Activities
Found 97 activities
Activity key
- Big Green Weekend
- Green Gym
- Practical conservation activity
- I Dig Trees: OVO 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 30th January 2020
NEW SITE: Wildlife Hedgerow Planting in the Regents Park Estates
With Camden Green Gym
At Regents Park Estates
Activity description
This is a Brand new project for the Camden Green Gym. We will be creating a network of wildlife friendly hedgerows around the Regents Park Estate. With your help we will be planting 800 tree saplings as wildlife hedges around Thirlmere, The Combe and Ennerdale buildings. The Green Gym® is natural exercise to make a difference! Fun and free outdoor community volunteering sessions to connect us with local green spaces. The Camden Green Gym® runs at different parks & public gardens across Camden. The Green Gym® is a unique way to get fit, transform the environment, meet new people and learn new skills. Each day starts with a warm up and finishes with a cool down before and after a range of light to vigorous activities, designed to suit all abilities.
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Thursday 30th January 2020
Gorse control to protect heather
With Norwich Midweek Group
At Mousehold Heath
Activity description
Removing gorse
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Thursday 30th January 2020
Wild Ways Well
With Cumbernauld Wild Ways Well Open Group
At Muirfield Community Education Centre
Activity description
The Wild Ways Well Open group is available for anyone who would like to spend some time amongst nature to help improve their mental wellbeing. We use the internationally recognised Five Ways Well framework and combine it with fun and informative sessions in the parks and nature reserves of Cumbernauld. On each session we will walk to a Scottish Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve and spend time exploring the woods. We’ll stop for a cup of tea made over a fire and have a chat about nature or what’s going on in our lives. And we’ll take on a nature based activity – learning about wildlife, doing some practical conservation work, making natural art, having ago at some photography, contributing to citizen science projects or trying out some forest skills. We’ll discover new things about nature and about ourselves, make new friends, and learn new skills. Along the way participants can also earn a John Muir Discover award. Sessions start at 12.30pm and run for around 3 hours
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Friday 31st January 2020
New Year Gardening
With ACLS Garden Course
At Hollybush Conservation Centre
Activity description
This course runs for 10 weeks every Friday, from Friday 17th January until Fri 27th March (except Friday 21st February): Aimed at beginners, or those who want to learn to garden in an environmentally friendly way. The sessions are two and a half hours long. These courses will take place throughout the year, focusing on different aspects of the gardening calendar. This will involve how to grow plants over winter in our polytunnel, planting up containers for different times of year or wildlife gardening. You will learn a range of skills, including sowing, pricking out, potting on, pruning and find out when to do these jobs for different plants. We will also look at soil management and making compost at different points throughout the year. This course is FREE, if you are in receipt of income related benefits or have a salary below £16,009.50 (per annum). Otherwise it is £75, or £20 for those over state pension age. Evidence of benefits or state pension must be provided before the course starts. To enrol on a course or for more information please call 0113 274 2335 or email hollybush@tcv.org.uk
This is a paid event.
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Friday 31st January 2020
Introduction to Hedgelaying
With ACLS Practical Volunteering
At Hollybush Conservation Centre
Activity description
This course runs every Friday for 4 weeks from Fri 21st Jan until Fri 14th Feb. Learn the traditional countryside craft of hedgelaying on this four day practical introductory course. We provide safety boots, waterproofs and all the necessary tools and equipment, just bring a packed lunch and a drink. This course is FREE, if you are in receipt of income related benefits or have a salary below £16,009.50 (per annum). Otherwise it is £60, or £16 for those over state pension age. Evidence of benefits must be provided before the course starts. To enrol on a course or for more information please call 0113 274 2335 or email hollybush@tcv.org.uk
This is a paid event.
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Friday 31st January 2020
Introduction to Willow Weaving
With ACLS Craft Courses
At Hollybush Conservation Centre
Activity description
This course runs for 4 weeks, every Friday from Friday 24th January until Friday 14th February. An introduction into the world of willow weaving. During this 4 week course you will be taught the basic skills to carry out a variety of willow weaving projects; be able to identify appropriate weaving material (including other plants not just willow) and become familiar with the tools used in this traditional craft.
This is a paid event.
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Friday 31st January 2020
Basic Woodwork (Friday)
With ACLS Introduction to Woodwork
At Hollybush Conservation Centre
Activity description
This course runs for 5 weeks, every Friday from Friday 17th January until Friday 14th February: For complete beginners and those looking for a refresher, you will learn: - Safe use of common hand tools - How to measure wood for a project - Simple joints and fixings The course is taught by a time-served carpenter and you will complete: - A bird box - A simple garden bench - Maybe a simple project of your choice This course is FREE, if you are in receipt of income related benefits or have a salary below £16,009.50 (per annum). Otherwise it is £75, or £20 for those over state pension age and in receipt of state pension. Evidence of benefits/pension must be provided before the course starts. There will be a small charge of £5.00 for materials To enrol on a course or for more information please call 0113 274 2335 or email hollybush@tcv.org.uk
This is a paid event.
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Monday 3rd February 2020
Castlepark Health Walk
With Castlepark Health Walks
At Castlepark Community Centre
Activity description
TCV’s guided Health Walks are short, friendly walks lasting no longer than an hour. Anyone can join in. These walks are designed to encourage active lifestyles and would benefit anyone looking to improve their health and wellbeing, but they’re specifically designed to encourage those that would benefit from more exercise to give walking a go. The routes are easy. Tricky terrain, steep hills and stiles are avoided where possible. These routes take you to nearby amenities such as Ayrshire Central Hospital – woodland trail, footpaths next to river Irvine, Stonecastle community paths, and Eglinton Country Park, just to mention a few.
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Tuesday 4th February 2020
Coppicing trees to light light into wood
With Norwich Midweek Group
At Marlpit Wood
Activity description
Coppicing
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Wednesday 5th February 2020
Scrub clearance to protect the heath
With Norwich Midweek Group
At Mousehold Heath
Activity description
clearing scrub
