Volunteering in
Jubilee Country Park - your Park needs you!
Conservation is at the very heart of what we do and our conservation work group makes a valuable contribution to the upkeep of the Park in a rewarding and enjoyable way. Volunteers meet every Monday from 10.00 until 13:00 (excluding Bank Holidays) to help with the management of the park under the guidance of Ross Fryer, our Conservation and Community Ranger from idverde, for Bromley Council.
Work tasks may change if urgent repairs need to be carried out or because of inclement weather. Meeting points will not change unless otherwise informed. Please bring gloves, sensible outdoor clothing/footwear and safety goggles (if you have them).
* Hot water, tea, coffee, milk and sugar as well as cakes and biscuits are provided at 11.30. Please bring your own cup. *
View a record of the work done this last year in this summary report
Insurance for Volunteers: Volunteers are covered by public liability insurance whilst at a Conservation Work Party session. To view the policy and schedule please refer to the Documents page.
To contact us on the day, please call 07840 542261
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Date |
TasK |
Meeting point
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26.2.24 |
Ditch Clearance in Tent Peg Woodland
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Tent Peg Lane car park
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04.3.24 |
Repairing of posts and fencing on Jennie's Pond with additional
scrub control
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Friends’ Container
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11.03.24 |
Installation of posts on bridle path crossroads and scalloping in
Nick’s Glade
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Friends’ Container
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18.03.24 |
Scalloping and removal of some holly saplings
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Friends’ Container
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25.03.24 |
Scalloping and removal of some holly saplings continued
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Friends’ Container
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01.04.24 |
- EASTER MONDAY -
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No session |
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08.04.24 |
Repairs to fence-line in Thornet Wood
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Friends’ Container
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15.04.24 |
Repairs to fence-line in Thornet Wood continued
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Friends’ Container
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22.04.24 |
Repairs to post and fence-line on Loosestrife Pond with some
minor scalloping
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Friends’ Container
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29.04.24 |
Repairs to wire mesh on boardwalks along bridle path, with some
minor leaf clearance in ditches
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Friends’ Container
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06.05.24 |
- MAY BANK HOLIDAY - |
No session
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13.05.24 |
Cut back of overgrowth in and around islets and adding to dead hedge
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Friends’ Container
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20.05.24 |
Replacement of some posts and rail in car park
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Tent Peg Lane car park |
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27.05.24 |
- SPRING BANK HOLIDAY -
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No session |
* Volunteer Work Days
at Jubilee Country Park - information for new members *
New members are always welcome to join the team. No special knowledge or experience is needed and full guidance and support will be given. It's a great way of getting out in the fresh air and meeting a friendly group of like-minded people. Everyone works at their own pace and there's always time for a chat and cuppa mid-morning. Here you see the morning briefing and the mid-morning break!
Workdays run from 10am until 1pm. Work tasks will only change if urgent repairs need to be carried out or because of the weather. The meeting points will not change unless otherwise informed.
Please see the Location in the About Us link for a map of the park identifying entrances, car parks, meadows, ponds and woodland so know where to find us.
* A message from our Community Ranger *
In the event of bad weather, it is your decision whether you wish to attend or not. I will go to the meeting point as planned. If a work day has to be cancelled, I will try to do this on the Sunday. If you need to contact me, please phone the office at High Elms on 01689
862815.
And some notes on Health and Safety (I
saw you roll your eyes!)…
- Wear layers. As cold as it can be in the winter, you often get warm quickly when you’re working and if you can shed a few layers it helps.
- The site can get muddy in the winter – you might want to wear wellies, particularly if we are working in ditches, or in the meadows on the south side of the site.
- Steel toe caps – it is your choice, but it is strongly recommended that you wear safety boots on work days, particularly for woodland work. You can get decent walking-style boots with toe caps from around £25 upwards. If you want to know where to look for them, let me know (Cotswolds don’t usually have them). (You should also wear toe caps when using a mattock, mell, sledgehammer etc.)
- Safe working distances – we’re a healthy sized group these days, which is great but that does mean we have to be careful when we’re working all together. Just keep in mind safe working distances. For swinging tools like a slasher it should be two arm widths apart from the next person.
- And please remember that if you are felling anything taller than your head you must call out before it falls. You never know who might be standing underneath!
Ross Fryer
Conservation and Community Ranger
High Elms Country Park Office 01689 862815