Join The Cotswold Water Park Society
Volunteering
If you enjoy the outdoors, being active, and learning new skills why not join us as a Volunteer Ranger?
Areas where we need volunteers
- Countryside Access
- Habitat Management
- Biodiversity
- Administration
Volunteer Rangers
Becoming a volunteer ranger can be rewarding in many ways:
- Meet new people
- Gain many new skills in practical conservation
- Get some exercise and fresh air
- Helping to conserve and protect the Cotswold Water Park
What is involved ?
Our practical conservation tasks range from coppicing, reedbed management, hedgelaying, surveying and footpath maintenance. These are just some of the things we do and jobs can vary depending on the great British weather! You must be prepared to work out in most weathers.
Bring a picnic, waterproofs and sturdy shoes or wellies.
When do you meet ?
Days start generally from 10am and finish at 3-3.30pm, and take place one Sunday a month from Sept/Oct 08 through to June 09.
The new schedule for this coming year is available to download as a PDF , or see the calendar of dates below. This gives you an idea what we are hoping to achieve over the next 12 months.
Sunday 21st Sept 08
Early start 7.15am. Meet at Waterhay car park, near Ashton Keynes, with CWP bird ringing group. See the birds at close quarters. Please phone me if you would like to attend as I need to know numbers. Bring wellies.
Sunday 26th Oct 08
Lake 84 Shorncote - Reedbed management. Meet at KCP at 10am. Bring wellies.
Sunday 23rd Nov 08
Reedbed management at KCP. Visitors from Wiltshire Wildlife Trust joining us. Meet at KCP at 10am. Bring wellies
Sunday 14th Dec 08
Hedgelaying. Meet at KCP at 10am. Day finishes at about 3pm. Mince pies etc during the day…
Sunday 25th Jan 09
Lake 26 South Cerney Sailing Club. Scrub clearance for the Marsh Helleborines – very rare!! Bring wellies. Meet at KCP at 10am.
Sunday 22nd Feb 09
On going maintenance on the old railway line, scrub clearance and coppicing. Meet at KCP at 10am.
Sunday 22nd Mar 09
Repair work to hide screening at different sites around the park. Meet at KCP at 10am.
Sunday 19th Apr 09
Our turn to repay Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and take a trip to one of their sites in the area. This trip TBC nearer the time. Meet at KCP at 10am.
Sunday 31st May 09
Removal of invasive species at the new Cleveland reedbed complex. Meet at KCP at 10am. Bring wellies.
Sunday 28th June 09
End of season 10am till 12.30pm. Surveying flora and fauna. BBQ straight after at KCP. Bring packed lunch and waterproofs, wellies if stated.
If you would like to find out more or would actually like to join us, please call Phillipa Sheldrake on 07789511566, or email phillipa.sheldrake@waterpark.org
Other volunteering opportunities
If you would like to find out about other volunteering opportunities, please contact the CWP Society offices on 01793 752413, or email info@waterpark.org.
