www..gov.uk/ecologycentre What to bring and further information for volunteers: • You will be helping with practical nature conservation tasks, so it’s GTON important that you come wearing clothes you don’t mind getting IS LIN dirty, and sturdy, sensible footwear. We may be able to provide IN boots, please phone ahead to check we have your size. Volunteer... BLOOM • We will provide you with all the safety equipment you may need during tasks, including gloves. with Islington Nature Conservation Team April - May 2019 • All equipment and tools are provided, please do not bring your own tools. • We also provide reasonable expenses for travel and lunch, so please retain your receipts and bring them with you. • If this is your first time volunteering with the team, please call us first on 020 7527 4374 to discuss. We look forward to seeing you at a work day soon!

Do you need this information in another language or reading format such as Braille, large print, audio or Easy Read? Please contact 020 7527 2000. Come and join the team in helping to look after Islington’s nature reserves. If you would like to know more about volunteering please contact: Spend a rewarding day Islington Ecology Centre getting closer to nature, , carrying out practical 191 Drayton Park, conservation in some of the London, N5 1PH wilder parts of London!

[email protected] Volunteering is a great way 020 7527 4374 to keep active, learn new www.islington.gov.uk/ecologycentre skills and meet like-minded people. Printed on recycled paper. Published March 2019 Find out more inside u Regular volunteer days - Thursdays, 10am to 3.30pm Where to find us Below you will find a list of dates and locations for forthcoming volunteering days. You are welcome to come for just part of the day. Bus: W7 Where to find us Gillespie Park, 4 April - Gillespie Park W Islington Ecology Centre, V

191 Drayton Park, Join us in taking care of Islington’s largest nature reserve. B Spring tasks. L A C K London, N5 1PH S T O 11 April - Parkland Walk C

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Park Station T AVENELL ROAD We are laying woodchip and repairing path A Tree Trail and Blythwood Bank. H MOUNT VIEW ROAD D O MONSELL ROAD edging along the tree trail, and weeding our new plants on the Blythwood bank. M CROUCH HILL A S ’ S

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TANNINGTONO 18 April - Gillespie Park GILLESPIE PARK A TERRACE D GILLESPIE ROAD Managing the meadows. To increase the range of wildflowers in our meadows in the summer, we cut and rake the early spring growth and remove the bramble. AVENELL ROAD ARSENAL 25 April - Gillespie Park GILLESPIE ROAD HEATHVILLE ROAD

Spring meadow cut. Continuing scything and raking some sections of meadow Arsenal and cutting out bramble. ECOLOGY CENTRE Tube Station Bus:

DRAYTON PARK Routes 4, 19, 236 to bus stops 1 and V. Route 106 to bus stops V and W. 2 May - Parkland Walk To Drayton Park Station Looking after the paths. We’re cutting back overhanging branches and managing Accessibility: the vegetation along our paths and at the entrances, and finishing laying woodchip Disabled parking by prior arrangement. on the tree trail.

9 May - Gillespie Park A range of tasks. We’re getting the park ready for our Spring Celebration event on 12th May.

16 May - Gillespie Park Spring meadow cut. Continuing our meadow-cutting in Long Mead. To Caledonian Road/ Meeting place DICKENSON ROAD Station opposite Ella Road 23 May - Barnsbury Wood ELLA ROAD PARKLAND WALK Hedges, paths and nectar-rich garden. A range of tasks preparing this small OFFORD ROAD CRESCENT ST CRESCENT BARNSBURY HUNTINGDON STREET WOOD woodland nature reserve for our summer visitors and events. The woodland MOUNT VIEW ROAD becomes an amazing sea of cow parsley at this time of year! CROUCH HILL

CALEDONIAN ROAD CALEDONIAN NHILL OR CR H E T S C E N WALTERSVILLE ROAD 30 May - Gillespie Park T To Upper Holloway Station Late Spring Maintenance. Come and enjoy working outside with a range of tasks around the park. HEATHVILLE ROAD Entrance

Barnsbury Wood Parkland Walk Buses: 91, 17, 259 Buses: W7