Volunteers are important to the Pinetum both in maintaining the collection, improving the site and providing support to the curator and his team. Also volunteers help in reducing the cost of running the charity by carrying out administration tasks, these include sending out magazines and producing labels for trees.
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Volunteering
Working Parties Green Gym Education Volunteers Office Work
Working Parties
Beween September and May volunteer working parties meet on the second Sunday of each month at 10am. The work we undertake depends on the needs of the Tree Team but falls into three categories
Rhododendron and scrub clearance - good fun with a large bonfire to keep out the cold, children always enjoy this. We usually do this between November and February.
Tree planting - the trees at Bedgebury largely come from wild sources, which makes them special, each is carefully planted, mulched and potected from rabbits by a cage. Very rewarding work, especially when you return in later years to see 'your' trees growing.
Construction Work - any building tasks needed, in the past we have built steps and erected post and rail fences.
Instruction is given by Forestry Commission staff and there is work for all abilities - so come along and join us.
| 13th September 2009 | 11th October 2009 | 8th November 2009 |
| 13th December 2009 | 10th January 2010 | 14th February 2010 |
| 14th March 2010 | 11th April 2010 | 9th May 2009 |
Green Gym
The Friends of Bedgebury are delighted to support the work of the Green Gym,who hold regular weekly sessions allowing people to get fit and to unwind doing practical conservation work at Bedgbury.
Call Tim Hills on 07980761047 or email GG-Bedgebury@btcv.org.uk for details, also see their web site .
Education Volunteers
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Office Work
Volunteers are currently helping to produce tree labels, this work is simple involving putting blank plates into a vice to be engraved. Currently our volunteers usually work for about an hour with a cup of tea followed by a walk. If you would like to help contact the administrator.
