Found 106 activities
Thursday 18th April 2024
With National Forest Volunteers
About 2.9 miles away from your postcode
At Midway Fish Ponds
Come along and join in with our friendly volunteer group and help us to improve this local green space. We will be widening the existing paths around the ponds to improve access and enjoyment of our local nature area for the benefit of people and wildlife.
Thursday 18th April 2024
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
About 2.9 miles away from your postcode
At Midway Fish Ponds
We are taking part in a shared practical conservation task with TCV National Forest group. Much of the work will focus on installing new timber path edging along this site's network of paths.
Thursday 18th April 2024
With Milebrook Hall Food Growing
About 28.9 miles away from your postcode
At Milebrook Hall
Join us in the garden at Milebrrok Hall for a couple of hours of relaxed conversation and food growing. We have a greenhouse here to enable us to start the growing season off early. There are also a couple of raised beds which are readily accessible and easy to manage. This session coincides with the coffee morning too, so a warm brew is never far away. All tools and gloves etc are provided for you.
Friday 19th April 2024
With Rowheath Pavilion Green Gym
About 27.8 miles away from your postcode
At Rowheath Pavillion
Join us every Friday as we live the Good Life by sowing, growing, and harvesting our own food. Feel the thrill of uncovering tasty potatoes, parsnips, and carrots. Enjoy the taste of freshly picked peas and savour those fabulous strawberries. It doesn't get better than this. We have a growing space with accessible raised beds right next to the pavilion building. All tools and equipment are provided. We also go for a nature walk around Rowheath Park whilst we immerse ourselves in the sights and sounds that this valuable green space has to offer. Bird ID walks are also undertaken along with traditional conservation activities.
Friday 19th April 2024
With Rowheath Pavilion Green Gym
About 27.8 miles away from your postcode
At Rowheath Pavillion
May the force (of nature) be with you. Amaze your friends and family by being able to identify birds by their call alone. Become a local hero as you gain confidence and expand your knowledge. Join us for a relaxed circuit of Rowheath Park whilst we ID birds by song and sight. The site has meadows, mature hedgerow, and a large pool with a diverse variety of birds and other wildlife. The walking route is wheelchair and pushchair friendly. Look out for our dawn chorus walks in April and May!
Monday 22nd April 2024
With Ley Hill Green Gym
About 28.9 miles away from your postcode
At Ley Hill Green Gym
Grow your own food and make new friends at our lovely garden opposite Holloway Hall Community Centre. We meet at Ley Hill every Monday to do some gentle gardening work and sow, grow, and enjoy tasty fresh produce. There are numerous fruit shrubs here which leads to some tasty jams and deserts in the late summer. Our sites have raised beds which are accessible and manageable. We also have a number of benches within the garden where you can enjoy your brew and listen to bird song.
Tuesday 23rd April 2024
With National Forest Volunteers
About 2.9 miles away from your postcode
At Midway Fish Ponds
Come along and join in with our friendly volunteer group and help us to improve this local green space. We will be widening the existing paths around the ponds to improve access and enjoyment of our local nature area for the benefit of people and wildlife.
Tuesday 23rd April 2024
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
About 2.9 miles away from your postcode
At Midway Fish Ponds
We are taking part in a shared practical conservation task with TCV National Forest group. Much of the work will focus on installing new timber path edging along this site's network of paths.
Tuesday 23rd April 2024
With Bartley Green and Go!
About 28.6 miles away from your postcode
At Bartley Green Library
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.
Tuesday 23rd April 2024
With Bartley Green and Go!
About 28.6 miles away from your postcode
At Bartley Green Library
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.