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In over five decades of inspiring people and improving places, The Conservation Volunteers has consistently supported people working locally to improve their environment and their life chances, and created resilience in the most vulnerable communities.
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It was with great sadness that we learnt of the recent passing of our patron His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness took the position as patron of The Conservation Volunteers (then the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers) in 1970, as the charity became independent. As condolences and tributes from […]
Continue reading Remembering HRH Prince Philip
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The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) WildSkills program is a traineeship, providing young people with barriers to employment a real opportunity to kick-start an exciting and rewarding outdoor career.
Continue reading WildSkills: kickstarting rewarding outdoor careers
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Introduction: April is a great time to sow your second lot of seeds if you are doing successional sowing. This method can be used for lots of food crops. It’s also a great time to start the rest of your main food crops! Read the previous articles here: January / February / March If you are […]
Continue reading Grow Your Own in 2021 - April
This article was posted in the blog Health for Life
Ticks can be found throughout the UK but there are certain sites and areas that carry a greater risk. Ticks like dense vegetation, moisture and humidity, and hosts (animals). Habitats such as woodlands, grasslands and moorlands are traditionally higher risk areas, particularly where there is deer or livestock grazing. Yet this does not mean that […]
Continue reading Prevent ticks from becoming a pest
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Our local green spaces can soon be enjoyed with family and friends once again after months of separation, as lockdown restrictions begin to ease. This new level of freedom is celebrated by many across the UK, however for our environment it signals the sign of a new epidemic. Last summer the relaxation of lockdown regulations […]
Continue reading Stop our green spaces becoming rubbish.
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To celebrate the fantastic achievements of the Wates Group #PoletoPole challenge teams, we asked Peter Hutchings, TCV Fundraising and Partnerships Manager, to share the story of this world-encompassing expedition.
Continue reading Pole to Pole and back again, then around the world (twice)!
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The events of 2020 have highlighted the importance of being outdoors to people’s mental and physical health. Many people found solace in taking walks in their local natural environment and escaping the unnerving and unprecedented reality the world was slowly adjusting to. It allowed people to recognise how social, economic, and environmental factors affect our […]
Continue reading Green prescribing is changing the face of healthcare.
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Introduction: March is the start of the growing your own frenzy! I get very excited in March and try to start everything, but this year I will pace myself. Read the January guide here and the February guide here. If you are new to growing your own food and want to have a go, why […]
Continue reading Grow Your Own in 2021 - March
This article was posted in the blog Health for Life
The Conservation Volunteers Vice President, Sir David Attenborough once said, “No one will protect what they don’t care about; and no one will care about what they have never experienced”. He was referring to the natural world and the fundamental importance of people engaging with nature to first make a connection, to then understand it, […]
Continue reading CHILDHOOD AND NATURE: our children’s changing relationship with the natural world and how to kickstart a life-long appreciation
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TCV Health Development Manager Rachel Hoyes shares with us how a COVID relief grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund has supported TCV groups across the UK during the pandemic and various lockdowns. I think everyone can agree that the past year has made us all appreciate our wonderful local greenspaces. TCV’s weekday volunteering teams […]
Continue reading How players of The National Lottery supported charities through lockdown.
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