Wild Work Days

East Leicestershire 

• Various Reserves - Fencing, border management and restoration

Rutland Water

• Reserve track maintenance and transformation

East Leicestershire

• Holwell Nature Reserve - Thistle management and control

• Merry's Meadow, Cribbs Meadow - Ragwort removal

• Stonesby Quarry, Bloody Oaks Quarry, Ketton Quarry, Priors Coppice, Launde Big and Park Wood, Great Merrible - Raking and land rejuvenation (August to September)

West Leicestershire

• Charnwood Lodge, Ulverscroft - Bracken pulling and control

• Narborough Bog - Himalayan Balsam bashing

Rutland Water

• Reserve track maintenance and transformation

East Leicestershire

• Launde Woods - Coppicing to create a rich mosaic of habitats
• Launde Park Wood - Red Cedar removal
• Ketton Quarry, Bloody Oaks, Stonesby Quarry - Scrub removal to provide a good habitat for wildflowers and other wildlife

West Leicestershire

• Lucas Marsh - Coppicing to create a rich mosaic of habitats
• Lucas Marsh, Ulverscroft, Charnwood Lodge - Scrub removal to provide a good habitat for wildflowers and other wildlife

Rutland Water

• Lyndon - Shoreline vegetation management (up to 12 people)
• Egleton - Scrub removal to provide a good habitat for wildflowers and other wildlife (up to 12 people)

Learn the basic principles of the craft of stone wall building. A skilled and knowledgeable instructor will explain the techniques of the craft while you get hands on experience. The day will give you the basic principles of the craft of stone wall building or repair and give you an understanding of the construction of a field wall.

Based at the Volunteer Training Centre near Oakham, and a day for 8 people costs £900 plus VAT (this covers the cost of the trainer and materials). 

Please note that all participants should be able to lift heavy stone.

An example Wild Work Day: 

• Arrival and intro at 9:30am, ready to start working at 10:00am 

• Short refreshment break at 11:00am 

• Lunch at 1:00pm (please advise your staff to bring a packed lunch for the day) 

• Finish at 2-2:30pm 

The standard group size for a Wild Work day is up to 10 people, although we can manage up to 20 depending on the task and the site.

Please do ask if you have a larger group and we will see what we can accommodate.

• To make the most of your Wild Work Day it is important that your team wear appropriate clothing 

• All participants should wear solid, sturdy footwear with no open toes (walking boots are the best option if possible), and long sleeves and trousers (to protect from insect bites, nettles and thorns) 

• We recommend wearing layers of clothing which you can add/remove throughout the day 

• Dress appropriately for the weather: sun hats, sun cream, insect repellent, waterproofs and extra warm clothes are recommended 

• Water bottle and packed lunch 

• A can do attitude regardless of the weather! 

All tools, equipment and gloves will be provided as well as a full health and safety briefing from our trained team leaders. 

Wild Work Days will take place except in extreme weather such as heavy snow, extreme rainfall, flooding, thunder storms. 

Often there are no toilet facilities on our reserves so it really is a case of ‘going wild’. Please do let us know if there are any particular issues. 

All team leaders leading your sessions are first aid trained and will carry a first aid kit and defib machine adequate to the size of the group. 

We will require registration and emergency contact details for all participants (information will be shredded following the event).

Wild Work Days are very occasionally cancelled, normally due to extreme weather or unforeseen site management issues. If this is the case you will be notified as soon as possible before the day and we will suggest a date to reschedule.