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April 2024
Go Wild at GrOwING WILD
Calling all home-educated families! Join Sonja at Growing Wild for free outdoor learning sessions on Friday mornings. Activities include exploring nature, bush craft, growing your own grub and outdoor cooking, and practical conservation tasks around the site. Activities are aimed at ages 7+ but everyone's welcome. And every two weeks! Time: 10:30am - 1pm For more info or to let us know your attendance, please email sonja.bottomer@prospectsfoundation.org.uk
Find out more »Conservation Volunteers session – Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve
Join us for a weekly conservation volunteers session at Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve, every Monday and Thursday* from 10am - 1pm. We'll be carrying out conservation work to benefit pollinators throughout the year as a part of our Pollinator Networks project! Come along and learn new skills, meet people, keep fit, and help wildlife! To book a place or find out more email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230348 or call into the Prospects office at 54 Broadway,…
Find out more »Miller Fold Allotment session
Join us for some sustainable food growing on our community garden. Every Tuesday 10am to 1pm. Activities will include seed sowing and bed maintenance. Please wear weather appropriate clothing and robust footwear. Refreshments will be provided. Everyone welcome. Contact Sonja sonja.bottomer@prospectsfoundation.org.uk or phone 01254 230348 to get involved or to find out more.
Find out more »Conservation Volunteers session – Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve
Join us for a weekly conservation volunteers session at Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve, every Monday and Thursday* from 10am - 1pm. We'll be carrying out conservation work to benefit pollinators throughout the year as a part of our Pollinator Networks project! Come along and learn new skills, meet people, keep fit, and help wildlife! To book a place or find out more email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230348 or call into the Prospects office at 54 Broadway,…
Find out more »Conservation Volunteers session – Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve
Join us for a weekly conservation volunteers session at Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve, every Monday and Thursday* from 10am - 1pm. We'll be carrying out conservation work to benefit pollinators throughout the year as a part of our Pollinator Networks project! Come along and learn new skills, meet people, keep fit, and help wildlife! To book a place or find out more email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230348 or call into the Prospects office at 54 Broadway,…
Find out more »Tree Maintenance at the Old Railway Line, Great Harwood
Join our Community TreeACTION Officer Helen for a practical session involving tree maintenance tasks to help our newly planted trees at the Old Railway Line in Great Harwood. We will be checking on all the trees, removing any vegetation such as grass, rushes and brambles that might outcompete the trees, and putting in markers. We will be meeting on Railway Terrace, Great Harwood, BB6 7EF. Staff will be in orange hi-vis. No experience is necessary – just bring your enthusiasm! All ages…
Find out more »Woodnook Community Garden session
Join us for some sustainable food growing on our community garden. Every Tuesday 10am to midday. We will prepare beds and plant out seedlings. Please wear weather appropriate clothing and robust footwear. Refreshments will be provided. Everyone welcome. Contact Sonja sonja.bottomer@prospectsfoundation.org.uk or phone 01254 230348 to get involved or to find out more.
Find out more »Weekly Butterfly & Bee Survey at Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Join us every Tuesday @1pm (weather permitting) until September 2024. The transects start in Pleck Meadow and go around the whole site, where participants will count and ID every butterfly or bee they see. This data will then be submitted to UKBMS and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust respectively. The surveys are open to all members of the public, whether you are a butterfly novice or an invertebrate expert. The walk around the site will help you stay fit and get…
Find out more »Conservation Volunteers session – Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve
Join us for a weekly conservation volunteers session at Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve, every Monday and Thursday* from 10am - 1pm. We'll be carrying out conservation work to benefit pollinators throughout the year as a part of our Pollinator Networks project! Come along and learn new skills, meet people, keep fit, and help wildlife! To book a place or find out more email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230348 or call into the Prospects office at 54 Broadway,…
Find out more »Go Wild at GrOwING WILD
Calling all home-educated families! Join Sonja at Growing Wild for free outdoor learning sessions on Friday mornings. Activities include exploring nature, bush craft, growing your own grub and outdoor cooking, and practical conservation tasks around the site. Activities are aimed at ages 7+ but everyone's welcome. And every two weeks! Time: 10:30am - 1pm For more info or to let us know your attendance, please email sonja.bottomer@prospectsfoundation.org.uk
Find out more »Spring Foraging Walk with Medical Herbalist Danielle Kay
