HEAT VOLUNTEERING

There are many opportunities to help HEAT’s projects and campaigns. See below for action days. Other areas needing your support:

  • River Brett Group - sampling, monitoring, clearing

  • Campaign Group - helping Hadleigh to get to Net Zero and other local campaigns

  • Developing community initiatives such as local energy supply

  • Bat Group - locating bats

If you would like to get involved, you can use the Get Involved page to send us a message) or contact us via Facebook Eco Hadleigh.

VOLUNTEER ACTION DAYS

Our 2024 Spring volunteer programme is underway. We have planted trees by the river, for the forest school, on the Green Highway and by Yeoman Way.

Do join us.

Many thanks to all those who have contributed. The next set of work with Babergh is being planned.

  • We are currently continuing work for Benton End.

  • Working at Dairy Farm (e.g. tree planting and looking after previously planted trees) will continue on alternate Wednesdays - see section below for details.

  • We are looking into a plan for some tidying up work on the river walk that will need Babergh approval.

  • Work preparing a wildflower meadow with Babergh on the land at the McCarthy Stone development is coming up in May - planned for Saturday the 11th.

Sessions usually start at 10 am and end around 12.30 - 1pm

‘I really enjoyed my first day volunteering. So good to be out doing something for the environment - with such friendly people!’

FARM VOLUNTEERING

We are helping James Buckle, a local farmer and landowner with various environmental improvement projects on Dairy Farm e.g. looking after extensive areas of trees planted (a mix of various species) and regenerating ponds. This helps to provide for more carbon capture and boost biodiversity in slowly transforming back to a rural landscape that our forebears would have recognised. The Buckle family has been engaged in nature restoration on the farm for over forty years.

This is part of HEAT’s wish to engage with the local farming community.

The next volunteer session at Dairy Farm will be on 17th April 2024 (3rd April cancelled). Work includes checking trees in tubes, clearing around ponds and removing protection tubes that are no longer needed from established trees.

Planting trees and watering them on Broom Hill

Helping Babergh on the Railway Walk

Gallery

Clearing thickets and building a wildlife habitat (5 star winter lodge) at Benton End

Christmas lunch for

volunteers at Benton End

Building a dead hedge in the Deanery garden

Building a dead wood hedge in Deanery garden for the forest school

Planting trees on Dairy Farm

Clearing a path through a plantation on Dairy Farm