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Varied Winter Habitat Conservation Tasks

An activity with TCV Leicester Volunteers

Activity date: Thursday 5th December 2024

Start time: 10:15
Finish time: 14:30

Activity description

Making a welcome return for volunteers to this attractive conservation site boasting wetland, woodland & grassland habitats. Our main focus will be to establish the desire lines by cutting back and clearing vegetation encroachment. There will be some rotational coppicing of willow and alder at the wetland scrapes and main pond.

Meeting place

There will be a 9.30am minibus pick up for a limited number of volunteers from the Victoria Park Car Park, Granville Rd LE1 7PA. Volunteers will wait in the area of the stone lodge buildings at the opposite end to the war memorial or just up from the toilet block. Please contact the project lead beforehand if you require a seat reserving on the minibus, either call 07764 655482 or email c.forty@tcv.org.uk.

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Activity location

Croft Quarry Nature Area, Aggregate Industries Greystokes Huncote Road Croft, LE9 3GT

Site description

An attractive nature reserve with varied species & establishing woodland rich habitats,including a young semi natural woodland and Wetlands.

Pick Up Point

Contact

Clive Forty

Telephone: 07764 655482
Email: C.Forty@tcv.org.uk
Website: https://www.tcv.org.uk/leicesterandrutland

Please bring

  • packed lunch
  • suitable outdoor clothes
  • suitable outdoor footwear

Further info

Volunteers wishing to make their own way to the site should park their vehicles on the grass verge opposite the site entrance on the Croft - Huncote Rd. Nearest postcode for the site access is LE9 3GT. The TCV minibus will be the only vehicle allowed on site. Please remember to bring your TCV PPE including gloves and Hi Vis where you have this. We will provide the correct PPE for all new volunteers and those who have forgotten theirs. Aggregate Industries do advise that no one should work on this site without the correct PPE this includes wearing the correct safety ankle boots or Wellington Boots.

Site Facilities

  • Nearest Toilets - Red Lion Pub, Huncote. No public toilets on site.

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