Volunteering is a great way to learn new skills, visit sites you've not been to before, get some exercise and see lots of different wildlife! We have session on most Wednesdays and joint sessions with NWT City Local Group on the first Saturday of the month.
All sessions start at 10am and usually last until 2pm. Please wear suitable work clothing and bring waterproofs, a packed lunch and something to drink. A flask for hot drinks will be available. There are no facilities on these sites, so bring everything you need with you. We will provide all tools and equipment needed and it is free to come along!
To help you with finding the work site we have included, bus number & stop, a post code and a what3words code. what3words is a navigation app available for some smart phones, please visit your phones app store for details.
If you would like more information, please email us at [email protected] or call 0115 9152733.
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Saturday 2nd November and Wednesday 6th November Sandy Banks LNR, Bestwood NG5 5SP
The Saturday session will be joint session with the NWT City Local Group at Sandy Banks LNR. As its name suggest this site is has banks of sand, these make excellent habitat for a variety of solitary bees and other insects, which burrow into the sand to create nests and lay eggs. Our task will be to re-expose some of the banks that have gradually become overgrown with grass and scrub. Meeting place for both sessions is the southern gate of the reserve on Edwards Lane & Beckhampton Road, NG5 5SP. Bus 79 or 89, Oxclose Police Station. ///sculpture.frog.garden, |
Wednesday 20th November, Wednesday 4th December & Saturday 7th December.
Quarry Holes Nature Reserve, Aspley NG8 6EQ
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Three dates at Quarry Holes for some grassland management and scrub clearance. This reserve is the remnants of a quarry and has a mix of woodland, meadow and scrub. The steep banks have an interesting mix of wildflower that attract plenty on insects especially butterflies & bees in the summer months. The Saturday session will be joint session with the NWT City Local Group.
Meeting place Tilbury Rise Entrance NG8 6EQ. Bus: NCT 35, 79/79A Walbrook Close, Bells Lane. ///tiger.rent.tolls.
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