A series of weekend work parties are being launched to give people who are not available on week-days the chance to take part in community nature projects.
Most of Langdyke’s current work parties take place during the working week – Monday at Etton and Thursday at Swaddywell – meaning the majority of our volunteers can only attend because they don’t have work commitments.
Now plans are in hand to launch work parties at weekends with a whole range of projects – many of them to support the important John Clare Countryside programme which involves various nature recovering projects.
If you would like the chance to get out and about in the countryside and support nature at the same time then you may wish to volunteer. The tasks will suit all types of people and cover a wide range of abilities and although there are set start and finish times volunteers can dip in and out as they wish.
These are the first provisional dates and venues:
Saturday November 20
Walcott Estate work party stream maintenance.
See here for more details
Saturday December 4
Helpston work party tree and bulb planting, 10am meet near the Bluebell.
More details about this work party on the events section here
Saturday December 11
John Clare Countryside Event
‘Walk you winter blues away’ Ferry Meadows
Sunday January 2:
Work Party tree planting Etton pony paddocks
Saturday January 15
Helpston work party hedge planting
Sunday January 16:
John Care Countryside Event
‘Walk your winter blues away’ Helpston
Saturday January 29:
Work party Peakirk building a Dead Hedge boundary
Sunday January 30:
Work Party tree planting Etton pony paddocks
Saturday February 12:
Event ‘Walk your winter blues away’ location tbc
Sunday February 13:
Work Party tree planting Etton pony paddocks
Saturday February 26:
Work party Barnack Hills and Holes scrub clearance
Sunday February 27:
Work Party tree planting Etton pony paddocks
If you would like more information about the weekend projects please contact Mike Horne: email mike.horne@langdyke.org.uk Volunteers for week-day Langdyke parties are always welcome and you can find out more by emailing volunteer@langdyke.org.uk