Example schedule & activities
Example full day schedule:
10:00am Welcome and refreshments
10:30am Tour of our Environment Centre, nature reserve and worksite
11:00am H&S, tool talks and task walkthrough
11:10am Begin conservation task
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Continue task
15:30 Debrief, photographs and thank-yous
This is just an example of a typical schedule. Corporate Volunteering Days are bespoke and can be structured in a way that suits your team. Any special requirements will be recorded and delivered by our expert staff.
Possible tasks
Note: all tasks are subject to availability of materials, which may add to the cost (marked on the list with *). If your preferred task is not available, St Nicks staff will suggest an alternative.
Autumn/Winter activities
- Tree planting/transplanting
- Woodland thinning
- Coppicing
- Bulb planting
- Scrub bashing
- Path building*
- Green woodworking *
- Wildlife surveying (e.g. bird populations, tree identification)
Scythers, by Lewis Outing
Spring/Summer activities
- Balsam bashing
- Habitat maintenance
- Path maintenance
- Compost work-out
- Hay raking
- Scything*
- Path building*
- Bench-making*
- Green woodworking*
- Wildlife surveying (e.g. bird populations, tree identification)
Note: if you would like your Corporate volunteering day to have a wildlife theme, it is possible to combine a wildlife survey with a practical task in habitat management.
