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Helping to care for the Churnet Valley’s hidden gem

Want to try something new and help keep Dimmingsdale and the Churnet Valley special?

 
Our friends at Forestry England with a little support from us here at the Ramblers Retreat are launching a dedicated volunteer group for Forestry England Churnet Valley sites, based at Dimmingsdale! If you want to get involved with a variety of conservation and maintenance work across the Churnet Valley, read on below!
If you enjoy the outdoors, want to learn new skills, meet new people and be part of our team, why not get involved with your local forest?
Forestry England are launching a new volunteer group in the Churnet Valley – tasks will take place around Dimmingsdale and other woodlands on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, starting spring 2022! No experience needed, just sign up!

We regularly organise community volunteering days in Dimmingsdale as part of our commitment to protect and enhance the valley for wildlife and generations to come.

Volunteer Days are run with our partners Forestry England, in conjunction with the Churnet Valley Living Landscape Partnership, headed by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.

The Big Balsam Bash!

Every year, we organise a series of community volunteering days in late spring/ early summer to tackle the invasive species, Himalayan Balsam which is causing issues across the UK. These events are free to attend and all our volunteers are rewarded with a free tea and scone! Community volunteer days are organised by the Ramblers Retreat with our partners Forestry England and led by the Churnet Valley Living Landscape Project, headed by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.

If you’ve got any free time; from half an hour to a full day, we’d really appreciate the help! We‘ll all be working together to remove this invasive, non-native plant species from specified areas of our beautiful SSSI valley to allow native plants to flourish, our actions will also hopefully clear space for the development of Dimmingsdale’s amazing bluebells next spring as well as so many other benefits!

To find out when our next balsam bash is taking place, visit our events page or take a look at our social media!

Be part of a volunteer team dedicated to the care of Dimmingsdale.

 
Our friends at Forestry England with a little support from us here at the Ramblers Retreat are launching a dedicated volunteer group for Forestry England Churnet Valley sites, based at Dimmingsdale! If you want to get involved with a variety of conservation and maintenance work across the Churnet Valley, read on below!
If you enjoy the outdoors, want to learn new skills, meet new people and be part of our team, why not get involved with your local forest?
Forestry England are launching a new volunteer group in the Churnet Valley – tasks will take place around Dimmingsdale and other woodlands on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, starting spring 2022! No experience needed, just sign up!

Team Ramblers Volunteering

When we’re not making and serving delicious meals, drinks and homemade cakes you can find us out in Dimmingsdale, showing a lot of love and appreciation to a hidden gem that we’re so lucky to work in!

From litter picking, chatting to and directing our lovely visitors and carrying out conservation work with our partners Forestry England, we’ll always do what we can to care for the valley we call home.

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Take a look at our events here to find out when our next volunteering session is taking place!

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All volunteer work is planned & authorised by Forestry England in partnership with the Ramblers Retreat.