On Tuesday 28th January The Hyndburn’s Woodlands Volunteers were at Woodnook Vale LNR for a different kind of session! This week, we were joined by Imogen, from Imogen Storey Gardens, who kindly offered her expertise on live Willow structures! Imogen showed myself and volunteers how to correctly weave live Willow into a desired shape so […]
Climate Action & Me – A Community Workshop
Concerned about climate change? Join the PROSPECTS Foundation for a free, interactive workshop all about climate action. We will be busting common climate change myths, giving out top tips for having climate conversations, and discussing the very best ways that we can ALL take action. Get your free tickets here: TICKETS
2024 Volunteer Christmas Celebration!
On Tuesday 17th December, PROSPECTS held a volunteer celebration at Accrington Cricket Club. Any volunteers who helped out in 2024 were welcome to attend. We celebrated with sausage rolls, chocolate, and mince pies! (All with vegan options available) Our Outdoor Learning Officer Sonja worked hard to construct a PROSPECTS quiz for everyone to take part […]
Come On Down to our Volunteer Christmas Party!!
Hyndburn’s Woodlands NOW LIVE!
The PROSPECTS Foundation is pleased to announce that the ‘Hyndburn’s Woodlands’ website is now live! The website can be found here: https://hyndburnwoodlands.org.uk/ The website aims to be a resource to map, assess and manage the woodland cover in Hyndburn, with information including; condition assessments, timber volume surveys and Ash Dieback monitoring. The website will also […]
Winter Tree Identification Walk – Whinney Hill
On the 17th February the Green Team organised a winter tree ID walk with Prospects very own Woodland’s Officer, Gareth Muir. Attendees learnt how to identify tree species using different features such as twigs, buds, bark, growing habitat and surrounding habitat! This is quite a bit more tricky in winter due to the lack of […]
Spoon Carving, Huncoat East Woodland, Wednesday 15th February 2023
Participants took part in a spoon carving workshop at Huncoat East Woodlands. Sycamore was the wood of the day with participants using a variety of tools including’ froes, sloyds and crook knives to carve spoons. Many of the participants were total beginners and did well to make a useable spoon. PROSPECTS delivers a variety of […]
Half Term Crafting Club Monday 13th February 2023, The Woodnook Centre, Accrington.
February Half term saw the Crafting Club at the Woodnook Centre. Participants took part in natural craft activities including whittling! A skulk of foxes, mushrooms and movable rabbits were the order of the day, using locally sourced hazel wood from Hyndburn’s Woodlands. All made possible as part of Habitats and Heritage – Hyndburn’s Woodlands project, […]
Habitats & Heritage – Hyndburn’s Woodlands Update
The Hyndburn Woodlands project continues into 2023 at the peak of the woodland management season; Winter. Preventative felling of Ash trees affected by Ash Dieback has taken place on several of the 8 Lancashire County Council site. Whinney Hill saw several Ash felled to ensure they were not a danger to the public along the […]
Introduction to Green Woodwork October half term 2022
PROSPECTS delivered an Introduction to Green Woodworking at Huncoat East woodland. The course involved learning about green woodworking tools, using these tools to make a mallet and spatulas from Norwegian Maple and Hazel wood which was felled as part of PROSPECTS woodland management work programme. Woody CIC Volunteer Mark was on hand to demonstrate pole […]
Ash Dieback Works this Winter
PROSPECTS and our friends at Woody Hyndburn CIC will be undertaking Ash tree felling works over the winter months. Ash Dieback is a particular problem in the borough, many trees are affected and can become dangerous as the disease progresses and the trees become weaker. As part of PROSPECTS management strategy across the Hyndburn’s Woodlands […]
August Walks Festival led by the Green Spaces Team
Throughout the month of August the Green Spaces team organised and delivered a series of 14 differently themed walks to encourage people to explore the wonderful outdoor spaces around them and to keep healthy. 5 of which were weekly butterfly survey walks. The walks we organised included: Geocaching Treasure Hunt, where participants followed treasure trails […]
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Martholme Greenway Dawn Chorus Walk
We had a great Dawn Chorus walk along Martholme Greenway on Saturday morning (15th May) despite the rain! It was led by Dave Bickerton and we spotted 36 different bird species in total – well worth getting up for! We walked through Copy Wood and both ways along the Greenway and onto Martholme viaduct. Many thanks […]
Habitats & Heritage Project Officer Recruitment
We’re currently recruiting for a project officer to run our ongoing Habitats & Heritage programme. If you’re interested please visit our Job Opportunities page where you’ll find all the documents and information you’ll need to submit an application. The deadline for applications is 5.00pm on Bank Holiday Monday 31st May 2021. Interviews will take place […]
Whinney Hill Dawn Chorus Walk
We held our first Dawn Chorus Walk early on Sunday (2nd May) morning up at the Whinney Hill woodlands in Accrington. The walk was led by Dave Bickerton and we had five people attending under the covid regulations. It was a lovely morning and all who attended seemed to enjoy it. We also learnt how […]
Dawn Chorus Walks
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Volunteering and Activities
Click on the link to get details of our volunteering opportunities and our planned activities as we come out of lockdown. Activities
Whinney Hill Video
Click on the link to see a video tour of Whinney Hill, one of the woodlands in the Hyndburn’s Woodland Project. Whinney Hill
Woodland Signs
The woodlands that make up the Hyndburn’s Woodlands Project are now easy to identify as we have put signs up at them. Find out more about them here Hyndburn’s Woodlands