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Activities near LE56DE
Found 13 activities
Activity key
- Big Green Weekend
- Green Gym
- Practical conservation activity
- Tree Planting event
- Health walk
- Children's activity
- Training or workshop
- Food growing activity
- Community event or activity
- Wildlife surveying activity
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Thursday 5th February 2026
Varied Winter Habitat Conservation Tasks
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
About 7.9 miles away from your postcode
At Croft Quarry Nature Area
Activity description
Croft Quarry Nature Trail is a popular visit for volunteers, the site has a mixture of habitats including wetland, woodland plantations with open pasture. We will be working to open up the new woodland ride, cutting back and clearing unnecessary vegetation encroachment and carrying out some thinning of young trees to extend the ride.
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Wednesday 11th February 2026
Practical selective vegetation management
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. Project work is being carried for the Environmental Restoration Team. Site 4 or Broad Hill is where we will start, 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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Thursday 12th February 2026
Varied Winter Habitat Conservation Tasks
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
About 7.9 miles away from your postcode
At Croft Quarry Nature Area
Activity description
Croft Quarry Nature Trail is a popular visit for volunteers, the site has a mixture of habitats including wetland, woodland plantations with open pasture. We will be working to open up the new woodland ride, cutting back and clearing unnecessary vegetation encroachment and carrying out some thinning of young trees to extend the ride.
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Thursday 12th February 2026
Removing Saplings at Bardon Hill
With National Forest Volunteers
About 11.7 miles away from your postcode
At Bardon Hill
Activity description
We'll be removing saplings from the heathland to allow the heather to spread
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Tuesday 17th February 2026
Practical selective vegetation management
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. Project work is being carried for the Environmental Restoration Team. Site 4 or Broad Hill is where we will start, 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 February 2026
Practical selective vegetation management
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. Project work is being carried for the Environmental Restoration Team. Site 4 or Broad Hill is where we will start, 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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Thursday 19th February 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 February 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 25th February 2026
Varied Winter Habitat Conservation Tasks
With TCV Leicester Volunteers
About 7.9 miles away from your postcode
At Croft Quarry Nature Area
Activity description
Croft Quarry Nature Trail is a popular visit for volunteers, the site has a mixture of habitats including wetland, woodland plantations with open pasture. We will be working to open up the new woodland ride, cutting back and clearing unnecessary vegetation encroachment and carrying out some thinning of young trees to extend the ride.
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Thursday 26th February 2026
Practical selective vegetation management
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. Project work is being carried for the Environmental Restoration Team. Site 4 or Broad Hill is where we will start, 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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