Don’t forget that the volunteer task dates can permanently be found by navigating to  ”About Us“  -> ”Job Vacancies and Volunteering Opportunities” -> then scroll 3/4 of the way down the page to find the “Conservation Task Diary Dates” link.

Spring Volunteer Task Dates

March 2012

Wednesday 7^th – Chapter Meadows, Worcs: scrub clearance and hedge management.

Wednesday 14^th – Hornhill wood: Coppice material processing.

Wednesday 21^st – Copcut Park, Droitwich: Veg management, path establishment.

Wednesday 28^th – Tom Shell Coppice, Abberley: Veg management, fencing.

April 2012

Wednesday 4^th – Worcester City Council (WCC): Venue and task TBA

Wednesday 11^th – Venue and task TBA

Wednesday 18^th – Venue and task TBA

Wednesday 25^th – Tom Shell Coppice, Abberley:  Steps/ handrail construction, Veg management.

May 2012

Wednesday 2^st – Worcester City Council (WCC): Venue and task TBA

Wednesday 9^th – Lusty Glaze, Worcs: Veg management

Wednesday 16^th – Chapter Meadows, Worcs: Veg management.

Wednesday 23^nd – Tom Shell Coppice, Abberley: Practical session (willow working etc.)

Wednesday 30^th – Venue and task TBA

With more than a month left of summer, looking forward to autumn needn’t drive us to despair. As the days draw in and the leaves begin to turn, think of bonfires on crisp afternoons and working in the forest in fall. Now that we’re feeling suitably optimistic, here are next season’s volunteer projects…

September

Wednesday 7th – Chapter Meadows, Worcester: Fence repair and vegetation management.

Wednesday 14th – Lusty Glaze, Worcester: Brash burning and vegetation management.

Wednesday 21st – Lyppard Grange S.S.S.I site, Warndon: Management of great crested newt habitat, pond clearance and vegetation management.

Wednesday 28th – Lusty Glaze, Worcester: Brash burning and vegetation management.

October

Wednesday 5th – Chapter Meadows, Worcester: Drainage ditch maintenance, brash burning, vegetation management.

Wednesday 12th – Nunnery Wood Primary School: Seat construction, grounds improvement and vegetation management.

Wednesday 19th – No volunteer task (Due to other staff commitments).

Wednesday 26th – Amestry Wood, Claphill Lane, Rushwick: Coppice management.

November

Wednesday 2nd – Worcester City Council (WCC) [Venue TBA]: Coppice management.

Wednesday 9th – WCC [Venue TBA]: Coppice management.

Wednesday 16th – Copcut Park, Droitwich: Tree felling and grounds clearance.

Wednesday 23rd – Train Viaduct, Kidderminster: Pool restoration, vegetation management, litter picking.

Wednesday 30th – Amestry Wood, Claphill Lane, Rushwick: coppice management.

Summer 2011 Volunteer Tasks

Hi all, I should start by introducing myself; I’m Alastair and this week I joined the Trust’s environmental warden team. It’s a huge pleasure to be involved in such good work with a great group of people. I was fortunate to meet many of you on our recent vegetation management day with Worcester City Council and I look forward to meeting the rest of you over the coming weeks. Now with summer hopefully about to kick into full swing, there’s a busy season of work ahead of us and below you’ll find a list of projects taking us from June through to August 2011. If you’re not familiar with the new(ish) booking system yet, please have a read and follow the instructions so that we can get as many of you as possible out to each conservation day.

IF YOU ARE AN EXISTING VOLUNTEER

Please leave a message on 01905 730602 to confirm your attendance and whether you require a vehicle space if you wish to join the Trust on any of these tasks before Tuesday 8.00am.

IF YOU ARE A NEW VOLUNTEER HOPING TO JOIN THE TRUST AS A CONSERVATION VOLUNTEER (ON A WEDNESDAY)

Please contact Anda Phillips, our Volunteer and Community Co-ordinator, on 01905 730601 or email her at volunteer@dwt.org.uk at least a week before the Wednesday you wish to come out volunteering. This is so that she can arrange for you to have a volunteer induction and confirm availability.

Please bring appropriate footwear, warm/waterproof clothing, a packed lunch and any cold drinks that you may want. Hot drinks and biscuits will be provided. All tools and safety equipment are supplied by the Trust.

June

Wednesday 1st – Fairfield Community Primary School, Worcester: Footpath construction and vegetation management

Wednesday 8th – Offerton Lane, Worcester: Vegetation management and scrub clearance

Wednesday 15th – Chapter Meadows, Worcester: scrub clearance

Wednesday 22nd – Tom Shell Coppice, Nr. Abberley: Footpath construction and scrub clearance

Wednesday 29th – Pound Green Common, Nr. Bewdley: Heathland managment and bracken clearance

July

Wednesday 6th – Lusty Glaze/Chapter Meadows, Worcester [Venue t.b.a.]

Wednesday 13th – Tom Shell Coppice, Nr. Abberley: Footpath construction and scrub clearance

Wednesday 20th – Worcester City Council (WCC) Nature Reserve [Venue t.b.a.]

