Volunteer Day - Ride edge management

Be part of something amazing!

Meet new people, improve your physical and mental wellbeing, share your skills and learn new ones - all while supporting your local Community Forest.

Join us for our next volunteer day on Thursday 10th October and help us with Ride edge management at Shocott Spring, Cotton End. We would really appreciate your help!

At Shocott Spring we have very wide grassy verges along the paths, full of wildflowers. This is important habitat for pollinators and other invertebrates, including butterflies which we survey for on site. To maintain these open areas, we need to coppice the scrub that’s starting to grow on a yearly rotation. This allows more light to reach the woodland floor, maintaining the biodiversity of the rides, while keeping the structural diversity of the woodland.

All you need to know:

Meet at the carpark behind Cotton End Forest School at 10.00am - you will receive exact 'What Three Words' location on registering your interest
All tools are provided
Please wear old clothes and sturdy footwear with good ankle support
Parking charges do not apply when volunteering - please make sure that you give your registration number when you sign in for your task
Free tea and coffee is provided
Activities are subject to change, depending on weather and staff resources on the day
Please contact our ranger team on the below email address to register your interest, or if you have any questions about the day

To help us plan and manage resources it is essential that you register your interest.

Please email our Ranger Team, to book on today!

[email protected]