Hedgerow Heroes Coordinator

Use your passion for hedgerow restoration, administrative skills and any experience with community engagement, to join us at CPRE London - a charity that fights to protect London's green spaces. 

Part time/flexible opportunity at CPRE London who are seeking a volunteer with a passion for hedgerows, good organisational and administrative skills to join our Hedgerow Heroes project. Practical and planting experience an advantage.You’ll make a real difference and be a central part of a friendly and passionate charity.

Job Description - What you will be doing

Our Hedgerow Heroes project is a new project focused on hedgerow planting, restoration and surveying. The goal of the project is to help reinforce and enhance London’s green belt, and use hedgerows and related engagement activities to help people in greenspace-deprived areas - which also have indicators of social deprivation, mental health issues and poor air quality - to connect with nature. All activities will be designed to be inclusive, allowing a wide range of people the opportunity to engage in hands-on conservation work and gain appreciation of the natural world in their local area.

In summary: help us to introduce, restore and maintain hedgerows in London’s green belt, in cooperation with Friends-of groups and community-level volunteers.

The role of the Hedgerow Heroes Coordinator will be to:

• Support for community-led hedgerow planting and restoration sessions 

• Work alongside more experienced volunteers to learn planting techniques and skills 

• Administration and organisation of people and teams to meet planting session requirements 

As your experience grows potentially to  

• Deliver skills-building sessions related to hedgerow planting, laying, maintenance and surveying 

• Deliver hedgerow walks to promote the value of hedgerows; help people learn about native hedgerow species and hedgerow foraging.  

The project will be run in partnership with London’s Friends of Greenspace Network – which supports community groups aiming to enhance their local green-spaces, and with whom CPRE have a strong and continuous relationship providing them with regular newsletters; corporate volunteering opportunities; events; and by facilitating capacity building and directly providing bespoke support and advice.

Benefits for you:

• Use your skills to help our charity and make a positive difference to London’s green spaces
• Meet like-minded people and enjoy being part of a team
• Enhance your CV by developing new skills and gaining valuable experience
• We will support you in your role and provide you with relevant training
• We can give you a reference for your future work or volunteering
• Get involved with social events and workshops on a local and national level, including the annual CPRE conference
• The opportunity to attend a volunteer induction run by CPRE’s national office
• We provide out-of-pocket travel expense

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