Wednesday 27th – Green Centre, Dines Green, Worcester: Landscaping project (turf laying, raised bed creation etc.)

August

Wednesday 3rd – Pound Green Common, Nr. Bewdley: Heathland managment and bracken clearance

Wednesday 10th – Tom Shell Coppice, Nr. Abberley: Scrub clearance morning followed by green woodworking session afternoon. This special event is a “thankyou” for all your hard work!

Wednesday 17th – Hipton Hill Orchard, Evesham: Orchard restoration (plum tree pruning and fruit harvest) – be prepared to eat a lot of fruit and take some home!

Wednesday 24th – No volunteer task (DWT wardens away)

Wednesday 31st – St. George’s Catholic Primary School (Thorneloe Walk, Barbourne, Worcester, WR1 3JY) : Maintenance and improvement of school gardens – BBQ provided!

Here is a list of our forthcoming task days running between December and February. Please contact James Birbeck (Senior Warden) on 07968477817 or email wardens@dwt.org.uk if you wish to join the Trust on any of these tasks. Please bring appropriate footwear, warm/waterproof clothing and a packed lunch. Hot drinks and biscuits will be provided. All tools and safety equipment are supplied by the Trust.

December

Wednesday 1st – Coppicing at Warndon Wood, off Plantation Drive, Worcester

Wednesday 8th – Path work at Tom Shell Coppice, Abberley

Wednesday 15th – Path work at Tom Shell Coppice, Abberley

Wednesday 22nd – No task

Wednesday 29th – No task

January

Wednesday 5th – No task

Wednesday 12th – Hedgelaying on Plantation Drive, Warndon, for Worcester City Council

Thursday 13th – Heathland management at Pound Green Common, Wyre Forest

Wednesday 19th – Hedgelaying on Plantation Drive, Warndon, for Worcester City Council

Wednesday 26th - Coppicing at ‘Ricks Wood’, Claphill Lane, Rushwick

February

Wednesday 2nd – Coppicing at Warndon Wood, off Plantation Drive, Worcester

Thursday 3rd – Hedgelaying on Plantation Drive, Warndon, for Worcester City Council

Wednesday 9th – Heathland management at Pound Green Common, Wyre Forest

Thursday 10th – Hedgelaying on Plantation Drive, Warndon, for Worcester City Council

Wednesday 16th – Woodland management at Tom Shell Coppice, Abberley

Thursday 17th – Coppicing at ‘Ricks Wood’, Claphill Lane, Rushwick

Wednesday 23rd – Hedgerow management at Chapter Meadows (DWT reserve), Worcester

Please take note of the following changes to the volunteer task list for November. We apologise for any inconvenience.

November

Thursday 4th – Pound Green - This task has been postponed to Wednesday 17th so there will be no task on this date.

Wednesday 17th – Tom Shell Coppice – The task at this location will be postponed to a later date and has been replaced by a task at Pound Green Common. Please see the main list posted below for further information.

This is an updated task list to take account of a change to the task on the 27th October which was due to take place at King George V Playing Fields. This task date will now take place at Elbury Mount Local Nature Reserve. Please see below for more details.

Please contact James Birbeck (Senior Warden) on 07968477817  if you wish to join the Trust on any of these tasks. Please bring appropriate footwear, warm/waterproof clothing and a packed lunch. Drinks and biscuits will be provided.  All tools and other equipment are supplied by the Trust.

October

Wednesday 27th – Scrub clearance for Worcester City Council Wildlife Rangers at Elbury Mount Local Nature Reserve, off Tolladine Road, Worcester (SO 868 558).

November

Wednesday 3rd – We will be working with volunteers from the Kidderminster Viaduct Woodland Project to clear out an old mill pond located beneath the Hoobrook Viaduct and have a general tidy -up of the site which they have worked to make accessible to the public. The site is located near Homebase in Hoobrook  (SO 836 747).

Thursday 4th -  We will be working with Godfrey Jones at Pound Green Common SSSI (SO 754 789) to help manage this heathland site in the heart of the Wyre Forest.

Wednesday 10th – We will be working with Worcester City Council Wildlife Ranger Team at Warndon Wood, Worcester. The work will involve coppicing an area of Hazel, as part of the coppice rotation, to help manage the woodland in a traditional way to benefit wildlife.

Wednesday 17th – A woodland management task at Tom Shell Coppice (access at SO 761 683), Abberley.

Thursday 18th – We will be working with Worcester City Council Wildlife Ranger Team at Warndon Wood, Worcester. The work will involve coppicing an area of Hazel, as part of the coppice rotation, to help manage the woodland in a traditional way to benefit wildlife.

Wednesday 24th – Preparation of a hedge for laying at Offerton Lane (SO 884 575) which is a traffic free lane running parallel to the Worcester-Birmingham canal.

Please see previous posting ‘Autumn programme…..’ for changes to tasks on the 6th, 13th and 14th of October. Sorry for any inconvenience.