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September 2025
Hyndburn’s Woodlands – Milnshaw Park
Join Hyndburn’s Woodlands Officer Brandon for weekly practical conservation sessions. This week we will be kick starting Autumn with a meadow management session at Milnshaw Park, we will be joined by Gemma McMullan and other members of the PROSPECTS team. The Meadow at Milnshaw Park is a wonderful area for pollinators that the team cuts each year to ensure its continued growth. This is quite a big job so any and all help would be greatly appreciated! Tasks include scything…
Find out more »Scything and hay raking at Milnshaw Park butterfly wildflower meadow
Join Hyndburn Butterfly Project and the PROSPECTS Foundation for a day of scything and hay raking at Milnshaw Park butterfly wildflower meadow. Date: Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Time: 10am - 3pm Meeting point: Milnshaw Park, Lancaster Avenue, Accrington, BB5 4BH Contact Gemma to book or find out more: gemma.mcmullan@prospectsfoundation.org.uk
Find out more »Balsam Bashing – Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Jackhouse nature reserve
The last balsam bashing session at Jackhouse, we will be revisiting areas that we have worked on throughout the summer to remove any stragglers and ensure they are clear. Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be fortnightly conservation volunteers sessions at Jackhouse nature reserve, Wednesdays. Come along to learn new skills, meet people, keep fit and help wildlife! Park on Fieldings Lane, it is then a 10 minute walk to the entrance of Jackhouse nature…
Find out more »Pleck Meadow’s 4th Annual Cut – Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Pleck Meadow
Pleck Meadow is receiving its 4th annual "Cut and Collect" to improve the wildflowers and benefit all sorts of wildlife. We need help on the day to marshal and rescue any small critters. Meet us at Pleck Meadow anytime from 9am-12pm. Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be weekly conservation volunteers sessions at Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve, every Monday from 10am - 1pm. Come along to learn new skills, meet people,…
Find out more »Jubilee & King George’s Meadow Cuts | Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Woodnook Vale LNR
A compact tractor will be coming to perform a cut and collect at Jubilee Meadow and King George's Meadow (next to King George's Playing Field). We will need volunteers to help 9am-12pm to marshal and help save small critters. Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be fortnightly conservation volunteers sessions at Woodnook Vale LNR, Wednesdays. Come along to learn new skills, meet people, keep fit and help wildlife! To express your interest or find out…
Find out more »Woodnook Vale – Overhanging Branch Management
Join Hyndburn’s Woodlands Officer Brandon for weekly practical conservation sessions. This week we will be at Woodnook Vale LNR carrying out some site maintenance. We will be using pole pruners to cut away overhanging branches that pose a risk to passer-by's or that need removing to promote tree health. We will be having a tractor onsite at Jubilee meadow this day, which may well need guards to prevent loose dogs from entering its space. If this is the case, we…
Find out more »Meadow Cuts – Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Jackhouse nature reserve
A tractor will be coming to cut several meadows at Jackhouse nature reserve. We will need volunteers from 12pm to 4pm to help marshal and save small critters. Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be fortnightly conservation volunteers sessions at Jackhouse nature reserve, Wednesdays. Come along to learn new skills, meet people, keep fit and help wildlife! Park on Fieldings Lane, it is then a 10 minute walk to the entrance of Jackhouse nature reserve…
Find out more »Brookside Volunteer Workparty (Thursday Gang)
Join Alice for seasonal habitat improvement work (and of course, biscuits!) at Brookside. We meet at the Noticeboard by the Stanhill Road entrance to the site at 10am (see the map below) All are welcome but under 18s must be supervised by an adult. Waterproofs, boots, and sturdy clothes are highly recommended. Access can be uneven and boggy, so these sessions are not suitable for those with limited mobility. To find out more or confirm your attendance, please contact Alice…
Find out more »Yellow Rattle Seed Sowing – Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Map showing the meeting point at Peel Park & the Coppice LNR. Click the image to be taken to the map. We will be sowing Yellow Rattle seed where 'cut and collects' have taken place. Yellow Rattle parasitises grasses which helps reduce the sward, allowing slower-growing wildflowers a chance to thrive. Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be weekly conservation volunteers sessions at Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve, every Monday from 10am…
Find out more »Whinney Hill – Butterfly Glade Scything and Bulb Planting
Join Hyndburn’s Woodlands Officer Brandon for weekly practical conservation sessions. This week we will be back at Whinney Hill woodland carrying out more meadow maintenance. This time we will be at the Butterfly Glade located at the top of the site. Tasks include scything the glade and removing the arisings via raking. If we have time we will also try to extend the glade. Secondary tasks include planting woodland wildflower bulbs into the freshly cut meadow, these will hopefully take…
Find out more »Meadow Management – Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Jackhouse nature reserve
