The Conservation Volunteers connects people together to protect and restore nature and we are now in East Village, Stratford!
There will be many different projects to get involved with. You can find out more about each type of session below or just come along to one and see which session works best for you!
Coming soon, every Tuesday: Sign up to join our TCV Green Gym. It is exercise that makes a difference. With a strong focus on health and wellbeing, these sessions are an opportunity to connect with others and improve your local environment at the same time. Sessions run from 11am to 2.30pm every Tuesday, with a short break for lunch.
Email eastvillage@tcv.org.uk to join the mailing list. You can more read about our nationwide programme here.
Every Wednesday: Join our brand-new Biodiversity Action Team. We will be working from 10am to 3.30pm around The Waterglades, Portlands, and smaller green spaces in East Village, taking direct action to improve the area. Designed by world class ecologists, The Waterglades and Portlands, along with other green spaces in East Village need some practical action to restore the biodiversity and ecological value, and ensure they live up to their legacy. We meet outside Sedona House, on the corner of Victory Parade and Scarlet Close, E20 at 10am.
Read more about our newest Biodiversity Action Team here.
Family Friendly Fridays: We will be running quarterly seasonal family-friendly events, to help you celebrate the changing environment throughout the year.
Weekend activities, Citizen Science events and a chance to get involved in surveying and monitoring, all to follow shortly.
Upcoming activities with East Village Conservation Team
No experience necessary; guidance and tools provided. In a relaxed atmosphere, you can work at your own pace on activities suited to various levels of experience and fitness. Join in, feel good!
A new Biodiversity Action Team in East Village
Our established Biodiversity Action Teams (BAT) help manage some of London’s most beautiful and vibrant sites for nature conservation. Come and join our newest team in East Village, Stratford. Nestled next to the renowned Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, and the site of the former Athlete’s Village, with some incredible wetland and grassland habitats.
Biodiversity Action Teams offer a full day volunteering experience working on some fairly large projects so if you’re looking for a great feeling of achievement, to meet new people and the opportunity to learn some new skills in the process this could be the project for you.
Projects can include tree planting, wildflower meadow management, coppicing, wetland management and habitat creation to improve biodiversity. We work on ensuring greenspaces are accessible, whilst at the same time protecting our flora and fauna.
In East Village, we will also be inviting experts to the site, so that together we can carry out surveying and monitoring of different species. No prior experience is necessary,
All training and instruction is given on the day so no previous experience is required, and we will supply gloves, tools and any other essential equipment required.
Our mid-week project day will run every Wednesday, and we will schedule a weekend session every other month.
We meet onsite, by the tool store at 10am and finish around 3:30pm. For our upcoming sessions, click here.
Office Contact
For more information on how to get involved, and to join us for any of the sessions, please contact Karen on 07484 990388 or by email at eastvillage@tcv.org.uk.
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Supporters
The Conservation Volunteers in the London is able to work with people and communities to transform their health, prospects and outdoor places because of the generous support of many different organisations and individuals – thank you.
