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  • Friday 13th March 2026

    Glasgow Biodiversity Action Team

    With Biodiversity Action Team Glasgow

    At Glasgow wide

    Activity description

    Join The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) to enhance the biodiversity of Glasgow’s many fantastic parks and greenspaces. Help care for the local woodlands and wildlife areas, plant trees and hedges, create wildflower meadows, clear invasive plant species, and much more! Conservation volunteering is a great opportunity to make a difference for nature and to combat climate change. TCV projects run daily from Tuesday – Saturday, approximately 10am – 2pm, with city centre pick-ups and drop-offs. There’s no minimum commitment – just join in when you can. Let’s make Glasgow greener together! We work in various sites across Glasgow. Details of upcoming sessions are emailed out each Friday. Get in touch if you would like to be added to our mailing list.

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  • Friday 13th March 2026

    West Dunbartonshire Biodiversity Action Team

    With West Dumbartonshire Council

    At Saltings The

    Activity description

    Join The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) to enhance the biodiversity of West Dunbartonshire’s greenspaces. We meet regularly in The Saltings, Faifley Knowes and Auchnacraig to help care for the local woodlands and wildlife areas, plant trees and hedges, create wildflower meadows, clear invasive plant species, and much more! Conservation volunteering is a great opportunity to make a difference for nature and to combat climate change. Details of upcoming sessions are emailed out each Friday. Get in touch if you would like to be added to our mailing list.

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  • Saturday 14th March 2026

    Saturday Practical 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 by emailing 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 14th March 2026

    Gardening at Penstock Tunnel

    With Haringey Conservation Volunteers

    At Penstock Tunnel

    Activity description

    This is our first volunteer session at the newly created Penstock Tunnel Greenspace where we will be looking after the community area and caring for the plants.

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  • Saturday 14th March 2026

    Dry Stone Walling

    With National Forest Volunteers

    At Beacon Hill Country Park

    Activity description

    Looking to learn a new skill? Come and join The Conservation Volunteers at Beacon Hill for our Free Dry Stone Walling Course. Booking is essential as places are limited! If you'd like to come along for one or both days, please contact ben.woolley@tcv.org.uk for booking and further details.

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  • Sunday 15th March 2026

    CREOS

    With Haringey Sunday Volunteers

    At Crouch End Open Space

    Activity description

    We will be carrying out a range of woodland management tasks!

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  • Sunday 15th March 2026

    Dry Stone Walling

    With National Forest Volunteers

    At Beacon Hill Country Park

    Activity description

    Looking to learn a new skill? Come and join The Conservation Volunteers at Beacon Hill for our Free Dry Stone Walling Course. Booking is essential as places are limited! If you'd like to come along for one or both days, please contact ben.woolley@tcv.org.uk for booking and further details.

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  • Sunday 15th March 2026

    Menopause Meet Up (3rd Sunday of each month)

    With Menopause Meet Up

    At Hollybush Garden

    Activity description

    The Menopause Meet Up, a group to enable mutual support, to try nature-based activities and explore natural strategies for managing this time of life. Every month we focus on a topic related to the menopause that we discuss and share experiences of. We do a nature-based activity using natural materials to improve wellbeing and relaxation. Activities have included willow weaving, ivy basket making, creating flower balms and sleep mists, using plants from the garden to do hapa zome, printing, and cooking on a fire. Described by some of attendees as their calm in the storm of both menopause and life!

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  • Sunday 15th March 2026

    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 16th March 2026

    Conservation volunteering at South Wood, Ninfield (Nat Grid)

    With East Sussex Biodiversity Action Team

    At Ninfield National Grid

    Activity description

    Various conservation tasks, such as coppicing, fencing, footpath improvements, and invasive species control.

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