Conservation volunteering for 2022

Volunteer cutting stakes for dead hedging

The Friends are restarting their Conservation volunteering after the break and we be extending the session to 2 per month during the winter and will be doing a range of jobs such as constructing dead hedges to clearing invasive species to improve the sites biodiversity if you are interested please click one of the button below to book your place for the forthcoming dates.

Saturday 8th January 2022

and

Saturday 22nd January


Please book your place go to Garthorne Road Nature Reserve volunteering page. Please bring lunch and drinking water and wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and sturdy shoes (preferably steel toe cap boots). Please bring own work gloves if you have your own?, as we have limited amount and will be washed after use.There is no toilets on site you can find a bush if requiredTickets will be offered on a first come first serve basis. There will be a waitlist so if you book a ticket but something comes up and you can no longer attend please cancel your ticket on Eventbrite so that it will become available for someone else.We’ll continue to maintain the following precautions: Volunteer numbers will be limited per session (may increase or decrease depending on site/activity).Please do not attend if you have symptoms of COVID-19 or have been asked to isolate by the NHS Test and Trace.If you do have Covid-19 symptoms or need to isolate and get tested, please inform me should you test positive after recently attending a volunteer session. I will then inform other attendees and advise/take the necessary safety precautions.

Public Transport:

Nearest Railway Station: Honor Oak Park (10 mins), Buses: Honor Oak Park P4,P12 (10 mins), Brockley Rise : 122,171,171 (10 mins), Stanstead Road 185,122 (15 mins)

Volunteer conservation workdays dates 2025

The Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve hold monthly Conservation workdays on a Saturday of each month throughout the year (weather permitting). If interested in joining ‘us’ at our next workday(s) please register on our main page https://garthorneroadnaturereserve.com/

The next workday will be

Saturday 22nd November and 13th December

We will be containing to plant a hedge and non-native species removal.

Meet at Beadnell Road entrance at 11am. Please note this a locked site and will not be able to get access see map below

Reserve area map

Workdays will be cancelled if heavy rain, snow or high winds sometimes at short notice.

We do a wide range of activities from Invasive species control, cutting the meadows, live and dead hedging to constructing steps and benches. Also volunteer training in tree and butterfly ID.

If you are interested in joining us please book a place using the booking form below which places are limited.

Please wear old clothes and Safety boots (Steel-toecaps) if you have them if you don’t find getting dirty also bring your own gardening gloves if you have them? otherwise we will supply you with an clean washed pair of gloves.

Please bring a hot/cold drinks and food as required.

Please note the main gate is locked on time for security reasons, please be on time.

An maximum numbers of 10 volunteers plus the workday leader.

Please book your place below this to allow us to know how volunteers and ensure enough tools and gloves available.

Please e-mail the group secretary at garthorne.reserve@gmail.com

Tickets will be offered on a first come first serve basis.

Please use public transport if you can

Hand sanitiser will be available

Please note there are no toilets on the site but you are welcome to find a bush!

Many thanks and see you soon!