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  • Big Green Weekend
  • Green Gym
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  • I Dig Trees: Tree Planting
  • Health walk
  • Children's activity
  • Training or workshop
  • Food growing activity
  • Community event or activity
  • Wildlife surveying activity
  • Tuesday 28th May 2024

    Footpath Construction at Midsomer Norton Town Park

    With Bristol Conservation Volunteers

    At Midsomer Norton Town Park

    Activity description

    Come along and help us construct a new footpath around the meadow at Midsomer Norton Town Park in order to improve the access and create a circular route. Join in, feel good.

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  • Tuesday 28th May 2024

    Hedgerow aftercare at Webheath Estate

    With Camden Green Gym

    At Webheath Estate

    Activity description

    Join in for a session of nature conservation and habitat management activities. The Green Gym is a unique way to get fit, transform the environment, meet new people and learn new skills. Each session includes a range of activities, designed to suit all abilities. We provide hot drinks and other refreshments during the tea break.

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  • Tuesday 28th May 2024

    Railway Fields Nature Reserve

    With Haringey Conservation Volunteers

    At Railway Fields

    Activity description

    Join us for a morning of volunteering followed by an afternoon picnic. Please sign up via the link: https://mailchi.mp/1b8bf51c1cd3/may-2024-newsletter-12714703

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  • Tuesday 28th May 2024

    Community Food Growing!

    With Kingsbrook and Cauldwell Community Food Growing

    At Bunyan Sports and Fitness Centre

    Activity description

    Join our new community food growing project! Learn new skills, meet new people, grow your own food! All tools and instruction will be provided and no previous experience is required to take part. Our first session will be on Tuesday 13th February 2024 and sessions will then run every Tuesday throughout the year from 10.45am until 1.30pm. Please do wear suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy enclosed footwear. Do bring your own gardening gloves if you have some. We meet at 10.45am in front of the Bunyan Sports Centre on Mile Road, Bedford. For further information call Jen on 07740 899633 or email Jennifer.zwetsloot@tcv.org.uk

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  • Tuesday 28th May 2024

    She was a Day Dipper

    With Norwich Midweek Group

    At Harleston Primary School

    Activity description

    Finishing off building the pond-dipping platform - with hopefully time enough to see what minibeasts we can catch from it!

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  • Tuesday 28th May 2024

    West Heath Community Gardens

    With West Heath Green Gym

    At West Heath Community Centre

    Activity description

    Join us and get outdoors in 2024! We meet at West Heath every Tuesday to do some gentle gardening work at the Community Garden here. No gardening experience is necessary as we will tell you everything you need to know. We provide tools and gloves. Please wear suitable clothes and shoes - we work outdoors for three hours in all weather conditions. This site is wheelchair accessible and consists of raised beds at various heights.

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  • Tuesday 28th May 2024

    Bartley Green and Go! Walking Group

    With Bartley Green and Go!

    At Bartley Green Library

    Activity description

    Make new friends, get active and get growing!. Bartley Green and Go! is a community focused project at Bartley Green Library. Meeting at the library at 10am, we go for a gentle walk along local green spaces. In addition to having a chat, we will identify any birds that we see along the way. At 11am, it's back to the library for a brew and a biscuit followed by some gardening and food growing in the library garden. We will also learn about traditional conservation activities and discover how to make our gardens more wildlife friendly.

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  • Tuesday 28th May 2024

    Bartley Green and Go! Gardening Group

    With Bartley Green and Go!

    At Bartley Green Library

    Activity description

    Make new friends, get active and get growing!. Bartley Green and Go! is a community focused project based at Bartley Green Library. Join us for some fun and friendly gardening and food growing in the library garden. Together, we will create a community food growing area complete with raised beds and a greenhouse. In addition, we will also create a vibrant, wildlife friendly garden. We will also learn about traditional conservation activities and undertake various wildlife surveys.

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  • Tuesday 28th May 2024

    Developing school's wildlife area into a Forest Schools resource

    With TCV Leicester Volunteers

    At Hallam Fields Primary School

    Activity description

    We will be selectively cutting and clearing vegetation encroachment together with some self set small trees and low lateral branch encroachment. The aim of our work is to create a safe natural wildlife Forest Schools type resource for the local schoolchildren.

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  • Tuesday 28th May 2024

    Swadlincote Woods

    With National Forest Volunteers

    At Swadlincote Woods

    Activity description

    Join our friendly team at this urban woodland and park. Our team will be working on outdoor practical conservation activities to improve the site for both wildlife and local people. Tasks on the day will vary, but there will be something for everyone, no matter what your level of fitness. The day runs 10-3 with breaks for tea and for lunch! We are always pleased to welcome new volunteers (under 18s welcome by prior arrangement only).

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