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  • Saturday 14th March 2026

    Pathway clearance - Railway Woods, Ore

    With East Sussex Biodiversity Action Team

    At Ore greenway

    Activity description

    Clearing a pathway through the bramble and scrub to create an access route for local people

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  • Saturday 14th March 2026

    Broadstone Warren - invasive species removal

    With East Sussex Biodiversity Action Team

    At Broadstone Warren

    Activity description

    To protect and restore native ferns and wildflowers by removing non-native invasive species such as Rhododendron which takes over woodlands and crowds out the light from smaller local plants.

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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

    Gosbecks grasslands

    With North Essex Biodiversity Action Team (Midweek)

    At Gosbecks Archaeological Park

    Activity description

    TBC

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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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