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Wednesday 16th July 2025
With Biodiversity Action Team Glasgow
At Glasgow wide
Join The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) to enhance the biodiversity of Glasgowâs many fantastic parks and greenspaces. Help care for the local woodlands and wildlife areas, plant trees and hedges, create wildflower meadows, clear invasive plant species, and much more! Conservation volunteering is a great opportunity to make a difference for nature and to combat climate change. TCV projects run daily from Tuesday â Saturday, approximately 10am â 2pm, with city centre pick-ups and drop-offs. Thereâs no minimum commitment â just join in when you can. Letâs make Glasgow greener together! We work in various sites across Glasgow. Details of upcoming sessions are emailed out each Friday. Get in touch if you would like to be added to our mailing list.
Wednesday 16th July 2025
With Citizen Science Volunteers
At Glasgow wide
This group meets every Wednesday (and the occasional Thursday) to carry out biological surveying and recording across Glasgow and further afield. This will give you experience in carrying out biological surveys, allow you to take part in Citizen Science projects, and gain native species identification skills. PICK UP FROM KILLERMONT STREET MUST BE ARRANGED IN ADVANCE
Wednesday 16th July 2025
With Biodiversity Action Team
At Pilrig Park
Who We Are Weâre The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)âa UK-wide charity that connects people with green spaces to create healthier, happier communities. In Edinburgh, we run the Edinburgh Biodiversity Action Team (EBAT), a local volunteer group taking practical action to protect and enhance nature across the city. From planting wildflowers to restoring habitats, weâre working together to make Edinburgh greener, wilder, and more resilient. What Weâre Doing â and Why It Matters Pilrig Park is a well-loved urban greenspace in the heart of Leith, and a key site within the Edinburgh Nature Networkâa city-wide initiative to connect and enhance green spaces for people and wildlife. As part of the Urban Biodiversity Strategy, weâre working to improve the parkâs ecological value by restoring its grassland habitats and supporting pollinators. Urban grasslands like those in Pilrig Park are vital for biodiversity, yet theyâre often overlooked. Across the UK, 97% of wildflower meadows have been lost, and over half of pollinator species are in decline. By managing these spaces more sensitively, we can create vibrant, flower-rich habitats that support butterflies, bees, birds, and other wildlifeâwhile also making the park more beautiful and resilient to climate change. Pollinators are in crisis. Across the UK: ð Over 50% of bee, butterfly, and hoverfly species have declined in the last 50 years. ð¦ Two-thirds of common butterfly species in Scotland have shown long-term declines. ð¼ 97% of wildflower meadows have been lost since the 1930s, removing vital food sources for pollinators. How Volunteers Help Volunteers will take part in a range of practical conservation tasks, including: Scything and removing dominant vegetation to allow wildflowers to thrive Creating small scrapes to encourage seed germination and butterfly basking Gathering and spreading native wildflower seed Managing informal paths and clearing litter Taking part in wildflower and butterfly surveys to support long-term monitoring No experience is neededâjust enthusiasm and a willingness to get involved. All tools, training, and guidance are provided. What Youâll Get in Return Learn practical conservation skills Help protect pollinators and restore biodiversity Enjoy time outdoors in a vibrant community park Meet like-minded people and be part of a friendly team Contribute to real ecological monitoring and citizen science Make a meaningful difference for nature in your city
Wednesday 16th July 2025
With Forth Valley BAT
At Carsebridge Cultural Campus
The Forth Valley Biodiversity Action Team undertake various practical conservation tasks and improve green spaces across Falkirk and Stirling. Activities include woodland management, pond clearance, maintaining paths and sowing wildflower seeds. We are dedicated to enhancing biodiversity through a range of activities from woodland management, creating habitats, eradicating invasive species, sowing wildflower seeds and community garden work. Volunteering is a great way to gain new skills and an opportunity to meet new people from a range of backgrounds. Come and join us to help care for the environment, meet new people and spend some time in the great outdoors!
Wednesday 16th July 2025
With EPIC Volunteers
At Ochils Woodland Park
EPIC are running a Green Gym in Clackmannanshire! Do you want to: get fit, make new friends and learn skills all while improving the local environment then please come out to our green gym. We will be running a number of different practical conservation activities such as woodland management, path building and much more.
Thursday 17th July 2025
With ESHW Hailsham Health Walk
At ESHW Hailsham Health Walk
Exploring a variety of local walks that start from the War Memorial. Mostly surfaced paths, including the Cuckoo Trail, around the pond, local quiet streets. Take care: starts in town so some narrow pavements and road crossings.
Thursday 17th July 2025
With East Sussex Health Walks
At ESHW Ninfield Health Walk
One of our shorter health walks â routes around the pretty village, using quiet lanes and footpaths to make loops with charming scenery and stunning views, including the delightful Church Wood Nature Reserve and landscapes painted by Turner. Take care: some rural/woodland footpaths that can be uneven in places.
Thursday 17th July 2025
With Conquest Green Gym
At Conquest Hospital
Join us for some lake management on the grounds of the Conquest Hospital in Hastings. The task for this green Gym is to clear the majority of the reedmace that is currently clogging the lake, and pile the removed reedmace onto the side of the bank to rot down. (This is quite a physical task and you will be required to wear waders and enter water that is thigh deep.)
Thursday 17th July 2025
With ESHW Crowborough Health Walk
At ESHW Crowborough Health Walk
A very popular walk with different start points to make the most of the local countryside and views. Take care: due to local geography, can be a bit steep in places and sturdy footwear is advised.
Thursday 17th July 2025
With Berkshire Biodiversity Action Team
At St Catherine's Lodge
Rhododendron cutting