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Volunteering opportunity

Nature Nurture Group with the Roving Ranger - Wednesdays and Fridays

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Bristol Park Vol Team
on 29th October 2025
Interest / Theme
  • Parks / Green Spaces
  • Wildlife / Nature
  • Corporate Volunteering
Skill
  • Gardening / Conservation
Neighbourhood
  • North
  • South
  • East
  • One Off
  • Regular
  • In work hours (9-5 M-F)

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 

Nature Nurture Group Programme - Winter 2025

 

All Wednesday sessions run 10am - 3pm

 

Date

Location

Activity

Access

What 3 words meeting location

November

 

05/11/2025

TBC - Coombe Brook Valley

Pond Work

Ridgeway Park

https://w3w.co/marked.obey.feeds

12/11/2025

TBC -  Ridgeway

Pond Work

Ridgeway Park

 

https://w3w.co/marked.obey.feeds

19/11/2025

Eastwood Farm

Scrub clearance - top species rich meadow

Whitmore Avenue entrance

https://w3w.co/found.hogs.atom

26/11/2025

Crox Bottom

Scythe field + coppice scrub

Broadleas footpath entrance, nr 85 Broadleas, BS13 7PL

https://w3w.co/island.pounds.ruby

December

 

03/12/2025

Sturminster Road - woods off Hencliffe Road

Coppicing / scrub management

Sturminster Road club BS14 8AU

https://w3w.co/marker.clues.reduce

10/12/2025

Callington Road Nature Reserve

Woodland management

off Wootton Park, BS14 9A

https://w3w.co/shovels.verbs.crab

17/12/2025

Eastwood Farm

Scything + scrub control

off Wyndham Crescent

https://w3w.co/admire.person.wing

24/12/2025

HOLIDAY

     

31/12/2025

Coombe Brook Valley

Coppicing / scrub management

Ridgeway Park - off Moorland Road

https://w3w.co/marked.obey.feeds

 

 

Nature Nurture Group Programme - Winter 2025

 

All Friday sessions run 10am - 2pm

 

Date

Location

Activity

Access

What 3 words meeting location

November

 

07/11/2025

Kings Weston

pond restoration prep work

Kings Weston house car park

https://w3w.co/valley.answer.relax

14/11/2025

Napier Miles

Woodland management

nr Woodleaze, Shirehampton, BS9 2HX

https://w3w.co/damp.notice.tips

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

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

December

 

05/12/2025

Penpole Point

Woodland scrub management

Shirehampton Park car park

https://w3w.co/monkey.fast.open

12/12/2025

Lawrence Weston Moor

Rhine bank maintenance

Lawrence Weston Road

https://w3w.co/hooks.figure.pint

19/12/2025

Okebourne Open Space

Woodland thinning

Near Okebourne Road open space play space

https://w3w.co/rising.launch.behind

26/12/2025

Bank Holiday - no session

     

 

  • 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

 

When : Every week

Starts 15th May 2025 20:53

Provided by Bristol Park Vol Team

Contact name (public)
Bristol Parks Volunteer Team
Email address
parkvolunteers@bristol.gov.uk

Provided by Bristol Park Vol Team


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