TCV
Connecting people and green spaces
Activities
Found 1005 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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Wednesday 9th October 2024
Installing a Biodiversity Garden in Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens SE11 5HL
With Biodiversity Action Team (South London)
At Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
Activity description
We return to the new Biodiversity Garden in the park now that the perimeter fencing has been installed, to complete the installtion of the self bound aggregate pathway in the western corner of the garden, and to relandscape the garden bed and fencing outside the perimeter fencing to make way for the new access point. We will also be clearing any unwanted vegetation from the garden, and mowing / strimming as needed.
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Wednesday 9th October 2024
Wednesday practical conservation workdays
With Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park Conservation Volunteers
At Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park
Activity description
Join our regular Wednesday conservation workdays at the Ecology Park and help the wardens carry out vital management work in the park’s different habitats – marsh, meadow, lakes, ponds, shingle beach and woodland. You can just turn up on a Wednesday and don’t need to book ahead but the first time you volunteer, we will ask you to fill out a TCV Volunteer Welfare Form (or we can email this to you in advance if you prefer). You will be working as part of a volunteer team with the park wardens, carrying out tasks such as pond clearing, reed cutting, meadow cutting, coppicing (cutting smaller tree stems), digging and weeding.
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Wednesday 9th October 2024
Conservation Activities @ the Paddock
With The Paddock Volunteers
At The Paddock Community Nature Park
Activity description
We invite you to join us at the Paddock for our conservation activities in 2024! This will involve, meadow and woodland maintenance, path clearance, pond work, woodwork and more.
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Wednesday 9th October 2024
Weekly food growing volunteer sessions (Green Gym)
With Meridian One Community Garden Green Gym
At Meridian One Community Garden (Enfield)
Activity description
Food growing and gardening tasks. Each week will vary depending on what needs doing. Tasks are suitable for all abilities. We take a break at around 12.30pm with hot drinks, biscuits and fruit provided.
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Wednesday 9th October 2024
Woodham Environmental Group
With Bedfordshire Environmental Action Team
At Aylesbury National Grid Compressor
Activity description
We have a long term project on this site to improve biodiversity, so each week we'll be doing a range of tasks to increase the habitats - meadow management, woodland work, hedgerow management and lots more.
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Wednesday 9th October 2024
Creating posts at Marks Hall
With Colchester Biodiversity Action Team (Midweek)
At EFI Marks Hall Nursery
Activity description
We will be creating posts using hand tools, ready to be used for fencing at Marks Hall Nursery
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Wednesday 9th October 2024
Queen Elizabeth Community Gardens
With Queen Elizabeth Hospital Green Gym
At Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Activity description
Join us every Wednesday morning at out Queen Elizabeth Community Gardens based in the grounds of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. We are a friendly and welcoming group who love to grow our food, and help provide a space where our local wildlife can thrive. We have a variety of different species on site, including a large variety of butterflies in the spring and summer and different birds from woodpeckers to blue tits. No previous experience is required and all tools are provided.
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Wednesday 9th October 2024
Nature and Wildlife Walks
With Queen Elizabeth Hospital Green Gym
At Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Activity description
Join us every Wednesday morning for our weekly nature and wildlife trail around our site at the Queen Elizabeth Community Gardens. We often see a variety of different species, including many different types of birds. Summer is especially magical when the butterflies take flight, and autumn brings the fungi in all of their delight! Learn about all of our amazing wildlife and how to ID what you see!
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Wednesday 9th October 2024
Watercourse vegetation management
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
At Cosby Stream
Activity description
Our annual visit to this attractive Leicestershire village site. Volunteers will be working to selectively remove the end of season wetland bank vegetation growth along a section of Cosby brook following along the Main Street and into 'The Nook'. There will be some uprooting of excess growth combined with a general cut back and removal of material. All material removed from the stream will be stacked in a designated area and left for a few days before collection and removal from site by the local council.
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Wednesday 9th October 2024
The pick of the bench?
With Norwich Midweek Group
At Queens Hill Community Park
Activity description
Cutting back bramble and nettle near the bench to link up areas of heathland.
