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Business:
The Lampton Services Greenspace Countryside team offer larger scale corporate volunteering days with a range of seasonal tasks available including scrub clearance, tree coppicing, bulb planting, ditch and channel clearance, clearing tree compounds, creating new stag beetle habitats, willow screens and other habitat work.
Alongside this, there are bookable corporate team building days with a range of activities to choose from (see brochure on right-hand side!) including wild cooking, orienteering, bird box making and ice breaker games.
Boston Manor Park also offer corporate volunteering sessions, with bespoke opportunities for teams to spend a day (or a few hours) in the park. A donation may be required towards park resources. Email bostonmanorpark@hounslow.gov.uk to discuss options.
Schools and young People
Hounslow's environmental education programme includes the opportunity for schools and youth groups to visit one of three key sites – Bedfont Lakes, Hounslow Heath or Crane Park, either for a half day or a full day of activities which could include bug hunting, pond dipping, shelter building, animal handling, and many more.
Boston Manor Park also hosts school workshops programme including a SEND programme and work experience. To find out more contact bostonmanorpark@hounslow.gov.uk
Opportunities include:
A parks ranger visit to schools (and more) where organised activities and equipment is provided for green space fun.
Regular term-time parent and toddler groups at Bedfont Lakes Country Park as well as fortnightly sessions for the home schooling community every Wednesday, 10am-12pm for the toddler sessions, and 2.15pm-3.45pm for the home school sessions.
Birthday parties at the weekends throughout the year, with a variety of activity choices including a treasure hunt, scarecrow making, bug hunting and animal handling.To book, please contact countryside@hounslow.gov.uk
Bookable activities during school holidays for a range of different age groups, including a Junior Rangers session where children aged 7+ are dropped off with us for three hours and experience a morning in the life of an education ranger looking after animals.
Volunteering for age 13 and over at the Countryside Team's small rescue animal centre.
Young people participating in their Duke of Edinburgh award and students seeking work experience placements through their schools or colleges are also welcome, with volunteering available throughout the week.
Business:
The Lampton Services Greenspace Countryside team offer larger scale corporate volunteering days with a range of seasonal tasks available including scrub clearance, tree coppicing, bulb planting, ditch and channel clearance, clearing tree compounds, creating new stag beetle habitats, willow screens and other habitat work.
Alongside this, there are bookable corporate team building days with a range of activities to choose from (see brochure on right-hand side!) including wild cooking, orienteering, bird box making and ice breaker games.
Boston Manor Park also offer corporate volunteering sessions, with bespoke opportunities for teams to spend a day (or a few hours) in the park. A donation may be required towards park resources. Email bostonmanorpark@hounslow.gov.uk to discuss options.
Schools and young People
Hounslow's environmental education programme includes the opportunity for schools and youth groups to visit one of three key sites – Bedfont Lakes, Hounslow Heath or Crane Park, either for a half day or a full day of activities which could include bug hunting, pond dipping, shelter building, animal handling, and many more.
Boston Manor Park also hosts school workshops programme including a SEND programme and work experience. To find out more contact bostonmanorpark@hounslow.gov.uk
Opportunities include:
A parks ranger visit to schools (and more) where organised activities and equipment is provided for green space fun.
Regular term-time parent and toddler groups at Bedfont Lakes Country Park as well as fortnightly sessions for the home schooling community every Wednesday, 10am-12pm for the toddler sessions, and 2.15pm-3.45pm for the home school sessions.
Birthday parties at the weekends throughout the year, with a variety of activity choices including a treasure hunt, scarecrow making, bug hunting and animal handling.To book, please contact countryside@hounslow.gov.uk
Bookable activities during school holidays for a range of different age groups, including a Junior Rangers session where children aged 7+ are dropped off with us for three hours and experience a morning in the life of an education ranger looking after animals.
Volunteering for age 13 and over at the Countryside Team's small rescue animal centre.
Young people participating in their Duke of Edinburgh award and students seeking work experience placements through their schools or colleges are also welcome, with volunteering available throughout the week.
