Wild Work Days

Escape the office for a change of pace!

Spending time in nature is proven to boost wellbeing - join us for a Wild Work Day and experience the benefits for yourself!

Our Wild Work days aim to inspire, connect and engage you with nature, wildlife and your colleagues. The day will provide a great team building experience outside of the office, giving you the opportunity to help us complete important conservation tasks on the reserve and learn more about our work.

Benefits of a Wild Work Day

Boost your physical and mental well-being
Forge long lasting relationships with your team
Improve your local Nature Reserve for wildlife
Build confidence & develop new skills
Engage with your local community
Deliver your Corporate Social Responsibility commitment & values

Wild Work throughout the year

The Wild Work days we offer will vary throughout the year, depending on the work needing to take place across our reserves. Take a look below through the variety of options available at different times.

Questions you might like to think about:

How many people would be looking to take part?
Are you looking to use any existing skills, or is this about learning something new?
Are you thinking about a certain time of year, or a certain location?
Are you looking for a one-off Wild Work day, or for it to become a regular event?

£70 per person (plus VAT)

This charge covers the cost of planning and delivering your Wild Work Day, as well as helping our charity make a Wilder Leicestershire and Rutland.

Spring - March to May

East Leicestershire

Various Reserves - Fencing, border management and restoration

Rutland Water

Reserve track maintenance and transformation

Summer - June to September

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

Autumn and Winter - October to February

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)

Dry Stone Walling

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.