What is a Friends Group? Greenwood Community Forest Come and join us! Members of a Friends group care about their local The Greenwood Community Forest public green space or park and are acknowledged Partnership works with local people

by the landowner as recognised representatives of to create, manage and use new the local community. They often keep an eye on green spaces and parks close to activity on the site and communicate plans and ask where they live. for ideas from the wider community to feedback to For more information visit: Mans eld Newark Give a little of the landowner. www.greenwoodforest.org.uk Greenwood On Trent

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NOTTINGHAM your time... What kind of roles are available? West Friends of Greenwood Bridgford • Practical Conservation, eg: woodland Community Forum management, hedge laying • Surveying flora, fauna and The Friends of Greenwood Community Forum is wildlife a network of Friends groups in the Greenwood Community Forest area whose aims are to: • Leading nature or health walks • bring together representatives of Friends groups • Helping to uncover interested in improving and using green spaces for industrial features of our activities beneficial to biodiversity and the local heritage community • Organising fun days, walks and talks • mutually support members by sharing knowledge, • Leading education visits for local schools and skills and experience groups • represent their views and concerns at both local • Promoting the group and national level

What is in it for me? • Learn new skills • Make new friends • Improve fitness • Help the environment for their “I volunteer with my local Friends group to give something back and help look after my future local park. It gives me great satisfaction to know I have made a small contribution to the beauty of the area where I live.” Volunteer with a local Friends group to make sure our green spaces are there for everyone

D&P/05-17/EXT/8065 to enjoy now, and in years to come Find Your Local Friends Group Friends of Brierley Forest Park Trust Warsop Footpaths Group T: 01623 550172 Warsop Footpaths T: 01623 846281 E: [email protected] Friends of Kings Mill Reservoir Woodhouse Millennium Green Trust E: [email protected] T: 07759 207550 Mans eld Woodhouse Millennium Green E: [email protected] Maun Conservation Group Fisher Lane Park MANSFIELD (Quarry Lane, Oakham, Titchfield Park) Brierley Forest Park Quarry Lane, Oakham & Titch eld Park Friends of Fisher Lane Park T: 07885169111 KIngs Mill Reservoir T: 07971 517425 E: [email protected] E: [email protected]

Kingsway Park Friends of Kingsway Park Friends of Moor Pond Woods T: 01623 754198 GREENWOOD AREA T: 0115 9630808

Newstead & Annesley Country Park E: [email protected] Friends of Newstead & Annesley Country Park E: [email protected] Moor Pond Wood Friends of Bestwood Country Park

Brinsley Headstocks T: 0115 955 5615 Friends of Brinsley Headstocks Colliers Wood E: [email protected] Bestwood Country Park E: [email protected] EASTWOOD Friends of Gedling Country Park Gedling Country Park Friends of Colliers Wood T: 07976 607575 Bennerley Viaduct T: 0115 9385101 Gedling House Woods E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Friends of Gedling House Woods Friends of Bennerley Viaduct T: 0115 940 3618 T: 07443 45 2908 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Hol Royd

Brinsley Parish Council Hol Royd T: 07957 402144 Contains Ordnance Survey data T: 01773 531251 © Crown copyright and database right 2017 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Friends of Greenwood Community Forum Contact your local Friends group who will be Mansfield Instep Health Walks pleased to welcome you to their site, introduce you E: [email protected] E: [email protected] to their members, show you around and discuss their aims and objectives so that you can decide if volunteering with them is for you.