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April 2023
GrOwING WILD Community Allotment – Rewilding
Join Gareth and the Rewilding Volunteers for a spot of Wildlife friendly Gardening! Tasks will include; bramble clearance, watering, composting and more... Please wear weather appropriate clothing, robust footwear and bring your own refreshments Contact Gareth gareth.muir@prospectsfoundation.org.uk or phone 01254 230348 to get involved or to find out more!
Find out more »Moth Night event at Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Join us for a monthly moth night at Peel Park and the Coppice LNR starting with a session in the Easter holidays! We’ll be looking for moths using different techniques including using a moth trap and torches. We’ll try and record as many moth species as we can. We’ll also have a bat detector to check for bat activity. Children welcome if accompanied by an adult. To book a place email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230348 or call into the Prospects office…
Find out more »Moth Morning at Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Join us for a monthly moth morning at Peel Park and the Coppice LNR starting with a session in the Easter holidays! We’ll be looking for moths using different techniques including using a moth trap and torches. We’ll try and record as many moth species as we can. We’ll also have a bat detector to check for bat activity. Children welcome if accompanied by an adult. To book a place email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230348 or call into the Prospects office…
Find out more »Oakhill Park Workshop – Hyndburn’s Woodlands
Join Gareth and the Woodland Volunteers for a day cleaning, maintaining, repairing and sharpening tools from the Winter Season. The volunteers will also be making ready the Spring/Summer Tools for non-native and meadow management including scythes. To get involved email Gareth - gareth.muir@prospectsfoundation.org.uk or call the office on 01254 230 348
Find out more »Woody CIC Volunteering Day
Woody (Hyndburn) CIC Volunteering Day Join WOODY for a day of volunteer woodland management. Locations and tasks change on a weekly basis, to register your interest or to find out more contact Gareth – gareth.muir@prospectsfoundation.org.uk Find out more about Woody here: http://woodyhyndburn.org.uk/ Woody Flyer 2022
Find out more »Spring Tree ID Walk at Whinney Hill Woodland
Join the Green Spaces team and our Woodlands Officer, Gareth Muir, for a stroll through the woods where we will learn how to identify native trees using spring characteristics such as flowers, leaves, buds and tree growth. We will be meeting at the Livingstone Road entrance in Accrington, BB5 5BS. Staff will be wearing an orange high-vis. To book a place, please email helen.earnshaw@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230 348 or call into the Prospects office at 54 Broadway, Accrington, BB5 1EW.
Find out more »Woody CIC Volunteering Day
Woody (Hyndburn) CIC Volunteering Day Join WOODY for a day of volunteer woodland management. Locations and tasks change on a weekly basis, to register your interest or to find out more contact Gareth – gareth.muir@prospectsfoundation.org.uk Find out more about Woody here: http://woodyhyndburn.org.uk/ Woody Flyer 2022
Find out more »All Saints Church Garden, Clayton Le Moors – Rewilding
Join Gareth at All Saints Church, Clayton Le Moors to help the parishioners in the church's garden get ready for spring! Weeding, digging over and planting are the tasks for the day. To get involved email Gareth - gareth.muir@prospectsfoundation.org.uk or phone the office on 01254 230 348.
Find out more »Weekly Butterfly Survey at Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Join us every Monday until the end of June for our weekly butterfly monitoring surveys as part of the UKBMS - one of the longest running insect monitoring schemes in the world! The guided walk will be led by our Green Spaces trainee, Chloe, and will involve a gentle stroll around Peel Park and the Coppice LNR recording all of the butterfly species that we see. Don't worry if you have no knowledge on UK butterfly's - we have guides…
Find out more »Bullough Park – Green Team Volunteering
Join our ‘Green Team’ of conservation volunteers led by our Green Spaces staff members: Helen, Brandon & Chloe. This week we will be conducting a litter pick to give the area a general tidy-up. We will be meeting at the Bullough Park car park (by the playground), off Dunney Shop Avenue, BB5 0LW. From there it will be a short walk across the field. Staff will be in orange hi-vis. Please wear sturdy footwear and clothes you don't mind getting messy! To…
Find out more »Woodnook Community Garden – Rewilding
Join Gareth and the Rewilding Volunteers for a spot of Wildlife friendly Gardening! Tasks will include; bramble clearance, watering, composting and more... Please wear weather appropriate clothing, robust footwear and bring your own refreshments Contact Gareth gareth.muir@prospectsfoundation.org.uk or phone 01254 230348 to get involved or to find out more!
Find out more »Jubilee Woodland – Green Team Volunteering
Join our ‘Green Team’ of conservation volunteers led by our Green Spaces staff members: Helen, Brandon & Chloe. This week we will be continuing with the wildflower meadow creation project we started last year. This will involve cutting back the recent spring growth and using rakes to remove cuttings from the future meadow. Native wildflowers require low nutrient soil to thrive, so removing nutrients in the form of cuttings will promote growth. We will be meeting by the school on Hollins Lane,…
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.
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.
Find out more »Weekly Butterfly Survey at Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Join us every Monday until the end of June for our weekly butterfly monitoring surveys as part of the UKBMS - one of the longest running insect monitoring schemes in the world! The guided walk will be led by our Green Spaces trainee, Chloe, and will involve a gentle stroll around Peel Park and the Coppice LNR recording all of the butterfly species that we see. Don't worry if you have no knowledge on UK butterfly's - we have guides…
Find out more »Bullough Park – Green Team Volunteering
Join our ‘Green Team’ of conservation volunteers led by our Green Spaces staff members: Helen, Brandon & Chloe. This week we will be following up on the wildflower meadow creation from last year. We will be continuing management by cutting back the new growth and raking off the cuttings to remove nutrients from the soil. This will promote native wildflower growth, which have a low nutrient preference. We will be meeting at the Bullough Park car park (by the playground), off Dunney…
Find out more »Lower Barnes Street – Green Team Volunteering
Join our ‘Green Team’ of conservation volunteers led by our Green Spaces staff members: Helen, Brandon & Chloe. This week we will be following up on the trees that were planted in March by adding mulch mats. This will prevent the young trees being outcompeted by surrounding vegetation such as grass, rushes and brambles. We will be meeting on Lower Barnes Street, Clayton-le-moors, Accrington, BB5 5SW (further down from Horizon Foam). From there it will be a short walk across the field…
Find out more »Woody CIC Volunteering Day
Woody (Hyndburn) CIC Volunteering Day Join WOODY for a day of volunteer woodland management. Locations and tasks change on a weekly basis, to register your interest or to find out more contact Gareth – gareth.muir@prospectsfoundation.org.uk Find out more about Woody here: http://woodyhyndburn.org.uk/ Woody Flyer 2022
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! Address for Oak Hill Park is Manchester Road, Accrington, BB5 2NY. There is roadside parking surrounding the park. Staff will be wearing an orange high-vis.…
Find out more »May 2023
Woodnook Vale – Green Team Volunteering
Join our 'Green Team' of conservation volunteers led by our Green Spaces staff members: Helen, Brandon & Chloe. This week we will be carrying out some general site access improvements. Tasks include cutting back over grown areas and carrying out a litter pick. All equipment and PPE will be provided. Please wear sturdy footwear, long sleeves and full length trousers to avoid brambles and nettles. We will be meeting by the entrance on Nuttall Street in Accrington (across from Pappous…
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