Conservation volunteering activities every weekday.
If you love being outside and active, if you enjoy nature and want to help the environment, if you like being part of a team and making a difference in your area, why don’t you join us?
We have conservation activities every weekday, mainly around the Hastings, Rother and Wealden area. There’s a range of tasks, such as woodland management, pond maintenance, footpath clearance and litter picking… all helping to make our local green spaces nicer for everyone, to improve the environment, and to help you to connect with nature and boost health and wellbeing.
Sessions are fun, free and friendly, and tasks can be adapted for different levels of ability or knowledge. You don’t need to have previous experience and you don’t need to bring anything, just wear rough clothing and sturdy footwear. We’ll bring the tools and equipment, the gloves and the guidance, and there will be support and training for each type of activity. And free tea and coffee!
Booking required so we can make sure we have enough equipment, please contact the relevant Project Officer.
Programme
- Mondays: Biodiversity Action Team
Conservation days at various Rother/Hastings sites, eg. Brede High Woods, Speckled Wood, South Wood, locations often confirmed at short notice depending on the time of year and things that need doing. Minibus pick up from Fearon Road at 9.30am or meet on site; approx finish time 3pm.
Contact: carrie.edmonds@tcv.org.uk / 07764 655609
- Tuesdays: Horam Green Gym at Wealden Crematorium
RE-STARTS SEPTEMBER
A range of conservation & horticultural tasks suitable for all abilities, set in the beautiful grounds of Wealden Crem. 10am-1pm Jan-July 2024, minibus starts in Hastings, pick ups available by arrangement on the way (e.g. Hailsham, Herstmonceux) or meet on site.
Contact: carrie.edmonds@tcv.org.uk / 07764 655609
- Wednesdays: Conquest Green Gym
Three hours of conservation volunteering with a health and wellbeing focus; activities including lake management, footpath creation, scrub clearance. 10am-1pm booking required. Meet on site or minibus pick up from Fearon Road (9.30).
Contact: carrie.edmonds@tcv.org.uk / 07764 655609
- Wednesdays & Thursdays : Cuckoo Trail Green Gym
Conservation-for-health at various sites along the Cuckoo Trail (Heathfield, Horam, Hellingly, Hailsham, Polegate). 10am-1pm.
Contact: rebecca.lewis@tcv.org.uk / 07483 045706
- Fridays: South Wood, Potman’s Lane, Ninfield (National Grid)
A range of conservation tasks on this woodland/meadow site that we are looking after.
Leave Fearon Road at 9.30am for a 10am start on site; finish 1pm or sometimes carrying on later by agreement.
Contact: carrie.edmonds@tcv.org.uk / 07764 655609
Join in, feel good!
Booking is required for all the conservation projects so we can make sure we have enough tools and equipment and tea/coffee.
Meet the team
Further information
Senior Project Officer Carrie Edmonds: carrie.edmonds@tcv.org.uk / 07764 655609
Senior Project Office Becky Lewis: rebecca.lewis@tcv.org.uk / 07483 045706
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We also run the extensive East Sussex Health Walks programme.
TCV, Blacklands Business Centre, 11-15 Fearon Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2EP
Office tel: 01424 444675
Previous activities
Funders and partners
The Biodiversity Action Team’s current programme is supported by and delivered in partnership with the following organisations:
- Court Lodge Farm
- The National Grid
- Wealden District Council
- High Weald AONB Unit
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Sussex Lund
- The Woodland Trust
The Conservation Volunteers would like to thank everyone from these organisations who we have the good fortune to work with while running the East Sussex Biodiversity Action Team.