Royal Victoria Park

Conservation volunteer at Royal Victoria Country Park

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Project Summary

The role will work alongside other volunteers and the Ranger staff to carry out a wide variety of conservation and estate management tasks. The Park has different types of habitats including woodland, grassland, and shoreline, so there are always plenty of conservation tasks to do in managing the site for wildlife and visitors.

Need to know

  • Start Date: 15/05/2025
  • End Date: 31/12/2025
  • County: Hampshire
  • Organisation Name: Hampshire County Council
  • Project Category: Improving habitats

 

Project Description

Typical tasks and duties

Many of the conservation tasks are dependent on the seasons. Throughout a typical year the conservation and gardening tasks could include:

  • coppicing, woodland management and dead hedge laying and scrub management
  • installing and maintaining gates, fences, signs and benches
  • keeping footpaths accessible by clearing overgrowing vegetation and maintaining the surface
  • keeping the park tidy and litter free
  • visitor management and events
  • preparing the beds for planting
  • planting out bulbs and young shrubs
  • weeding and mulching the beds
  • watering and caring for plants
  • looking after the gardening tools and equipment
  • compliance with our health and safety procedures and willingness to follow instructions

The sessions will run weekly on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10.00am.