Family Friendly Event!
Join us for a Bioblitz day to assist in recording and protecting wildlife and nature. All you need is a smartphone and the iNaturalist mobile app. This is an open-day event, so you can arrive whenever you like and spend your afternoon exploring Smithills Estate. We will have on-site volunteers who can advise on the best areas to explore and how to use the iNaturalist app. There will also be short guided sessions with our specialist ecologist on pond dipping and a beginner session with our recording volunteer team.
Balsam Bashing events are an opportunity to put practical conservation into action. Himalayan Balsam, an invasive plant species, harms British ecosystems by outcompeting our native plants due to its fast spread and growth. All equipment will be provided, and our expert volunteers will be on hand to help.
This event is open access, and you can drop in at any time. However, we suggest you book in advance to secure your place in our guided sessions (recording, pond dipping and balsam bashing).
Event information:
Meeting point: Woodland Trust Walker Fold Car Park, Walker Fold Road, Bolton BL6 6PR
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Activity location: Walker Fold Car Park and the Walker Fold Woods area
Duration: 4 hours, drop in
Photo credits: WTML
Roberta Gleaves
Richard Cooke
Further information:
- This event will be cancelled if there is severe weather. Please check your emails and our social pages on the day before the walk if you are concerned.
- This event is designed for all ages with family activities. Under 16's should be supervised at all times.
- Walker Fold can have poor phone signal, please plan your route ahead of time.
If you have any questions, access requirements, or would like to join us for the walk but have any hesitations which we may be able to support you with, please get in touch: northernec@woodlandtrust.org.uk
About The Big Help Out
The Big Help Out is open to all, and any organisation or individual can join in with or register an event via the Big Help Out Platform that will be available on web browser and as a downloadable mobile app. The objective of The Big Help Out is to raise awareness of volunteering throughout the UK and provide opportunities for people to experience volunteering and make a difference in their communities.
https://www.thebighelpout.org.uk/
Since limited spaces are available for our events, if you can no longer make it, we appreciate you letting us know.
How to cancel your ticket?
1: Log in to your Eventbrite account
2: Go to the top right corner and select 'Tickets'
3: Click on the event you wish to cancel
4: Click 'Cancel Order'
5: Then 'Yes, cancel this order'
You should then receive a cancellation confirmation to your email.
Alternatively, email: northernec@woodlandtrust.org.uk to cancel.
