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March 2023
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 »Rushton House Farm – Hyndburn’s Woodlands
Join Gareth and the Woodland Volunteers for a day of practical environmental conservation! Tasks will include removing non-native trees and thinning Holly on site. Contact Gareth - gareth.muir@prospectsfoundation.org.uk or phone 01254 230 348 to find out more and get involved!
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 »Dry Stone Walling Training Session – Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Learn how to build a traditional dry stone wall on a free 2-day course led by Prospects Foundation and Lowe Maintenance on Peel Park and the Coppice LNR! We will be meeting in the car park next to the bowling green on Peel Park and the Coppice LNR. Limited spaces available. To book, contact Robert: robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk Date: Friday 24th & Saturday 25th March Time: 10am - 4pm Location: Peel Park Car Park, next to the bowling green on Peel Park…
Find out more »Dry Stone Walling Training Session – Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Learn how to build a traditional dry stone wall on a free 2-day course led by Prospects Foundation and Lowe Maintenance on Peel Park and the Coppice LNR! We will be meeting in the car park next to the bowling green on Peel Park and the Coppice LNR. Limited spaces available. To book, contact Robert: robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk Date: Friday 24th & Saturday 25th March Time: 10am - 4pm Location: Peel Park Car Park, next to the bowling green on Peel Park…
Find out more »Tree Planting at 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 continuing with our March tree planting sessions, as funded by Trees For Cities. Come and be a part of some woodland creation, which will benefit Hyndburn for years to come! 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…
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 heathland, grassland and woodland management work throughout the year. 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 »Oakhill Workshop – Rewilding
Join Gareth and the Rewilding Volunteers for a spot of woodwork! Tasks will include; pallet breaking, building planters, and pyrography 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 »Tree Planting at 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 continuing with our March tree planting sessions, as funded by Trees For Cities. Come and be a part of some woodland creation, which will benefit Hyndburn for years to come! 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…
Find out more »Warcocks Green – Hyndburn’s Woodlands
Join Gareth and the Woodland Volunteers for a day of practical environmental conservation! Tasks will include a litter pick and removing non-native trees from the site. Contact Gareth - gareth.muir@prospectsfoundation.org.uk or phone 01254 230 348 to find out more and get involved!
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 »April 2023
Rishton Railway Station – Rewilding
Join Gareth and the Rishton PROSPECTS panel for gardening at Rishton Railway station. The space is used to grow herbs and vegetables with the Panel looking to involve more local people. To register your interest contact Gareth - gareth.muir@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 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 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 at the Bullough Park car park (by the playground), off Dunney Shop Avenue, BB5 0LW. From there it will be a short walk across…
Find out more »Miller Fold Allotment 6a – Rewilding
Join Gareth and the Rewilding Volunteers for a spot of Wildlife friendly Gardening! Tasks will include; weeding, 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 »Whinney Hill – Hyndburn’s Woodlands
Join Gareth and the Woodland Volunteers for a day of practical environmental conservation! Tasks will include thinning and removing non-native trees from the site and boundary repairs. Contact Gareth - gareth.muir@prospectsfoundation.org.uk or phone 01254 230 348 to find out more and get involved!
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 »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 »Accrington Train Station – 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 helping out with the Eco Station project for Community Rail Lancashire, based at Accrington train station. We will be working in the community garden, tasks include raking cuttings, digging raised beds and more! We will be meeting at the Accrington Train Station car park, BB5 1LN. Staff will be in orange hi-vis. Please wear sturdy footwear and clothes you…
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