TCV
Connecting people and green spaces
Activities near LS53BP
Found 182 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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Thursday 1st May 2025
Practical Conservation
With Leeds Midweek Practical Team, Hollybush
About 0.0 miles away from your postcode
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.
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Thursday 1st May 2025
Oakwood Hall Green Gym
With Oakwood Hall Garden Group Green Gym
About 4.6 miles away from your postcode
At Oakwood Hall
Activity description
Visitors to this garden often describe it as a 'hidden gem', tucked away behind a training centre and residential care home. The group look after the extensive gardens, reclaimed by TCV volunteers since 2016. The group follows the Green Gym framework, supporting people to build confidence, well being and fitness through gardening type activities. The size of the garden means that there is space for people to experiment with their own gardening styles, in line with TCV values. The group has a well established core of volunteers, as well as welcoming new comers to the group. Everyone is welcome, whether they have 60 years gardening experience, or have never gardened before in their life. To join the group, please get in contact by email first and someone will be in contact with you to arrange a conversation about joining the group.
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Thursday 1st May 2025
Hull Road Park Gardening Volunteers
With Hull Road Park Project
About 24.5 miles away from your postcode
At Hull Road Park
Activity description
Volunteers do a range of gardening activities suitable for everyone, including re establishing the old rockery and creating new flowerbeds. Give as much time as you like! Free drink and cake provided by the park community caf�.
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Thursday 1st May 2025
Practical Conservation - Thursdays
With York Practical Conservation - Midweek
About 24.5 miles away from your postcode
At TCV York Office (THCC)
Activity description
We run practical conservation tasks in various locations in York and the surrounding area from 9am-4.30pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays each week. Transport provided from Tang Hall Community Centre. 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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Thursday 1st May 2025
Pond dipping and Nature Walk
With Clayton Vale Volunteers
About 32.0 miles away from your postcode
At Clayton Vale
Activity description
Find out what’s living in the park’s ponds as we visit the 3 ponds at Clayton Vale and compare the pond life here. No experience needed, everyone welcome. Tools, equipment, brews and biscuits provided.
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Thursday 1st May 2025
Green Community Hub - Practical Conservation and Nature Wellbeing
With Clayton Vale Volunteers
About 32.0 miles away from your postcode
At Clayton Vale
Activity description
We are running fun and free environmental conservation and nature connection activities at Clayton Vale with sessions alternating each week. Alternate Thursdays 10am - 1pm Practical environmental conservation. Alternate Thursdays 10am - 11.30am Nature based wellbeing sessions.
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Thursday 1st May 2025
Practical Conservation Projects
With TCV West Lindsey Volunteers
About 44.0 miles away from your postcode
At Mercer Woods
Activity description
A wide range of practical conservation and green spaces improvement works. everything from habitat management, tree planting to small scale construction tasks such as footpaths, fencing and platforms.
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Friday 2nd May 2025
Green Team
With Skelton Grange Green Team
About 5.2 miles away from your postcode
At Skelton Grange Environment Centre
Activity description
Every week Green Team does a range of gardening and conservation tasks with experienced leaders and a lovely group of volunteers! Come and make a difference to the nature reserve and education areas enjoyed by thousands of local people every year.
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Friday 2nd May 2025
Wild Fridays
With Hull Road Park Project
About 24.5 miles away from your postcode
At Hull Road Park
Activity description
Join us for this family friendly volunteering opportunity in Hull Road Park. On Wild Fridays we aim to improve the park for wildlife by creating new nature homes, planting wildflowers, eco crafting, conducting wildlife surveys and more! Most recently we have created an insect hotel, made bumble bee homes and sown wild meadow seed. This relaxed, informal session is great for those wanting to make a difference, meet new people and get outside. The group is diverse open to additional needs and dementia friendly. During our break volunteers can enjoy snacks and hot drinks provided free of charge from the Choose2cafe (if you have any dietary requirements please contact before attending). Do as little or as much as you like, and stay for as long as you wish! Please contact the office for more details. We look forward to meeting you.
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Sunday 4th May 2025
Practical Conservation - 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month
With York Practical Conservation - Weekend
About 24.5 miles away from your postcode
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.
