TCV
Connecting people and green spaces
Activities
Found 779 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 17th 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 17th 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 17th December 2024
Hedge and woodland boundary work
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
At Leicester Forest East Park
Activity description
Volunteers will be undertaking a mixture of tasks including general vegetation cut back and clearance work in the first section of this park, sorting out fallen timber to maintain existing dead hedge habitats and some hedgerow prep work. A popular site for everyone where over the winter seasons past TCV have helped to manage the various boundary habitats, in a sensitive way that has helped support nature and this local community green space.
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Tuesday 17th 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 17th 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.
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Tuesday 17th December 2024
One Tree Hill Nature Walk Restoration
With Biodiversity Action Team (North London)
At One Tree Hill
Activity description
Continuing to work on restoring the nature trail at the top of hill
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Tuesday 17th December 2024
The Haven Community Growing Hub
With The Haven Community Growing Hub
At The Haven
Activity description
Here we doing some alterations to the allotment to make it more friendly to people with mobility problems as well as undertaking growing sessions that people will be able to harvest once the plants are ready.
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Tuesday 17th December 2024
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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Tuesday 17th December 2024 to Thursday 19th December 2024
A Winter's Trail at Skelton Grange
With Skelton Grange Environment Centre
At Skelton Grange Environment Centre
Activity description
Our annual winter fundraising event is a magical celebration of light in our darkest month. Wander along a candlelit trail in the woods and gardens at Skelton Grange and get a sneak peek at the illuminated miniature village around the grounds. At the end of the trail, there will be campfires and activities in the woods. The event is often described as magical and awe inspiring, with many people returning year after year. We hope you will be one of them!
This is a paid event.
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Tuesday 17th December 2024
Practical Conservation
With Leeds Midweek Practical Team, Hollybush
At Hollybush Conservation Centre
Activity description
The Practical Team will be out and about carrying out a conservation based practical task. For more information on location and type of task, please get in touch with Dani. If you would like a seat on the minibus please contact Hollybush to book a seat. Please be at Hollybush for 9:15 Please come in weather appropriate clothing and bring a packed lunch.
