Activities
Found 927 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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Tuesday 7th 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 7th 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 7th 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 7th May 2024
Pond creation
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
At Evington Hilltop Allotments
Activity description
The project will take place on an allotment plot owned by the local Linden primary school. The funding for the project has been raised through a grant from the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF). We will spend a couple of day digging and profiling the small pond which will provide a valuable teaching resource for children and their families.
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Tuesday 7th May 2024
Oh so corny!
With Norwich Midweek Group
At Lingwood Millennium Green
Activity description
Planting a mixture of cornfield wildflower seeds.
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Tuesday 7th 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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Tuesday 7th May 2024
Practical Conservation Projects
With TCV West Lindsey Volunteers
At Mercer Woods
Activity description
A wide range of practical conservation and green spaces improvement work. Habitat management, planting, small scale construction - footpaths etc. in around the West Lindsey area.
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Tuesday 7th May 2024
Practical Conservation Projects
With TCV Humber Field Office
At TCV Humber Field Office
Activity description
We run practical conservation tasks in various locations in Hull and the surrounding area from 9am-4pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays each week. Transport provided from TCV Humber field office. 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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Tuesday 7th May 2024
Practical Conservation - Tuesdays
With Practical Conservation - Midweek
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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Tuesday 7th May 2024
Tree Nursery Volunteering
With Tree Nursery Volunteers
At Cultra
Activity description
Do you want to help us grow and nurture native trees for a more biodiverse and sustainable future? Want to meet new people and gain invaluable life skills? Then get involved with us here at TCV Tree Nursery in Cultra. We also offer opportunities to improve your career prospects through qualifications in Volunteer Leadership, Horticulture and other practical skills. It is also a chance to meet like-minded people and foster a healthier relationship with nature and yourself! Whether you're new to volunteering or are an expert in wildlife conservation, you are more than welcome to help us grow and plant native trees! *Please email tcv-treenursery@tcv.org.uk before attending or to find out more
