Help Nature Thrive in Bristol’s green spaces. Get outdoors and improve your own wellbeing.
Join in seasonal practical activities:
- Cut back brambles along woodland edges or in grassland.
- Clear litter along paths and streams.
- Learn new skills – scything grass or pruning fruit trees.
- Rebuild paths and steps to stop woodland flowers being trampled.
- Observe and learn about the animals, plants and habitats.
Session timing
Wednesdays, 10am – 3.00pm - see below for further details.
Fridays, 10am – 2.00pm. Please contact us for further details.
Not sure if it’s for you? Give us a try – come for a taster ½ hr or 1 hr.
Can’t stay all day? Stay till 12.30pm
To sign up, please apply here:
For further information please contact: parkvolunteers@bristol.gov.uk
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Nature Nurture Group Programme - Winter 2025 |
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All Wednesday sessions run 10am - 3pm |
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Location |
Activity |
Access |
What 3 words meeting location |
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November |
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05/11/2025 |
TBC - Coombe Brook Valley |
Pond Work |
Ridgeway Park |
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12/11/2025 |
TBC - Ridgeway |
Pond Work |
Ridgeway Park |
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19/11/2025 |
Eastwood Farm |
Scrub clearance - top species rich meadow |
Whitmore Avenue entrance |
https://w3w.co/found.hogs.atom |
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26/11/2025 |
Crox Bottom |
Scythe field + coppice scrub |
Broadleas footpath entrance, nr 85 Broadleas, BS13 7PL |
https://w3w.co/island.pounds.ruby |
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December |
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03/12/2025 |
Sturminster Road - woods off Hencliffe Road |
Coppicing / scrub management |
Sturminster Road club BS14 8AU |
https://w3w.co/marker.clues.reduce |
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10/12/2025 |
Callington Road Nature Reserve |
Woodland management |
off Wootton Park, BS14 9A |
https://w3w.co/shovels.verbs.crab |
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17/12/2025 |
Eastwood Farm |
Scything + scrub control |
off Wyndham Crescent |
https://w3w.co/admire.person.wing |
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24/12/2025 |
HOLIDAY |
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31/12/2025 |
Coombe Brook Valley |
Coppicing / scrub management |
Ridgeway Park - off Moorland Road |
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Nature Nurture Group Programme - Winter 2025 |
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All Friday sessions run 10am - 2pm |
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Date |
Location |
Activity |
Access |
What 3 words meeting location |
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November |
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07/11/2025 |
Kings Weston |
pond restoration prep work |
Kings Weston house car park |
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14/11/2025 |
Napier Miles |
Woodland management |
nr Woodleaze, Shirehampton, BS9 2HX |
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21/11/2025 |
Saltmarsh Drive |
Coppicing |
entrances off Campbell Farm Drive or Lawrence Weston Community Farm car park - walk to work area near pumping station |
TBC - ranger vehicle at https://w3w.co/roof.became.truly |
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28/11/2025 |
Saltmarsh Drive |
Coppicing |
entrances off Campbell Farm Drive or Lawrence Weston Community Farm car park - walk to work area near pumping station (What 3 Words) |
TBC - ranger vehicle at https://w3w.co/roof.became.truly |
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December |
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05/12/2025 |
Penpole Point |
Woodland scrub management |
Shirehampton Park car park |
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12/12/2025 |
Lawrence Weston Moor |
Rhine bank maintenance |
Lawrence Weston Road |
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19/12/2025 |
Okebourne Open Space |
Woodland thinning |
Near Okebourne Road open space play space |
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26/12/2025 |
Bank Holiday - no session |
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- We will provide:
- Training
- Tools, equipment and gloves
Please bring a packed lunch and a full water bottle.
Wear sturdy shoes and suitable clothing for the weather.
No experience needed. All levels of fitness welcome.
Work sessions are normally led by Nicky Hodges, the ‘Roving’ ranger. Each session will begin with a ‘tools talk’ covering:
- Intro to site and the day’s task
- Demonstration of how to use tools
- Working safely at the site and with consideration for others
An email to confirm details of the meeting point and session the day before.
We want you to feel welcome and included. Please let the ranger know of any barriers to you getting involved. We will try our best to find ways to get them out of the way.
Corporate Volunteers:
Does your employer offer you paid time off to volunteer? Take a break from the day job, get fresh air and help a park group!
BCC Park Staff led sessions welcome individual or pairs of corporate volunteers.
Small group of corporate volunteers? Contact our partners Your Park to arrange a team day: Your Park Bristol and Bath - Can Do Bristol