Conservation Garden Volunteer x2

Do you love gardening and want to do something outdoors in your spare time? We are looking for two volunteers to help us maintain the office grounds at our Hull Office.

Pearson Park is situated in the heart of Hull city. It's an urban oasis; with a wildflower meadow, wildlife pond, vegetable plots, fruit trees and mature trees. We are looking for two volunteers to come and help us maintain the office grounds.

Our gardens are a vast living landscape. With an estimated 24 million gardens in the UK, the way they are cared for can make a big difference to the natural world. Hedgehogs, bats, sparrows, song thrushes and stag beetles are all declining species in the UK, but if we manage our gardens to benefit wildlife, these creatures and many more will find refuge.

The office grounds at The Pearson Park Office are open to the public generally 9am to 5pm for public access. Once our office needs are fulfilled the aim is to provide the rest of the area for wildlife. The site area is 3000 square meters, which is less than half the area of a football pitch but has recorded 316 species.

The work will involve maintaining and enhancing the grounds for wildlife. It is light touch and will not involve much if any digging and turning soil over. It will involve lots of secateur work as shrubs send runners and branches over the paths. You may occasionally be using a handsaw. There are also regular litter picks to keep the site free of litter. All tools and facilities are available onsite and there is also secure cycle storage.

If you live in Hull or the wider local area then we'd love to hear from you!