At Bartley Green Library
Activity description
Make new friends, get active and get growing!. Bartley Green and Go! is a community focused project at Bartley Green Library. Meeting at the library at 10am, we go for a gentle walk along local green spaces. In addition to having a chat, we will identify any birds that we see along the way. At 11am, it's back to the library for a brew and a biscuit followed by some gardening and food growing in the library garden. We will also learn about traditional conservation activities and discover how to make our gardens more wildlife friendly.
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Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Bartley Green and Go! Gardening Group
With Bartley Green and Go!
At Bartley Green Library
Activity description
Make new friends, get active and get growing!. Bartley Green and Go! is a community focused project based at Bartley Green Library. Join us for some fun and friendly gardening and food growing in the library garden. Together, we will create a community food growing area complete with raised beds and a greenhouse. In addition, we will also create a vibrant, wildlife friendly garden. We will also learn about traditional conservation activities and undertake various wildlife surveys.
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Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Selective pond vegetation management
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
At Ashby Magna Open Space
Activity description
Making a welcome return to this attractive Leicestershire village green open space. A site of mixed species native broad-leaved trees with open grassland, hedges and well established pond habitat. Our efforts will focus on removing a section of reedmace from the pond, in order to prevent the reed from colonising to much of the open water thereby maintaining a good wetland structure. There will be some ditch vegetation to remove as well.
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Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Swadlincote Woods
With National Forest Volunteers
At Swadlincote Woods
Activity description
Join our friendly team at this urban woodland and park. Our team will be working on outdoor practical conservation activities to improve the site for both wildlife and local people. Tasks on the day will vary, but there will be something for everyone, no matter what your level of fitness. The day runs 10-3 with breaks for tea and for lunch! We are always pleased to welcome new volunteers (under 18s welcome by prior arrangement only).
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Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Whitby Park Green Gym
With Whitby Park Green Gym
At Whitby Park
Activity description
Here we will be undertaking a number of activities, including clearing along footpath in the woodland, felling of unwanted sycamore regeneration, pond works and other related activities
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Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Practical Conservation Projects
With TCV West Lindsey Volunteers
At Mercer Woods
Activity description
A wide range of practical conservation and green spaces improvement work. Habitat management, planting, small scale construction - footpaths etc. in around the West Lindsey area.
