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Business Employee Volunteer Task Day Opportunities BUSINESS EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER TASK DAY OPPORTUNITIES Motivate your staff Many companies find our business volunteering days offer fantastic team-building and staff development opportunities. Work For Wildlife days give your staff the chance to take part in important conservation work on our fabulous nature reserves. Whether it is an informal team-building day or simply the chance for your staff to get together and put something back into the community, we always welcome extra pairs of hands. About us Formed in 196, we are the largest nature conservation organisation dedicated to conserving the natural heritage of Sussex. The aim of the Sussex Wildlife Trust is to conserve the Sussex landscape, wildlife and its habitats, and to use its knowledge and expertise to help the people of Sussex to enjoy, understand and take action to this end. Sussex Wildlife Trust Reserves East Grinstead Crawley Eridge Rocks Ebernoe Horsham Old Lodge Crowborough Cooksbridge Common Meadow Brick!eld Meadow Iping & Stedham Haywards Heath Flatropers Commons The Mens Selwyns Midhurst Uckfield Wood Northiam Gra"ham Common Wood Rye Harbour Battle Waltham Brooks Henfield Hassocks West Dean Burton Pond Storrington Ditchling Marline Woods Beacon Amberley Woods Mill Valley Levin Down Malling Down Wildbrooks Lewes Filsham Reedbed Hastings Withdean Hailsham Woods Southerham Gillham Barnham Brighton Pevensey Woods Chichester Worthing Marshes Bognor Regis Eastbourne To help you consider the options our website has more information about the reserves: http://www.sussexwildlife.org.uk/reserves/index.htm How Much Will It Cost? Volunteering with Sussex Wildlife Trust is a valuable source of man power for us and we welcome all who can commit their time and energy. However, the Trust does incur overheads and to cover this we request a donation of £40 per person per day. Higher level Business Members receive preferential and even complimentary places. Ask Mark Anscombe for more details on Business Membership with Sussex Wildlife Trust. 2 Work For Wildlife Task Day Calendar 2013/14 Wednesday 17 April 2013 15 Ebernoe Common Glade Management Wednesday 29 May 2013 15 Levin Down Dogwood Clearing Wednesday 26 June 2013 15 The Mens Bracken Clearing Friday 28 June 2013 15 Riverside Park, Horley Himalayan Balsam Pulling Wednesday 03 July 2013 15 Burton Ponds Bracken Clearing Friday 12 July 2013 15 Riverside Park, Horley Himalayan Balsam Pulling Wednesday 31 July 2013 15 Waltham Brooks Ragwort Pulling Wednesday 11 September 2013 15 Iping Common Pond Maintenance Wednesday 18 September 2013 15 Filsham Reedbeds Scrub Clearing St Leonard's Forest, Friday 20 September 2013 15 Heathland Maintenance Horsham Wednesday 25 September 2013 15 Leythorne Meadow Meadow Cutting & Raking Birch, Laurel & Friday 04 October 2013 15 Broadfield Park Rhododendron Clearing Birch, Laurel & Friday 04 October 2013 15 Tilgate Park Rhododendron Clearing Wednesday 09 October 2013 15 Ebernoe Common Holly & Birch Clearing Wednesday 16 October 2013 15 Filsham Reedbeds Scrub Clearing Wednesday 23 October 2013 15 Stedham Common Pine & Birch Clearing Ride Widening / Wood Wednesday 13 November 2013 15 Flatropers Wood Coppicing Birch, Laurel & Friday 15 November 2013 15 Broadfield Park Rhododendron Clearing Birch, Laurel & Friday 15 November 2013 15 Tilgate Park Rhododendron Clearing Wednesday 20 November 2013 15 Levin Down Scrub Clearing Wednesday 04 December 2013 15 Waltham Brooks Willow Scrub Clearing Wednesday 11 December 2013 15 Filsham Reedbeds Scrub Clearing Wednesday 11 December 2013 15 Pagham Reed Cutting Ride Widening / Wood Wednesday 15 January 2014 15 Eridge Rocks Coppicing Wednesday 15 January 2014 15 Iping Common Pine & Birch Clearing Wednesday 22 January 2014 15 Levin Down Scrub Clearing Wednesday 12 February 2014 15 Filsham Reedbeds Scrub Clearing Wednesday 19 February 2014 15 Levin Down Scrub Clearing Wednesday 26 February 2014 15 Stedham Common Pine & Birch Clearing Wednesday 26 March 2014 15 Ebernoe Common Holly & Birch Clearing 3 A Few Other Important Things to Remember: • Volunteers will need to make their own way to the reserve for about 9.30am. • Car sharing is a good idea as parking is quite limited at some of our sites. • Our reserves tend to be quite remote; there are unlikely to be cafés, shops or lavatories nearby (but there are always some handy bushes). • Wellies, old warm clothes, insect repellent, a packed lunch and a thermos of tea are common essentials to bring. • It's worth bringing cameras and binoculars if you have them, and we'd love to see your photos, stories and blogs about your day with us. • Most activities will go ahead in rain, snow, wind and sometimes even sunshine! • The day normally ends at around 3.00pm. To book places contact Mark Anscombe on 01273 497522 or [email protected] Above all, we hope you will enjoy volunteering with the Sussex Wildlife Trust. 4 .
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