Immerse yourself in woodland life, making this a better place for creatures large and small. Tasks here will include thinning to let more light to the woodland floor, brashing to remove the lower branches of  trees and building  habitat piles for insects and small mammals.

Meet at Prudhoe Town Football Club, opposite the waste and recycle centre, wear stout footwear and suitable clothes for the weather on the day and bring a packed lunch and a drink.  All tools and gloves will be provided and instruction for the task; hot drinks will also be on offer throughout the day.

This activity is organised by Friends of Prudhoe Woods. Before attending please contact Peter Binns of Friends of Prudhoe Woods: 07922 105403 / email.

Enjoy some fresh air and gentle exercise, helping Tyne Rivers Trust to open up a footpath for walkers along the River Derwent.

Please wear old clothes and suitable footwear, bring a packed lunch and a drink; please bring work gloves if you have them.  All other tools will be provided – please contact Jenny Elliott to let her know if you intend to go along.

Meet in the car park at the end of Shotley Grove Road, DH8 8SF. There aren’t many spaces so please car share if possible or even better, catch the bus and walk along.

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Immerse yourself in woodland life, making this a better place for creatures large and small. Tasks here will include thinning to let more light to the woodland floor, brashing to remove the lower branches of  trees and building  habitat piles for insects and small mammals.

Meet at Prudhoe Town Football Club, opposite the waste and recycle centre, wear stout footwear and suitable clothes for the weather on the day and bring a packed lunch and a drink.  All tools and gloves will be provided and instruction for the task; hot drinks will also be on offer throughout the day.

This activity is organised by Friends of Prudhoe Woods. Before attending please contact Peter Binns of Friends of Prudhoe Woods: 07922 105403 / email.

Thin small trees to improve the woodland habitat and produce timber for a charcoal burn later in the year.

All tools, equipment and gloves will be provided as well as tea and coffee; please wear stout footwear and suitable clothing for outdoors and bring a packed lunch and a drink. You may wish to bring waterproofs, depending on the weather.

Learn new skills, make friends and have fun whilst carrying out a programme of practical woodland and access tasks.

To find the volunteers on the day, please call Peter Downes  on 07484 093411.

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D6 invites you to join them for a discussion with artist Henna Asikainen, to explore the ideas and participatory processes that led to their exhibition Delicate Shuttle. Poet Dani Watson, will also be at the event, reading poems inspired by the conversations she had with participants across the project.

The journey over the past 18 months with Henna began with Forage, a project with refugee and migrant communities that examined how the plants and seeds that now make up our landscapes were originally taken and foraged from other countries. Henna used this historical context to draw parallels between the ways our environments and our societies have been created.

These thoughts continued with Delicate Shuttle, an installation of white poplar leaves for Newcastle City Library. Delicate Shuttle developed through a series of foraging walks with newly arrived and migrant communities in natural landscapes, where participants collected the many leaves that form the installation. One of these was at Victoria Garesfield where Henna spent time with the Land of Oak & Iron’s Woodland Volunteer Team and they collected leaves for the exhibition.

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The Delicate Shuttle exhibition can be seen in Newcastle City Library until 7th October.

Running as part of a larger campaign https://www.generosityfestival.co.uk/ our event will offer people an opportunity to get their hands dirty. Find out about the Land of Oak & Iron while managing woodlands at the very place that is thought to have given birth to the industrial revolution. Hear about Ambrose Crowley and his remarkable philanthropic approach to his workforce over lunch at the Land of Oak & Iron Heritage Centre.

Please wear warm clothes and stout footwear; all tools and training will be provided.

You are welcome to join us for the full day, however we don’t mind if you’d prefer to come along for just the morning or afternoon.

Book your free place now.