We will be doing general meadow management at Jackhouse. Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be fortnightly conservation volunteers sessions at Jackhouse nature reserve, Wednesdays. Come along to learn new skills, meet people, keep fit and help wildlife! Park on Fieldings Lane, it is then a 10 minute walk to the entrance of Jackhouse nature reserve where we will be meeting. To express your interest or find out more, email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230348 or…
Find out more »Brookside Volunteer Workparty (Thursday Gang)
Join Alice for seasonal habitat improvement work (and of course, biscuits!) at Brookside. We meet at the Noticeboard by the Stanhill Road entrance to the site at 10am (see the map below) All are welcome but under 18s must be supervised by an adult. Waterproofs, boots, and sturdy clothes are highly recommended. Access can be uneven and boggy, so these sessions are not suitable for those with limited mobility. To find out more or confirm your attendance, please contact Alice…
Find out more »Yellow Rattle & Meadow Maintenance – Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Map showing the meeting point at Peel Park & the Coppice LNR. Click the image to be taken to the map. Sowing Yellow Rattle and doing meadow maintenance at Pleck Meadow. Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be weekly conservation volunteers sessions at Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve, every Monday from 10am - 1pm. Come along to learn new skills, meet people, keep fit and help wildlife! To express your interest or…
Find out more »Whinney Hill – Pond Meadow Scythe + Seed Collection
Join Hyndburn’s Woodlands Officer Brandon for weekly practical conservation sessions. This week we will be back at Whinney Hill woodland carrying out meadow maintenance. This time we will be at the pond meadow. This is quite a big job so any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Recently, the locally rare 'Common Blue' butterfly has been recorded during a butterfly survey, so management will be aimed and promoting its health. Tasks include scything large swathes of meadow and deliberately…
Find out more »Yellow Rattle Seed Sowing | Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Woodnook Vale LNR
We will be sowing Yellow Rattle seed at the entrance to Royds St and at the meadow next to King George's Playing Field. Yellow Rattle parasitises grasses which reduces the sward, allowing slower-growing wildflower species to thrive. Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be fortnightly conservation volunteers sessions at Woodnook Vale LNR, Wednesdays. Come along to learn new skills, meet people, keep fit and help wildlife! To express your interest or find out more, email…
Find out more »Brookside Volunteer Workparty (Thursday Gang)
Join Alice for seasonal habitat improvement work (and of course, biscuits!) at Brookside. We meet at the Noticeboard by the Stanhill Road entrance to the site at 10am (see the map below) All are welcome but under 18s must be supervised by an adult. Waterproofs, boots, and sturdy clothes are highly recommended. Access can be uneven and boggy, so these sessions are not suitable for those with limited mobility. To find out more or confirm your attendance, please contact Alice…
Find out more »Northern Gateway Tidy – Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Map showing the meeting point at Peel Park & the Coppice LNR. Click the image to be taken to the map. The Northern Gateway to the Coppice is a small triangle of land leading up to the car park. We will be tidying it up after it's 4th annual "cut and collect." This will include raking, scraping paths, and sowing Yellow Rattle seed. Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be weekly conservation volunteers sessions at…
Find out more »Jubilee Meadow – Wildflower Seed Sowing
Join Hyndburn’s Woodlands Officer Brandon for weekly practical conservation sessions. This week, we will be at Jubilee woodland/meadow carrying out a wildflower seed sowing session. Tasks include sowing wildflower seeds into the recently cut meadow we have been working on for the past few years. We have seen some success last year with the spreading of Yellow-rattle in the meadow, so with any luck a proactive seed sowing session may further increase the species diversity of the site. Meeting on…
Find out more »October 2025
Yellow Rattle Seed Sowing – Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Jackhouse nature reserve
We will be sowing Yellow Rattle seed at Jackhouse nature reserve following its tractor cut and collects! Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be fortnightly conservation volunteers sessions at Jackhouse nature reserve, Wednesdays. Come along to learn new skills, meet people, keep fit and help wildlife! Park on Fieldings Lane, it is then a 10 minute walk to the entrance of Jackhouse nature reserve where we will be meeting. To express your interest or find…
Find out more »Brookside Volunteer Workparty (Thursday Gang)
Join Alice for seasonal habitat improvement work (and of course, biscuits!) at Brookside. We meet at the Noticeboard by the Stanhill Road entrance to the site at 10am (see the map below) All are welcome but under 18s must be supervised by an adult. Waterproofs, boots, and sturdy clothes are highly recommended. Access can be uneven and boggy, so these sessions are not suitable for those with limited mobility. To find out more or confirm your attendance, please contact Alice…
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