Join us for Bird Fun Day on 21st February

The Friends of Hollybush Group are offering the chance for the public to join them in a fun filled activity day this February at Hollybush conservation centre in Kirkstall.
The annual Bird Fun Day will give people the opportunity to make their own bird box, try and spot some birds with a bird watching and identification class and also join in with lots of fun and games.

The event will run from 12pm to 4pm on Sunday the 21st February at the conservation centre and in the attached wildlife garden. Entry is free.

For more details see the events page.

Get Involved Everyday!

You can volunteer with Hollybush every day of the week if you like.

There is always something going on, whether its going out with one of our practical teams (Tuesday to Friday every week) to do some hands on conservation work, supporting our students on the gardening course, helping around the gardens at Hollybush or leading a local health walk.

Contact Jess to find out how you can get involved today.

This week's tasks: All tasks are subject to change at the last minute, please meet us at Hollybush not at the site.

Tuesday 9 February
The School's Team will be at Morley Victoria Primary School,working on a pond and building a fence. The Holyvols team will be doing woodland management at Hollimhurst Wood.

Wednesday 10 February
The School's Team will be at Morley Victoria Primary School,working on a pond and building a fence. The Holyvols team will be doing woodland management at Town Close Hills at Kippax.

Thursday 11 February
The School's Team will be back at Morley Victoria Primary School,working on a pond and building a fence. The Holyvols team will be doing woodland management at Town Close Hills at Kippax.

Friday 12 February
The School's Team will be at Morley Victoria Primary School,working on a pond and building a fence again. There is no task today for The Holyvols.

Are you 16 - 25?

We are holding a number of events this year aimed specifically for 16 - 25 year olds.

We have funding for two types of project: "V Tasty" sessions and "Greenprints".

V Tasty

If you are within this age group you may find yourself becoming a "V Tasty" on your first day. All this means is that you have experienced a taster day volunteering with us (your first day). We will record you in our records as a "V Tasty", and ask you to fill in a feedback form at the end of your first day. Hopefully you will come back for more and see what else you can get out of volunteering with us.

Follow this link to find out more about how you can get involved and even get grants to start your own project. www.vinspired.com

Greenprints

GreenPrints uses the experience and expertise of five organisations to encourage more 16 to 25 year olds to volunteer their time and energy to improving green-spaces in their local communities:

It is anticipated that within the two-year programme, up to 600 one or two day environmental projects will be delivered under the Events stream of the programme and around 120 longer term Flagship projects will be funded.

Hollybush Conservation Centre is home to BTCV Leeds

We undertake a wide range of conservation activities and provide lots of opportunities for volunteers. See the links to the right for details of activities and the chance to get involved.

Hollybush has a unique atmosphere. Our work standards are high but we have a relaxed and sociable approach which makes this a great place to be. Why not join us and discover it for yourself?

Not sure ? Why not look at our photos on Flickr and see what we get up to.

Contact us

BTCV Leeds
Hollybush Conservation Centre
Broad Lane
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3BP

Tel: 0113 274 2335

Email: Hollybush@btcv.org.uk