TCV
Connecting people and green spaces
Activities near LE56DE
Found 11 activities
Activity key
- Green Gym
- Conservation Action
- Tree Planting
- Health Walk
- Children and Young People
- Training or workshop
- Food Growing
- Public event or activity
- Wildlife surveying activity
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Tuesday 17th November 2026
Controlling Buddleia establishment to Improve Biodiversity
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
About 7.8 miles away from your postcode
At Mountsorrel Quarry
Activity description
Starting our practical conservation work at the Mountsorrel (Tarmac) Quarry site. Our project work is being carried for the Environmental Restoration Team to improve the habitat biodiversity on Site 4 or Broad Hill. Here is we will continue our work of cutting and removing excess gorse and buddleia to help maintain the establishing grass heathland habitat. We will be able to take the TCV minibus up to the location of our work. There are a network of public footpaths over the site with some lovely views on a clear day.
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Wednesday 18th November 2026
Half-Day General Litter Pick of Park & Spinney
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
About 5.6 miles away from your postcode
At Kings Walk Spinney
Activity description
Kings Walk spinney has a mature Oak canopy with the understorey comprising of predominantly Damson fruit trees, yew, holly, mixed thorn and sycamore regeneration growth along with snowberry. This a half-day project carrying out a general litter pick of the spinney and surrounding open greenspace.
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Thursday 19th November 2026
Hedge and woodland boundary work
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
About 5.8 miles away from your postcode
At Leicester Forest East Park
Activity description
Volunteers will be undertaking a mixture of tasks including general vegetation cut back and clear, hedge trimming and profiling, selective thinning of thorn scrub encroachment. All arisings will be repurposed into eco piles or added to existing dead hedge habitats.
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Tuesday 24th November 2026
Half-Day General Litter Pick
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
About 5.8 miles away from your postcode
At Leicester Forest East Park
Activity description
This a half-day project carrying out a general litter pick of Leicester Forest East Park, associated wooded areas and hedgerows.
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Tuesday 1st December 2026
Hedge and woodland boundary work
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
About 5.8 miles away from your postcode
At Leicester Forest East Park
Activity description
Volunteers will be undertaking a mixture of tasks including general vegetation cut back and clear, hedge trimming and profiling, selective thinning of thorn scrub encroachment. All arisings will be repurposed into eco piles or added to existing dead hedge habitats.
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Wednesday 2nd December 2026
Wetland vegetation management work
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
About 8.6 miles away from your postcode
At Ashby Magna Open Space
Activity description
Making a welcome return to this attractive Leicestershire village green open space. A site of mixed species native broad-leaved trees, small hazel coppice with open grassland, hedges and a well established pond habitat. Our focus will be on removing a section of reedmace from the pond, and to cut back and clear end of season marginal vegetation growth from the pond margins and ditches.
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Thursday 3rd December 2026
Controlling Buddleia establishment to Improve Biodiversity
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
About 7.8 miles away from your postcode
At Mountsorrel Quarry
Activity description
Starting our practical conservation work at the Mountsorrel (Tarmac) Quarry site. Our project work is being carried for the Environmental Restoration Team to improve the habitat biodiversity on Site 4 or Broad Hill. Here is we will continue our work of cutting and removing excess gorse and buddleia to help maintain the establishing grass heathland habitat. We will be able to take the TCV minibus up to the location of our work. There are a network of public footpaths over the site with some lovely views on a clear day.
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Tuesday 8th December 2026
Woodland Understorey Habitat Management
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
About 6.1 miles away from your postcode
At Holgate Close Spinney
Activity description
This copse has very much been left in its natural state with very little habitat management work carried out. Public access has in the past been discouraged. Volunteers will focus on selectively cutting and clearing excess vegetation growth thereby opening up and improving access for all. There will be some selective thinning work and coppicing too. As our work progresses we will get a better understanding of the plant species and how this spinney can develop for both the community and the environment.
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Wednesday 9th December 2026
Woodland Understorey Habitat Management
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
About 6.1 miles away from your postcode
At Holgate Close Spinney
Activity description
This copse has very much been left in its natural state with very little habitat management work carried out. Public access has in the past been discouraged. Volunteers will focus on selectively cutting and clearing excess vegetation growth thereby opening up and improving access for all. There will be some selective thinning work and coppicing too. As our work progresses we will get a better understanding of the plant species and how this spinney can develop for both the community and the environment.
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Thursday 17th December 2026
Half-Day General Litter Pick
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
About 5.8 miles away from your postcode
At Leicester Forest East Park
Activity description
This a half-day project carrying out a general litter pick of Leicester Forest East Park, associated wooded areas and hedgerows.
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