Events in
Rockingham Forest
Butterfly Conservation local gtoup on a field trip in Fineshade
Workshop on woodland creation, carbon credits and deer management
Marston Lodge, Clipston Road, Marston Trussell, Market Harborough LE16 9TT
Tues 3 December 09:30-16:00
Free day workshop for landowners led by experts in the field. Talks, tour of the estate, lunch and tea provided. Follow the link for more details and to book a place.
Nassington Nature
Another working party!
Meet in St Mary's Churchyard, PE8 6QG
Sat 7 December 10am-3pm
Join us again for an hour or two to help cut back vegetation and plant spring bulbs
It was so much fun we are doing it again!
We are managing the churchyard as a meadow to benefit wildlife. Wear suitable clothing and bring what gardening equipment you have. More info available from Fran Hurst.
Learning about Hedges
The Pavilion, Coronation Park, Corby
Tuesday 17th December, 2024
January, date to be confirmed
Meetings for existing Tree Wardens and those interested in becoming one
Tree Wardens are community volunteers who plant, protect and promote their local trees. These three meetings will focus on Hedges - planning, planting and caring for them. All welcome.
Wassailing with Stamford Orchard Group
Community Orchard, Christ Church Close,
PE9 1HS, (what3words/grass.vase.slower)
Saturday 4th January, 2025, 4:30 -6:30 pm
Come and join our annual wassail - a noisy old English custom!
Sing to the trees and bang saucepans to bring a good harvest of apples. Seasonal songs, cider, apple juice, brazier, Woven Chords choir, Rutland Morris, Story Teller, etc….. Bring saucepans, wooden spoons, torches, warm clothing, sparklers and ribbons.
Work parties in Weldon Woodland Park
Tuesdays 7 Jan and 4th Feb 10:00-14:30
Meet at the main entrance off Kettering Road, Weldon. Nearest postcode NN17 3JQ.
Work off the calories in the company of a group of like-minded folks and make a real difference for nature. We'll be clearing scrub to benefit the Dingy Skipper butterfly and Liquorice Piercer moth.
Winter work parties at Fermyn Woods Country Park
Sundays 19 Jan and 16th Feb
10:00-14:00
Meet near the Skylark Café (SP 952848, what3words/racks.digesting.stiletto nearest postcode NN14 3HS).
Join our friendly practical conservation group. We'll be clearing scrub to benefit butterflies - in particular the Dingy Skipper, Grizzled Skipper, and Green Hairstreak. We could do with your help!
Fruit grafting workshop
Brewery House Studio, High Street,
Ketton PE9 3TA
Learn how to graft fruit trees with local
experts - a workshop for novice propagators.
Saturday 22 February, 2025
10:00am - 1:00pm
The basic theories of grafting, followed by practical demonstrations and lots of hands- on practice. You will graft and take home two apple trees from a choice of many local and heritage varieties. £20, booking essential and limited places.
Fruit pruning worksop
Saturday 1 March, 2025 10:00am - 1:00pm
How to prune and care for fruit trees so that they stay healthy and yield maximum crops
Stamford Community Orchard,
Christ Church Close, PE9 1HS,
(what3words/grass.vase.slower)
Pruning is essential for the maintenance of fruit trees, but it is also a bewildering subject! Topics covered include formative, maintenance and restorative pruning, tools and their safe use, other guides and online advice. Booking essential and limited places.
An early spring walk around
Cottingham village
Meet at the village shop (also a cafe!)
Tuesday 11th March, 2025. 10:00 - 11:30
Come and see the green spaces created by the village's very active FroGS group.
Guided by Diana Sharvill and others we'll also also learn about the geology of the area revealed by fossils in the building stone. More details here. This is free walk, but please book your place by email.
Walk on Bulwick Estates' land
Meet on the Laxton-Harringworth Road SP930965 (- to be confirmed)
Wednesday 28th May 2025. 10:00 - 12:30
See the environmental improvements already under way - regenerating quarries, highland cattle, rich wildflower meadows, wood pasture - and a spectacular view!
Guided by Graham Garratt we will walk around the Spanhoe quarry and airfield area, a distance of 3 miles, mainly on grassy paths. Early booking recommended for this free walk with limited availability. See the Bulwick Estates website for more about their project.
What have you missed?
There is a complete list of all events since March 2023 here.
Our series of guided walks started at the beginning of 2022. Here you can read a report on some of the most memorable ones that took place that year.