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Activities near DN212AL
Found 200 activities
Activity key
- Big Green Weekend
- Green Gym
- Practical conservation activity
- I Dig Trees: OVO Tree Planting
- Health walk
- Children's activity
- Training or workshop
- Food growing activity
- Community event or activity
- Wildlife surveying activity
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Thursday 11th October 2018
Natural Crafts
With ACLS Craft Courses
About 44.9 miles away from your postcode
At Hollybush Conservation Centre
Activity description
During this course we will be drawing upon a variety of themes including paper, willow, textiles and the woodland to learn a variety of traditional crafts such as ink and paper making, natural dyeing with plants and botanical prints. Each term will have a slightly different focus as we move through the seasons. (Location may vary)
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Thursday 11th October 2018
Woodsquad 50+
With Wood Squad
About 44.9 miles away from your postcode
At Hollybush Conservation Centre
Activity description
Join us a friendly woodworking group for over 50's. An opportunity to brush up your woodworking skills, meet new people, share ideas, help Hollybush to recycle scrap wood to make new and creative wood working projects. A new Group will also be starting soon on Mondays!
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Friday 12th October 2018
#GiveLoveLeeds Autumn conservation volunteering and outdoor crafts festival!
With Skelton Grange Green Team
About 39.7 miles away from your postcode
At Skelton Grange Environment Centre
Activity description
In addition to our weekly Monday Green Gym and Friday Green Team sessions, we hold fun seasonal conservation volunteering and outdoor crafts festivals - come down to meet our friendly groups and see what we do! There are lots of practical opportunities for people to get involved in volunteering at Skelton Grange, and these taster days, supported by a Leeds Fund grant in association with HARIBO, include a range of activities that may include wildlife surveys, habitat care and outdoor natural crafts. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult for all events.
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Friday 12th October 2018
Green Team Fridays
With Skelton Grange Green Team
About 39.7 miles away from your postcode
At Skelton Grange Environment Centre
Activity description
Every week Green Team does a range of gardening and conservation tasks with experienced leaders and a lovely group of volunteers! Come and make a difference to the nature reserve and education areas enjoyed by thousands of local people every year.
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Friday 12th October 2018
Green Gym
With Lovell Park Green Gym
About 42.2 miles away from your postcode
At Lovell Park
Activity description
Green Gym gardening groups meet once a week for around three hours gardening activities in the local community. Guided by an experienced leader all sessions are free and allow you to work at your own pace. So whether you are new to gardening or have knowledge and experience to share, Green Gym is for you. And we always make time for a brew and a biscuit!
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Friday 12th October 2018
Further Dry Stone Walling
With ACLS Practical Volunteering
About 44.9 miles away from your postcode
At Hollybush Conservation Centre
Activity description
For complete beginners, and those with some basic outdoor skills who are ready to branchout, we will be running a range of practical skills courses. Learn the basics of the 3D jigsaws that form one of Yorkshire’s traditional landscape features.
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Friday 12th October 2018
Gardening
With ACLS Garden Course
About 44.9 miles away from your postcode
At Hollybush Conservation Centre
Activity description
Aimed at beginners, or those who want to learn to garden in an environmentally friendly way. The sessions are two and a half hours long and each course will run for four weeks. These courses will take place throughout the year, focusing on different aspects of the gardening calendar. This will involve how to grow plants over winter in our polytunnel, planting up containers for different times of year or wildlife gardening. You will learn a range of skills including sowing, pricking out, potting on, pruning and find out when to do these jobs for different plants. We will also look at soil management and making compost at different points throughout the year.
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Friday 12th October 2018
Basic Woodwork
With ACLS Introduction to Woodwork
About 44.9 miles away from your postcode
At Hollybush Conservation Centre
Activity description
For complete beginners and those looking for a refresher, you will learn: • Safe use of common hand tools • How to measure wood for a project • Simple joints and fixings The course is taught by a time-served carpenter and you will complete: • A bird box • A simple garden bench • Maybe a simple small project of your choice There will be a small charge of £5.00 for materials.
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Monday 15th October 2018
Green Gym Monday Group
With Skelton Grange Green Gym
About 39.7 miles away from your postcode
At Skelton Grange Environment Centre
Activity description
Join us at our Green Gym each Monday at Skelton Grange Environment Centre. All welcome, from complete beginners to seasoned outdoors enthusiasts! Whether you are looking to improve your health, would like to learn new skills or just want to meet people, eat a FREE, healthy lunch and get some fresh air in a fantastic local green space. Join in - feel good.
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Monday 15th October 2018
OAW Monday Wildlife Walking Group
With Leeds West Hollybush Monday Wildlife walks OAW
About 44.9 miles away from your postcode
At Hollybush Conservation Centre
Activity description
Come and Explore the plants and animals in the Kirkstall area. If you are interested in wildlife or just want to meet people and get some fresh air come to our guide walks around local natural areas.