If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please contact: Liz Stewart, Tel: 0131 445 4025 liz@elgt.org.uk
LAST UPDATED: 9 February 2016
CURRENT GROUP VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
Location & activity
Innertube Project – Edinburgh City Cycleways (http://innertubemap.com)
North Edinburgh – various access points & destinations: Craighall Road,
Hawthornvale
Activities/works.- Conservation woodland management works including tree felling
and vegetation clearance.
Funded/
unfunded
Length of time
required
Ideal no.
Participants
Available
dates
ELGT team
leader
Funded – can offer
as a free
opportunity
Up to 1 day per
session
Max 15
participants
Can be flexible
with number
though.
FLEXIBLE
Espe
½ day p/group
Up to 15
Year round
People’s Postcode
Trust
Cutting back, pulling invasive species, near 5 way junction access by ferry road
POSS Cutting ivy around the trees at Rocheid Path, Water of Leith Path access by
Arboretum Place,
POSS Enrichment planting , summer meadow access by Victoria park
Cutting back vegetation along various sections of paths in NE
Vegetation clearance, path clearance on Innocent Railway sections
Easy
Bilston Glen Viaduct
Scraping along edges of viaduct
Plus tidy up along cycleway
Hailes Quarry Park, Wester Hailes
Creation of informal path in nature trail area
Path weeding on bike track
Tree pruning
Swanston
Gorsebashing, tree management etc
Unfunded – daily
rates will apply
Funded – can offer
as a free
opportunity
Unfunded – daily
rates will apply
Swanston Demonstration Garden
Digging over ground, laying weed suppressing membrane, top with bark mulch
Unfunded – daily
rates will apply
Stanedykehead (Seven Acre Park)
Materials budget
required?
Unfunded – daily
Liz
Open
Open
Year round
Abby
Open
Open
Liz
2 days total
Up to 15
LIz
2 days total
Up to 15
Ross
If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please contact: Liz Stewart, Tel: 0131 445 4025 liz@elgt.org.uk
LAST UPDATED: 9 February 2016
tree shelter removal (would need to organise a skip – incorporate costs)
rates will apply
Granton Crescent
Pruning small compartment of woodland
Unfunded – daily
rates will apply
½ - 1 day
10 max
Ross
Primary School Garden project
Tidy, digging out, installation of timber roll edging, planting, creation of bird
table/boxes
Unfunded – daily
rates will apply
½ - 1 day
10 max
Abby
Community Gardens
Various sites – planting, digging over/weeding, tidying up, raised bed construction,
garden design, etc. (training available)
Unfunded – daily
rates will apply
½ - 1 day
10 max –
dependent on site
Variable
Mark
£100 materials
costs per site
optional
ABOUT ELGT TEAM CHALLENGES
1. Seasonal Working
The kinds of opportunities we can offer are dependent on the time of year.
Woodland management work usually takes place during winter. Although the weather is unpredictable and volunteers may be less keen to participate in outdoor activities
at this time, there are many good reasons for the seasonal nature of this work:
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It is outwith the bird nesting season - woodland works should not take place during the nesting season, that is, between March and August. Some low level
and small scale work such as crown lifting of lower branches can be carried out but great care must be taken not to disturb any nests.
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Vegetation is dormant during the winter: this means that impact to the flora is minimal, for example, you won’t disturb any understorey planting when
working on the trees above. It also means that you don’t have to avoid plants such as nettles, etc which can make work more difficult, potentially dangerous
and certainly less pleasant!
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The tree sap is dormant: this makes it easier to carry out any felling and to avoid damage to the trees. The sap of many trees and climbing plants can ‘rise’
before they come into leaf in the spring and so pruning should be carried out by mid- to late-winter, depending on the species. Tree pruning should be avoided
during bud burst (early spring) and leaf fall (autumn).
If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please contact: Liz Stewart, Tel: 0131 445 4025 liz@elgt.org.uk
LAST UPDATED: 9 February 2016
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Conservation work will keep you warm! Although you’ll be working in the cold months, the energetic nature of the activities helps to keep the cold out and can
actually be easier than working in the summer sun.
2. What to expect?
For all Team Challenges, ELGT provides the following:
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Supervision by one or more trained member of staff
Site visit prior to the event if required
Risk assessment
Gloves, tools and materials
First aid cover
We ask you to:
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Work according to your ability
Dress for the weather
Wear stout shoes, long trousers and long sleeves
Enjoy yourself!
3. Costs
Please note that we make a charge of £350+VAT per day for up to 15 people, to cover the costs of our staff time. This fee includes supervision by 1 experienced member of
staff, preparation of risk assessments, pre-site visit and tools and materials. Where we have funding in place to carry out work at specific sites, we can offer volunteering
opportunities free of charge to participants.
3. Find out more
Please contact Liz Stewart at the Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust on 0131 445 4025 or email liz@elgt.org.uk to find out about current opportunities or tell us about
your specific requirements – we can be flexible!
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