Practical Conservation Task Day - Potteric Carr
Location: Potteric Carr nature reserve,
Mallard Way (nr junction 3 M18, south edge of Doncaster)
, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 8DB
Potteric Carr nature reserve,
Mallard Way (nr junction 3 M18, south edge of Doncaster), Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 8DB
Would you like to get stuck into some outdoor conservation work?
Join us for a day of practical conservation and reserve management tasks at the fantastic Potteric Carr Nature Reserve, a stretch of wetland habitat near Doncaster famed for wetland birds, including bitterns and marsh harriers. This is one of the largest reserves the trust manages, and the location of a visitor centre, with a network of paths requiring maintenance to ensure visitors continue to enjoy the site.
Join us for a day of practical conservation and reserve management tasks at the fantastic Potteric Carr Nature Reserve, a stretch of wetland habitat near Doncaster famed for wetland birds, including bitterns and marsh harriers. This is one of the largest reserves the trust manages, and the location of a visitor centre, with a network of paths requiring maintenance to ensure visitors continue to enjoy the site.
Position details
Commitment:
SundayThere are task days on the following Sundays:
Sunday 7th January
Sunday 21st January
Sunday 28th January
Sunday 4th February
Sunday 18th February
Sunday 3rd March
Sunday 17th March
Sunday 24th March
Sunday 31st March
Useful Information for Task Days
Things you need to know:
- Task days start at 10am (9am at Potteric Carr) and usually run until 4pm
- Sometimes task days may change because of adverse weather. Please check the website for updates https://www.ywt.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/practical-conservation
- Booking is preferred for every task day, please contact the leader listed for the task day to book your place.
- New volunteers will need to provide emergency contact details and relevant medical details before beginning, just in case of any incident or accident.
- We ask those coming on task days to arrive with clean footwear, this should be done before arriving on site. This is to limit the spread and damage of invasive non-native species.
- Many of our reserves are rural or remote with limited welfare facilities. Toilets and running water are only available at Potteric Carr, Spurn and Stirley Farm. Contact the leader listed if you require any information regarding welfare facilities near to your chosen task day.
- We’ll provide hand washing facilities (where possible) and hand sanitiser but do bring your own supply of hand sanitiser/wipes.
- Under 18’s: For young people under 16 we will require parents or guardians to come along too. Young people aged 16 or 17 can volunteer without the need for an accompanying adult but we would need a parental consent form completed before you start volunteering.
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.
Corporate partners wishing to arrange use of their corporate volunteering allowance should contact fundraising@ywt.org.uk