Volunteering and Events

Can you offer a few hours of your time to make Croydon a better place for wildlife and people?

The Conservation Volunteers (TCV Croydon)
Pond Cottage, Conduit Lane, Croydon, CR0 5RQ. Tel: 020 8726 0974, www.tcv.org.uk  croydon@btcv.org.uk
Action For Croydon’s Environment
In Croydon, volunteers put in thousands of hours of conservation work each year, improving biodiversity andencouraging use of local open spaces. TCV is the organisation that leads thisvoluntary activity, supporting individuals and groups in hands on practical activity. We work in partnership with Croydon Council and the City of London, who support our activities. Click here to download the latest task list (360Kb PDF) or go to our Facebook page www.facebook.com/btcvcroydon.

City of London
For volunteering opportunities on Farthing Downs, Riddlesdown, Coulsdon Common and Kenley Common see the Other Groups page.

Croydon Conservation Volunteers
132 Purley Oaks Road, South Croydon. Tel. 020 8657 4577.
The group meets on different Sundays each month to work on various sites in Croydon, mostly on City of London sites. They carry out a wide variety of work, ranging from woodland work, bog garden management, hedge laying, access work, to improving chalk grassland and heathland sites.
Click here to download the CCV task list (1.8Mb PDF).

Downlands Countryside Management Project
DCMP carries out work both in Croydon and beyond. Our programme includes practical tasks dates and events, which we hope you will find interesting, challenging and worthy of joining. Please feel welcome to come along. We'd be delighted to see you! For details about upcoming events please visit
www.downlandstrust.org.uk/Links.html

Foxley Wood
Friends of Foxley meet on the second Sunday of each month (except November when we meet on the third Sunday) and the last Wednesday of each month (except December) to carry out work to preserve and enhance the habitat mixture.

Hutchinson's Bank Volunteers
On second and third Sundays each month and every Tuesday volunteers are removing scrub to restore chalk grassland. We meet at 10.30am in Farleigh Dean Crescent which is accessible either from Featherbed Lane or by walking down from the tram terminus in New Addington. There are permanent water supplies in five fenced paddocks which are grazed at various times by sheep, ponies, etc.
Contact: tedforsyth@btinternet.com 020 8651 0558
Or malcolm.bridge@ntlworld.com 020 8289 3839
For information on guided walks see the Croydon Council publication Walk Croydon-Into the Great Green Yonder.

Kings Wood
Friends of Kings Wood meet every Tuesday morning.

Littleheath Woods
Friends of Littleheath Woods meet every Tuesday morning and every 2nd Sunday in the month for a variety of tasks.

London Wildlife Trust
For Thorn to Orchid work parties at Hutchinson's Bank and other sites near Croydon go to:-  www.wildlondon.org.uk/volunteering-in-south-london

Millers Pond
The group has work mornings in the park on the last Saturday of every month except December.

Sanderstead Plantation Partners
The group meets on Wednesday mornings at 10 am throughout the year, weather permitting, with a view to preserving the wood for the long term future.

Find out more about Croydon’s wildlife and countryside.

Active Lifestyle Programme
Walking for Health Programme of lead and self guided walks (1-4 miles) are available to anyone interested in exercising while enjoying Croydon’s green spaces. A great way to meet new people and become active. For details of walks please visit
www.croydon.gov.uk/contents/departments/leisure/pdf/healthwalks

City of London
For walks on Riddlesdown, Farthing Downs, Coulsdon Common and Kenley Common please visit.
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Environment_and_planning/Parks_and_open_spaces/City_Commons/events_activities.htm

Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society
For a programme of outdoor and indoor events click here.

Downlands Countryside Management Project
The project offers guided walks in its area of operation, which covers north-east Surrey and adjoining parts of south London. For details about upcoming events please visit
www.downlandstrust.org.uk/Links.html

Walk Croydon
Into the Great Green Yonder
Free guided wildlife walks and events, lead by Croydon Council Park and Countryside Rangers as well as Friends of Park Groups.
For full listing of events please visit
www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksandopenspaces/walks  Or email biodiversity@croydon.gov.uk  to request a paper copy or add your contact details to the mailing list.

Surrey Wildlife Trust
Bank Holiday Bluebells
Monday 6th May 2pm. A walk around In Wood and Dollypers Hill. Meet at the end of Canons Hill nearest the wood, Coulsdon.

The Flora of Summer
Sunday 9th. June 2pm. A walk though Happy Valley SSSI looking for the special plants we hope to see there in June. Meet at the car park on Farthing Downs, Ditches Lane, Coulsdon.

Famous Flora?
Sunday 21st. July 2pm. A wander through the Chipstead Valley to the SWT reserve Fames Rough, where we hope to find some rare and unusual plants. Meet Banstead Wood car park, Holly Lane, Chipstead.