Practical Work
Balsam bashing/reserve maintenanceProject Summary
Join us for a day of practical conservation and reserve management tasks at Willow Garth Nature Reserve. There’s always plenty to do whatever the season; reedbed management and removing invasive species to name a few. The nature reserve has a mixture of habitats including woodland and wetlands that need to be maintained for the wildlife and public.
Need to know
- Start Date: 01/07/2019
- End Date: 20/09/2019
- County: West Yorkshire
- Organisation Name: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
- Project Category: Improving habitats,Other
Project Description
1st July | 17th July | 31st July | 20th September
Useful information for Task Days
Things you need to know:
- Task days start at 10am and usually run until 4pm.
- Sometimes task days may change because of adverse weather. Please check the website for updates.
- If you’re new to a site, please call the relevant contact to check task day details and let them know you’re coming.
- New volunteers will need to provide emergency contact details and relevant medical details before beginning, just in case of any incident or accident.
What you should bring:
- A packed lunch and plenty to drink.
- Hard-wearing shoes, boots or wellies
- Old clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty.
- Waterproofs, sunscreen and insect repellent when necessary, you never know what the weather will do!
Tools and gloves will be provided.
Sign Up Information
Project Link: https://www.ywt.org.uk/volunteering-opportunities/practical-conservation-task-day-willow-garth-2
Project Contact Email: connor.byers@ywt.org.uk
Leader: Connor Byers Telephone: 07824 542314 Corporate partners wishing to arrange use of their corporate volunteering allowance should contact fundraising@ywt.org.uk
Project Contact Email: connor.byers@ywt.org.uk
Leader: Connor Byers Telephone: 07824 542314 Corporate partners wishing to arrange use of their corporate volunteering allowance should contact fundraising@ywt.org.uk
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