Role description: Assist with the Stover veteran tree project, part of the Lottery funded ‘Restoring Stover Park’ project. To enable the successful running of the tree nurseries across Newton Abbot.
When: 1-2 hours per week depending in the school holidays, flexible hours best suited to the volunteer
Where: Multiple Locations: Stover Country Park, The Courtenay Centre Micro Nursery, Heathfield Micro Nursery
Commitment: Until the saplings are ready to plant out at Stover Country Park
Positions available: 3 to 4 per site to share out hours
Supported by: Restoring Stover Park – Community Engagement Officer
Tasks and activities:
- Collecting and sorting seeds and saplings
- Watering saplings in the tree nurseries in the school holidays and weekends
- Weeding nurseries when necessary
Training and Skills Received:
- Induction in Stover Country Park, tree nurseries, lone working
- On going support
Personal qualities and experience:
- Reliable
- Able to work outdoors unsupervised after training
- Self motivated
- Interested in aiding the restoration of Stover Country Park
This post is part of the Restoring Stover Park project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund
Access to all relevant equipment will be provided, including watering cans, water. Reasonable expenses may be claimed
If you would like to know more, or are keen to get involved, please contact the team at restoringstoverpark@devon.gov.uk or phone 07971797658
