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Can Outdoor Learning Help Tackle Climate Change?

February 8, 2021 by skeltonvolunteer

Volunteer Officer, Sophie Jones, tells us about her experience helping young people connect to nature, and how this helps in the fight against climate catastrophe. This article was featured in South Leeds Life, to tell people ...
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Finding purpose in a Leeds industrial estate…an unlikely tale

January 28, 2021 by skeltonvolunteer

Finding Skelton Grange Volunteering with TCV at Skelton Grange Environment Centre was my first decisive step into the world of conservation. After a degree and several jobs in Chemistry I knew that it wasn’t for me, ...
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A Year on the HLF Traineeship

January 28, 2021 by skeltonvolunteer

Hedgelaying!

Returning to Skelton Grange I was around 8 or 9 years old when I visited Skelton Grange Environment Centre for the first time. My memories from then of kind, enthusiastic adults who seemed to know everything about nature are ...
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The John Muir Award At Skelton Grange

September 9, 2020 by skeltonvolunteer

Here at Skelton Grange, our busy schedule of practical conservation, volunteer training, and outdoor learning sessions have been put on hold since the spread of COVID-19, leaving lots of our staff on furlough and volunteers' ...
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Volunteering with TCV Skelton Grange…

April 23, 2018 by skeltonvolunteer

      I am the proud owner of a badge that says ‘Ruth – Volunteer Leader’. I wear this every Wednesday – when lectures don’t get in the way – and spend that day in the woods and grounds of TCV Skelton ...
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Skelton Grange needs help re-wilding the next generation…

November 29, 2017 by skeltonvolunteer

    Skelton Grange Environment Centre in south Leeds is looking for volunteers to inspire children to discover a love for nature.  Each year Skelton Grange opens its doors to over 3000 children, providing a ...
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Our first week at Skelton Grange…

November 20, 2017 by skeltonvolunteer

We recently welcomed two student teachers, Jess and Sara from Leeds Trinity University, to Skelton Grange Environment centre. Here's what they got up to in their first week... ...
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A truly rewarding experience at Skelton Grange Environment Centre comes to a close

June 14, 2016 by skeltonvolunteer

Skelton Grange Environment Centre is recruiting another batch of Volunteer Officers, thanks to funding from the Big Lottery and National Grid. Run by the charity The Conservation Volunteers, access2nature is a five year ...
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The Flood, Our Neighbours and the Inevitable Clear-up

January 13, 2016 by skeltonvolunteer

So it’s been a long time since this blog has been updated, but now the volunteers (like me!) have our own log-in so hopefully (fingers crossed) we will put some up with a bit more regularity from now on. This post is to ...
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  • Can Outdoor Learning Help Tackle Climate Change?
  • Finding purpose in a Leeds industrial estate…an unlikely tale
  • A Year on the HLF Traineeship
  • The John Muir Award At Skelton Grange
  • Our time at Skelton Grange- view from trainee teachers on placement
  • Volunteering with TCV Skelton Grange…
  • Skelton Grange needs help re-wilding the next generation…
  • Our first week at Skelton Grange…
  • A truly rewarding experience at Skelton Grange Environment Centre comes to a close
  • My first months as a Volunteer Officer at TCV Skelton Grange Environment Centre…

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