Jobs for Volunteers in Hope Wood Meadow (change of plan)
30 July @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm BST
Thursday 30 July 2026: Jobs for volunteers in Hope Wood Meadow: from 10am -2.30pm.
ParkLife have announced a change of plan for volunteers, following confirmation by ‘Cows in Clover‘ that their Dexter Cattle will not eat the ragwort, it can be left for the moths (esp cinnabar moths (see picture)) and pollinators.Jobs for this day will now be:
- watercourse maintenance – checking the stream for obstructions and
- possibly Himalayan Balsam
- and some more Yellow Rattle Harvesting.
Hope Wood isn’t just a woodland creation project; it’s an ambitious nature recovery scheme including a meadow of species-rich grassland.
The Dexter Cattle will graze the meadow later this summer, helping to create a welcoming seed-bed for the native wildflowers due to be sown there next year.
Gloves will be provided.
Please walk or cycle (no cars please) to Hope Wood, following the ParkLife signs from the Recreation Ground to the entrance on the north side of Portford Lane.
FFI contact: office@parklife.org.uk.
FFI about Hope Wood, see: https://ssb.org.uk/hope-wood/.