TCV
Connecting people and green spaces
Activities
Found 928 activities
Activity key
- Green Gym
- Conservation Action
- Tree Planting
- Health Walk
- Children and Young People
- Training or workshop
- Food Growing
- Public event or activity
- Wildlife surveying activity
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Friday 2nd October 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 3rd October 2026
SATURDAY Biodiversity Action Day - East Village
With Biodiversity Action Team (East Village E20)
At Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - East Village
Activity description
Join us and learn new skills, meet like-minded people and make a difference, as we help carry out vital biodiversity management work in The Waterglades, East Village. You don't need to book a place but, the first time you volunteer, we will ask you to fill out a TCV Volunteer Welfare Form (which we can email to you in advance). So please drop an email to Karen at eastvillage@tcv.org.uk You will be working as part of a volunteer team, carrying out tasks such as pond/channel clearing, reed cutting, coppicing (cutting smaller tree stems), digging and creating new habitats.
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Saturday 3rd October 2026
Penstock Tunnel Gardening Group
With Haringey Conservation Volunteers
At Penstock Tunnel
Activity description
Join our Penstock Tunnel gardening group! We will be looking after the plants and small meadow area at the entrance to Penstock tunnel to maintain it for the community and also managing Wood Green Common including the new rain garden and planters.
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Saturday 3rd October 2026
Knockbracken Saturday Green Gym
With Saturday Green Gym
At Knockbraken Allotments
Activity description
Seasonal green gym activities.
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Saturday 3rd October 2026
Saturday Green Gym
With Tree Nursery Volunteers
At Cultra
Activity description
Our Green Gym will be working in the grounds of the Ulster Folk Museum helping to create a folklore trail. Our experienced staff will lead you to plant trees for our seed orchard, weave willow structures, lay paths and will teach you about our native trees and the rich biodiversity that they support. Help us to complete practical outdoor tasks and contribute your ideas for developing the trail. Join our green gym and see the benefits! Get Outdoors: being surrounded by greenery has been shown to improve overall mental health and reduce heart rates. Get Active: conservation work or gardening is a great low impact way to exercise your whole body. Meet Local People: our volunteers love meeting new people, so no need to be shy, enjoy coming together to form a team! Learn New Skills: from tool use and plant ID to group leadership, there is something for everyone. Make a Difference: all sessions improve a local green space for people and wildlife. *Please email tcv-treenursery@tcv.org.uk before attending or to find out more
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Sunday 4th October 2026
Coffee Hall Forest Garden
With Bedfordshire Environmental Action Team
At Coffee Hall Forest Garden
Activity description
Join us at Coffee Hall Forest Garden in Milton Keynes for light weeding and maintenance session with a herbal twist! There will be the opportunity to make your own simple herbal tea sachets to take home using some of the herbs now available in the garden. Come along and see how the herbs and plants can be used in a variety of ways around the home and take home fresh samples to experiment with.
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Sunday 4th October 2026
Hollybush Apple Day
With Hollybush Food Growing Green Gym
At Hollybush Conservation Centre
Activity description
All things apple-y! Apple pressing and apple-juice-making fun...
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Sunday 4th October 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 5th October 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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Monday 5th October 2026
Bentley Priory woodland/grassland management
With Biodiversity Action Team (North London)
At Bentley Priory
Activity description
Join us at the historic Bentley Priory! Exact tasks and meeting point TBC