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Welcome to the Nottingham Green Guardians newsletter. Our regular newsletters are to help keep you updated with everything Nottingham Green Guardians and volunteering – it will feature new opportunities and activities, volunteer programme developments and volunteer stories.
The Memorial Gardens restoration at Victoria Embankment should be complete by the end of this year, thanks to £1.1million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund along with match funding from The Transforming Cities Fund, The War Memorials Trust and Nottingham City Council.
There is still plenty to be done, but the Memorial Gardens Association (MeGA) are hard at work keeping the gardens looking in tip top shape each week! Sessions are held on Monday mornings each week (9.30 - 11.30am) so if you want to join in then why not pop down to see them
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Nottingham Green Festival provides the place for everyone to learn, explore and try the latest in everything environmentally friendly and ethical, while having lots of fun in a beautiful setting.
The event is on Sunday 11th September between 12 - 6pm, is free entry and is based at the beautiful Nottingham Arboretum.
And even better, we'll be there! ;)
Why not pop, say hello and get involved in some of the activities being run?
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Gardening
- Woodthorpe Grange (Rose Garden) on Friday 2nd from 11am - 1pm
- Highfields Park (Japanese Gardens and Cascades) on Monday 5th from 10am - 12pm and/or 1pm - 3pm
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*New times* Forest Recreation Ground on Tuesday 6th, 13th and 20th and 27th from 10am - 1pm
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*New day of the week* Forest Recreation Ground on Sunday 11th and 25th from 10am - 1pm
Conservation
- Whitemoor Nature Reserve on Thursday 1st, from 10am - 1pm
- Sellers Wood on Thursday 8th from 10am - 1pm
- Beeston Sidings on Wednesday 21st from 10am - 1pm
Other ways to get involved
- Highfields Park Bench Restoriation on Thursday 1st from 10am - 12pm and/or 1pm - 3pm
- Woodthorpe Tree Guardians on Saturday 10th from 10am -12pm
- High Wood Cemetery Tree Guardians on Saturday 17th from 10am - 12pm
You will need weather appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear.
Remember to let us know that you are coming so we have enough PPE, tools and light refreshments for you!
If you want more information or to let us know you are attending then please let us know by booking your slot on our volunteer portal or emailing us at parks.volunteering@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Why not sign up to a role on our volunteer portal to recieve email updates about specific volunteering sessions?
**NEW** Forest Recreation Ground, Winter Gardening Group - Working with the gardeners at the Forest Rec' on selected Thursdays over winter to recreate a beautiful herbacous border
** Relaunched for the season** Tree Planting Volunteer - dates to be announced soon for October to March sessions very soon!
Conservation Volunteer - with bird breeding/nesting season coming to an end for the year there are plenty of opportunities to help manage our beautiful local woodlands over Autumn and Winter.
Photography Volunteer - Are you handy with a camera and can help take beautiful photos for our e-newsletter and social media?
Colwick Country Park Champion - Do you love Colwick Country Park? Want to help manage and improve the site for both people and wildife? Well sign up and find out about our regular sessions.
Wildlife Monitors - Our wildlife montiors make a valuable contribution to our knowledge of local wildlife which helps us to update management plans to give species the best chance of thriving, and all we ask is that you do one wildife survey a month.
Get involved in new Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust project Nextdoor Nature! Nextdoor Nature aims to bring communities together to make space for nature where they live and work. Everyone can make a difference, from making a network of wildlife friendly gardens with your neighbours, to creating a community vegetable garden. We are looking to work with interested individuals, or existing community groups (they don’t have to be nature/wildlife groups!) - we would love to hear from you! If you would like to get involved or find out more, please email wilder@nottswt.co.uk, or call/text/WhatsApp Jasmine on 07756917280. |
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Remember to visit our Eventbrite page to register for your free tickets.
*Last of the season* Bat Walk at Colwick Country Park
Join our Park Ranger and local bat expert Michael for the last in the season bat walk at Colwick Country Park on Friday 16th September 2022. Meeting at the Coffee Kiosk on River Road at 7pm.
Please note - The walk will last approximately 2 hours and you will need sturdy shoes and weather appropraite clothing.
Visit our Eventbrite page to register for your free tickets.
There is still time to have your say on our volunteer programme, whether you have joined us for a session or not!
As mentioned in our last e-newsletter, we are conducting a short survey to find out how you think the last year has gone and what we can do to improve Nottingham Green Guardians from our communications, the volunteer portal and the sessions we put on for you to attend.
Follow this link to our survey and let us know what you would like to see more (or less) of in the future whether you have already volunteered with us or not!
Click HERE for the Green Guardian Survey
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Our volunteering portal is now live and up to date with opportunities to volunteer with Nottingham City Council teams including Parks and Open Spaces, Museum's and Libraries.
If you have already signed up, then why not check out if there are any upcoming events or tasks?
With a range of opportunities and dates available, you can check out our website for more information
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Do you want to connect with other volunteers on the Nottingham Green Guardians programme? Share your stories and photos?
If so, then join our Nottingham Green Guardians Discussion Group on Facebook
You can also follow our official Facebook Page for the latest updates and volunteering opportunties
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Our new Instagram page is now live, so why not give us a follow and a like! |
Photos by Green Guardian Volunteers:
Nottingham Arboretum by Hollie Sayers
Family Walk Photo by Caleb Oquendo
Squirrel by Chung Keung Lau
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