Carbon Study Spruce Up at The Carbon Community

The Carbon Community will be hosting Community Science Volunteering on Saturday 30th August at our site near Llandovery, Wales. Join us for trees, science and fresh air!

Glandwr Forest is a new native broadleaf forest and is home to the Glandwr Forest Carbon Study which aims to accelerate and enhance the sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in trees and soil to tackle the climate crisis. This unique field trial looks at forest microbiome inoculation and enhanced rock weathering in a study involving 25,600 trees.

Each year we 'spruce up' the research plots and work to maintaining the integrity of the carbon study. This is extremely important to ensure that each of the 72 plots is clearly marked and the individual bar-codes are intact. Read more about the importance of our annual spruce up on our blog.

Activities include:

• 🏷️ Checking the stakes and barcode tags
• 📏 Checking and testing equipment for our Big Tree Measure
• 🌳 In addition, there may be some additional maintenance opportunities!

Our activities are suitable for ages 16+, people under 18 must bring a responsible adult.

All activities are on rough terrain.

The Day

• 9:30 - 10:00 Coffee & Tea available at the barn
• 10:00 - 10:30 Training & safety briefing
• 10:30 - 12:30 Tags, Stakes and Trees!
• 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
• 13:30 - 15:30 Tags, Stakes and Trees!
• 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee & Tea at the barn to celebrate

Location

Address is The Carbon Community, Cynghordy, Llandovery SA20 0LW.

• 📍Follow directions to The Carbon Community on Google Maps (not the postcode)
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Once you reach Cynghordy, follow the road under the viaduct. We are the first turning on the left over a small green bridge. You will see signs for The Glandwr Forest and Penlan at the bridge. Note that the driveway to our site is up a steep hill from the bridge. We are trying to keep the carbon footprint of the project as low as possible, please consider this in your travel plans.

If you are travelling by train, Cynghordy is a request stop, we will be happy to accommodate arrival / departure to fit in with the train timetable. If you plan to arrive by train, please let us know at info@carboncommunity.org and we will send walking directions or arrange to collect you from the station.

What to bring

Please visit our website for more information on volunteering with The Carbon Community. Our volunteering takes place outdoors, the grass is long and can remain wet with rain or morning dew. There are nettles in places. Old clothes are recommended.

• We strongly recommend long trousers and a long-sleeved shirt even when the sun is shining. Please no shorts.
• Sturdy waterproof footwear
• Sun protection including a sun hat, wind or rain protection depending on the day.
• In windy or wet weather, please bring a rain jacket and waterproof trousers
• Please bring a gardening gloves or similar. A rucksack is also useful.
• If you normally carry an Epi-pen for severe allergies, please bring it with you.
• Our indoor volunteer area is one room which includes the kitchen and an induction hob. If this is a risk to you please inform one of the supervisors so we can make arrangements.

Food & Drinks

• Please bring a water bottle and plenty of water. We have treated spring water on site.
• The Carbon Community will provide hot drinks, snacks and a lunch suitable for vegetarians, with gluten free options. If you have additional dietary requirements please bring your own lunch and snacks. Note that our barn is a peanut free environment.

Useful Information

• Electric Car Charging: There is a car charging station in Llandovery in the public car park. Please refer to Zap Map for status.
• Co-op supermarket High St, Llandovery SA20 0RA is open from 6:00 – 22:00 Monday through Saturday and 10:00 – 16:00 on Sunday.

Any questions? Get in touch! info@carboncommunity.org

THANK YOU!

ps - when completing the registration form, please register all members of your party.