Join Medical Herbalist, Danielle Kay, for a spring Foraging Walk followed by recipe demonstrations. Learn about the healing properties of local wildflowers, shrubs and trees! We will be meeting at Oak Hill park (across from the playground) and taking a walk into Woodnook Vale. We will then finish back at Oak Hill for the demonstration and samples! Address for Oak Hill Park is Manchester Road, Accrington, BB5 2NY. There is roadside parking surrounding the park. Staff will be wearing an…
Find out more »Conservation Volunteers session – Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve
Join us for a weekly conservation volunteers session at Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve, every Monday and Thursday* from 10am - 1pm. We'll be carrying out conservation work to benefit pollinators throughout the year as a part of our Pollinator Networks project! Come along and learn new skills, meet people, keep fit, and help wildlife! To book a place or find out more email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230348 or call into the Prospects office at 54 Broadway,…
Find out more »Weekly Butterfly & Bee Survey at Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Join us every Tuesday @1pm (weather permitting) until September 2024. The transects start in Pleck Meadow and go around the whole site, where participants will count and ID every butterfly or bee they see. This data will then be submitted to UKBMS and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust respectively. The surveys are open to all members of the public, whether you are a butterfly novice or an invertebrate expert. The walk around the site will help you stay fit and get…
Find out more »May 2024
Tree Maintenance at Woodnook Vale
Join our Community TreeACTION Officer Helen for a practical session involving tree maintenance tasks to help our newly planted hedgerow near the King George Playing Fields in Woodnook Vale LNR. We will be checking on all the trees, fixing/replacing any wonky or broken bamboo canes and shelters. We will be meeting at the Royds Street entrance to Woodnook Vale LNR (next to a carved bench), Accrington, BB5 2LW. Staff will be in orange hi-vis. No experience is necessary – just bring your enthusiasm! All ages…
Find out more »Dead Hedging at Brookside
Join our Brookside Development Office Alice for a practical session building a dead hedge to replace some damaged fencing on the Brookside site. This will not only create a new boundary, but also create a valuable habitat for wildlife. We will be meeting at the Kemp Delph entrance to Brookside, on Stanhill Road. Staff will be in orange hi-vis. No experience is necessary – just bring your enthusiasm! Over 16s only please Please wear suitable outdoor clothes and sturdy boots…
Find out more »Weekly Butterfly & Bee Survey at Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Join us every Tuesday @1pm (weather permitting) until September 2024. The transects start in Pleck Meadow and go around the whole site, where participants will count and ID every butterfly or bee they see. This data will then be submitted to UKBMS and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust respectively. The surveys are open to all members of the public, whether you are a butterfly novice or an invertebrate expert. The walk around the site will help you stay fit and get…
Find out more »Weekly Butterfly & Bee Survey at Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Join us every Tuesday @1pm (weather permitting) until September 2024. The transects start in Pleck Meadow and go around the whole site, where participants will count and ID every butterfly or bee they see. This data will then be submitted to UKBMS and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust respectively. The surveys are open to all members of the public, whether you are a butterfly novice or an invertebrate expert. The walk around the site will help you stay fit and get…
Find out more »Brookside Spring Maintenance Day
Join our Brookside Restoration Coordinator Alice for a day of practical maintenance work on the brand new Brookside Site! Spring has sprung and Brookside is flush with new leaves, flowers, and wildlife. Unfortunately, the arrival of warmer weather means that the invasive non-native Himalayan Balsam is rapidly growing and spreading, and will soon be forming seed pods ready to take over more of the site. With your help, we can "bash" the Balsam into submission, and allow native species to…
Find out more »Conservation Volunteers session – Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve
Join us for a weekly conservation volunteers session at Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve, every Monday* from 10am - 1pm. We'll be carrying out conservation work to benefit pollinators throughout the year as a part of our Pollinator Networks project! Come along and learn new skills, meet people, keep fit, and help wildlife! To book a place or find out more email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230348 or call into the Prospects office at 54 Broadway, Accrington *Except…
Find out more »Weekly Butterfly & Bee Survey at Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Join us every Tuesday @1pm (weather permitting) until September 2024. The transects start in Pleck Meadow and go around the whole site, where participants will count and ID every butterfly or bee they see. This data will then be submitted to UKBMS and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust respectively. The surveys are open to all members of the public, whether you are a butterfly novice or an invertebrate expert. The walk around the site will help you stay fit and get…
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