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  • Wednesday 1st April 2026

    Deer fencing

    With Action for Croydon's Environment

    At Kings Wood

    Activity description

    Installing deer fencing around this year's coupe repairing older fences

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  • Wednesday 1st April 2026

    Terrace Fields - Vegetation management

    With Richmond Weekday Projects

    At Terrace Fields

    Activity description

    Join us in volunteering at the scenic Terrace Fields to complete meadow management tasks. We will be clearing scrub encroachment on the grasslands, through the removal of elm scrub and low-lying bramble runners which are taking over sections of the bank. PLEASE NOTE we will largely be working across a grassy slope. There will be a bramble clearance site that is on flat ground, and litter picking is also required at this high traffic site! Brittany is away on leave, this session will be covered by her lovely colleague David.

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  • Wednesday 1st April 2026

    Crafty Bird Crowns

    With Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park Events

    At Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park

    Activity description

    Join us for a craft activity where you can create a personalised crown to celebrate birds. Using natural materials or handmade feathers, you can decorate your crown and wear it proudly... By the end of the session, you may even have picked up a few interesting facts about birds! Children’s trail and quiz also available all day to enjoy at your leisure. Free drop-in sessions between 11 am-12 pm and 2-3 pm.

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  • Wednesday 1st April 2026

    Biodiversity Action Team (East Village E20)

    With Biodiversity Action Team (East Village E20)

    At Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - East Village

    Activity description

    Join our regular Wednesday conservation workdays at East Village and help carry out vital management work in the different habitats - wetlands, meadows, woodlands, ponds and the community orchard. You can just turn up on a Wednesday and don't need to book ahead but, 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, carrying out tasks such as pond clearing, reed cutting, meadow cutting, coppicing (cutting smaller tree stems), digging and creating new habitats.

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  • Wednesday 1st April 2026

    Welsh Harp Wednesdays

    With Biodiversity Action Team (North London)

    At Welsh Harp Open Space (Barnet)

    Activity description

    Join our new volunteer group at Welsh Harp! We will be doing a range of conservation tasks to maintain and improve the biodiversity around the reservoir.

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  • Wednesday 1st April 2026

    Weekly food growing volunteer sessions (Green Gym)

    With Meridian One Community Garden Green Gym

    At Meridian One Community Garden (Enfield)

    Activity description

    Food growing and gardening tasks. Each week will vary depending on what needs doing, but can include seed sowing, planting out, watering, composting, weeding, construction of raised beds and garden signs. Tasks are suitable for all abilities. We take a break at around 12.30pm with hot drinks, biscuits and fruit provided.

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  • Wednesday 1st April 2026

    Woodham Environmental Group

    With Bedfordshire Environmental Action Team

    At Aylesbury National Grid Compressor

    Activity description

    We have a long term project on this site to improve biodiversity, so each week we'll be doing a range of tasks to increase the habitats - meadow management, woodland work, hedgerow management and lots more.

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  • Wednesday 1st April 2026

    Practical Wetland Habitat Conservation Work

    With TCV Leicester Volunteers

    At South Luffenham - Pond Close

    Activity description

    Pond Close South Luffenham is an evolving wetland habitat with boundary mixed species trees and hedges, the site has a rich species diversity. A tranquil village location benefiting nature and community enjoyment. We have a few tasks awaiting our attention from general weeding of the footpath and steps to repairing and strengthening the parts of the dipping platform where required. A light cut back of vegetation encroachment where necessary.

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  • Wednesday 1st April 2026

    You can't fool me!

    With Norwich Midweek Group

    At Queens Hill Community Park

    Activity description

    No fooling about, it really is our first task of April, tidying up some of the areas we have 'blitzed' over the winter to make insect flyways.

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  • Wednesday 1st April 2026

    Chester Midweek Group

    With Cheshire Midweek Group

    At Chester Station

    Activity description

    The Chester Midweek Volunteering Group. We go out every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to sites across Cheshire West to carry out practical conservation and habitat management activities. Please follow this link: https://mailchi.mp/eb8fdacbd78d/sign-up-page to subscribe to our emailing service for regular updates about our projects across Cheshire west and Merseyside.

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