The Conservation Volunteers

General information

The Weekday Conservation Team has a regular programme of practical activities on Mondays and Thursday (excluding bank holidays) to help improve and maintain Local Nature Reserves (LNR), Sites of Special Scientific Interst (SSSI) and Public Rights of Way.
This can include Hedgelaying, coppicing, scrub clearance, grassland management, ditch clearance, footpath clearance, constructing countryside furniture and many more activities.
You can help with this as well as improve your own wellbeing through physical excercise, meeting new people and learning new skills.
When: Mondays and Thursdays, 9am- 5pm
Meet: The Gatehouse, Foster Hill Road, Bedford, MK41 7TD (Transport to site provided from here).
Bring: Sturdy footwear, packed lunch and wet weather clothing.
Provided: Tools, training and the all important tea, coffee and biscuits!
To let us know that you want to join in or if you want to find out more about the project, call Ed on 01234 217553 or 07740 899633 or email e.green@tcv.org.uk
Opportunities can also be found on our web site www.tcv.org.uk and photographs and stories of what we do at www.btcvbedfordshire.blogspot.com
If you are looking for a career in conservation, you can get more involved and gain valuble experience organizing, leading groups and driving the minibus. Call Ed on 07740 899633 for more details