Hope you had a good festive season?. The Friends are restating 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.

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 required

Tickets 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.

Hand washing facilities and hand sanitiser will be available.

We will be working outdoors and will keep avoid congregating indoors or in enclosed spaces if possible, but if it is unavoidable, then as much fresh air should be allowed in as possible.Contact with shared items such as tools should be minimised and where possible,

If you have any questions please get in contact with either Ernie Thomason (Chair of Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve email: garthorne.reserve@gmail.com.

Many thanks and see you soon!

Ernie

(Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve chair & conservation Co-Ordinator)