Local Conservation Volunteer Groups
- Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT)
- Berkshire Conservation Volunteers (BEC)
- Binfield Badger Group
- Blackwater Valley Volunteers
- Bracknell Conservation Volunteers
- Bracknell Forest Council Voluntary Rangers
- Bracknell Forest Council Volunteer Path Inspectors
- Bracknell Forest Natural History Society
- Bracknell Urban Wildlife Group
- British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV)
- Butterfly Conservation Upper Thames Branch
- Hedge & Woodland Conservationists (HAWCs)
- Moor Green Conservation Group
- Reading University Conservation Volunteers
- Snaprails Residents Association
- Warfield Environment Group
- Windsor & Maidenhead Conservation Volunteers
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT)
Contact: Kate Dent on 01628 829574
Berkshire Conservation Volunteers (BEC) - Reading, Bracknell and West Berkshire area
Contact: Neil Frankum 0118 975 1528
E-mail: membership@berkshire-conservation-volunteers.org.uk
Website: www.berkshire-conservation-volunteers.org.uk
Contact: Call 0709 BADGERS or 0709 2234377
The Blackwater Valley is maintained as open countryside and boasts a great variety of wildlife habitats. Volunteers play an important part role in helping us with our essential conservation work and the group meets every Tuesday to carry out conservation work on a wide variety of sites within the Valley.
All you need is some working clothes, wellies, a packed lunch and lots of enthusiasm! Tea and biscuits are always in steady supply!
Contact: Tim Mockridge on 01252 331353.
Bracknell Conservation Volunteers
This group meets every Tuesday to carry out a wide variety of conservation work and practical tasks within the borough.
Contact: Don Petford on 01344 429952
Bracknell Forest Council Voluntary Rangers
The Parks & Countryside Service are always looking for 'Volunteer Rangers'. Opportunities for as much or as little involvement as you like, including monitoring sites and providing feedback. You can also assist with events, conservation tasks and litter picking.
Contact: Parks and Countryside Helpline on 01344 354441
Bracknell Forest Council Volunteer Path Inspectors
The inspectors carry out twice yearly inspections and reports on designated paths around the borough.
No previous experience is required for these volunteer roles.
Contact : Hugh Fitzwilliams, Rights of Way Ranger, on 07776 160812
Bracknell Forest Natural History Society
Meetings held every third Monday (September to June) at 8.00pm, in the Recital Room at South Hill Park. Each meeting has a different topic relating to the natural world, with a guest speaker and pictorial show.
Contact: Gillian Cheetham 01344 423440
Email: gillcheetham@btopenworld.com
Bracknell Urban Wildlife Group
This group takes an active interest in all conservation matters within the borough and undertake practical tasks on weekends.
Contact: Peter Knipe on 01344 485232
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV)
BTCV is a charity which provides opportunities, support and expert advice, linking people to the natural environment through practical conservation activities.
BTCV is helping to bring action for the environment in the Bracknell area by:
* Supporting local conservation groups and schools.
* Establishing new community conservation groups.
* Creating local opportunities for volunteers through a programme of day and residential projects on a range of sites.
* Providing a training programme in conservation skills for local volunteers and voluntary rangers in partnership with Bracknell Forest Council.
Contact: BTCV on 0118 9475049. Website: www.btcv.org
Butterfly Conservation Upper Thames Branch
Contact: Grahame Hawker on 0118 970 0144
Hedgerow & Woodland Conservationists (HAWCs)
HAWCs is a small group of local enthusiasts who meet regularly throughout the winter months at Coppice Woodland and lay hedges. It is an autonomous, self-funding group affiliated to the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers and to the British Hedgelaying Society.
HAWCs aims to:
* Keep the ancient crafts of hedgelaying and coppicing alive.
* Conserve and maintain hedgerows, woodlands, and rights of way for the benefit of the public and the wildlife which depends on them.
* Educate the public in the principles and practice of nature conservation.
All new volunteers and interested parties are welcome. The group meets twice a month on alternate Saturdays from September to March.
Contact: Val Batt-Rawden on 01344 455909. Email : valerie.br@btinternet.com
Moor Green Conservation Group : Moor Green Lakes, Sandhurst
Site Liaison Officer: 0118 973 0199
E-mail: simon.weeks@mglg.org.uk
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Reading University Conservation Volunteers
Contact: Judith Fry on 0118 987 5123 ext: 7887
Snaprails Residents Association
Contact: Ros Moore on 01344 776182
This group's aim is to encourage the community of Warfield to take pride in their environment by involving individuals, groups and businesses in a variety of projects. These involve encouraging conservation, recycling, litter clearing and enhancing habitats for wildlife.
Contact : Sheila Collins on 01344 422417
Windsor & Maidenhead Conservation Volunteers
Contact: Simon Allison on 01628 789612. Website: www.wm-cv.co.uk
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