Practical Conservation BEACH Esk Project

Practical Conservation BEACH Esk Project

Location:
North Yorkshire, Various locations
Would you like to get stuck into some outdoor conservation?

Join us for a volunteer task day on our BEACH Esk project near Whitby, North Yorkshire. An ambitious source-to-sea landscape recovery project, which seeks to improve water quality and enrich biodiversity.

We need your help to save a pond from silting up which is an essential freshwater habitat.  It will require a lot of digging and the tasks will include:

  • Cutting back a hedge for access
  • De-silting a ditch to improve waterflow
  • Digging a small channel to help water access the pond. 

This will take place on the following Task Days:

  • Wednesday 17th June
  • Thursday 18th June
  • Monday 22nd June 

Useful Information for Task Days

Things you need to know:

  • Task days start at 10am and usually run until 4pm.
  • Sometimes task days may change because of adverse weather. Please check the website for updates www.ywt.org.uk/volunteer.
  • If you’re new to a site, please call the relevant contact to check task day details and let them know you’re coming.
  • New volunteers will need to provide emergency contact details and relevant medical details before beginning, just in case of any incident or accident.

What you should bring:

  • A packed lunch and plenty to drink.
  • Hard-wearing shoes, boots or wellies
  • Old clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty.
  • Waterproofs, sunscreen and insect repellent when necessary, you never know what the weather will do!

Tools and gloves will be provided. 

Book a place

For enquiries and to book a place contact Adam Odell, Project Officer North. 

Email: adam.odell@ywt.org.uk  Mobile: 07721961104

 

BEACH Esk - an ambitious source-to-sea landscape recovery project, which seeks to improve water quality and enrich biodiversity. This story is told in the voice of the River Esk. (c) Finn Varney

Contact details

For enquiries and to book a place please contact Adam Odell, Project Officer North. 

Email adam.odell@ywt.org.uk 

Mobile 07721961104