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Woodland management in the UK

COUNTRY:
UK
DEPARTURES:
2012: 19 Feb, 4 Mar, 3 Jun, 2 Sep, 14 Oct, 11 Nov
PRICE:
From £150 (6 days) excluding flights
MORE INFO:
From £150 (6 days) excluding flights
VOUCHERS:
Gift vouchers can not be used with this holiday
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Woodland management in the UK

Woodland management in the UK

How this holiday makes a difference

Our woodland management holidays allow you to play a significant part in protecting our woodland heritage for future generations. Many woodland sites have been continuously covered by trees and shrubs for centuries now and they provide valuable wildlife habitats, which have taken generations to develop. Your hard work will help ensure that these habitats survive for many years to come. Whatever the activity that you choose, you can be sure that your hard work will be contributing to a sustainable future for our planet. Our UK Conservation Holidays offer you a unique opportunity to take part in activities which improve the environment and protect the beautiful landscapes of the UK and their associated wildlife habitats and natural heritage and also leave a worthwhile legacy for future generations.

Working with like-minded people in small groups (max: 12) you will share a common goal of ‘getting the job done’ and have fun in the process. Our trained leaders are there to ensure you have a good time, but also to make sure that health and safety rules are followed. In the evenings talks are sometimes held about the site and its importance to the flora and fauna of the area or you could visit a local pub and mix with the locals. If there is a day off, you can visit local attractions thus making sure that local people are benefitting from your visit.

We encourage the use of public transport to get to the pick-up point (usually a train station) where a minibus is waiting to take you to the accommodation. Our accommodation is where possible locally owned and run and can vary from a local village hall to youth hostels or barn conversions on working farms. Working closely with local partners and other countryside organisations our work contributes to both local and national objectives for these sites. We work to create a more sustainable future by inspiring people to improve places. We were established in 1959, and have a successful history of environmental conservation volunteering throughout the UK. Through our goals and values we aim to enhance and enrich people’s lives, the communities in which they live and the quality of their environment.

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Woodland management in the UK

Reviewed 23 Sep 2005 by Nick Jones5 star rating

1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?


I felt completely ........ alive.... if you know what I mean. There was a real sense of satisfaction, that I just don't get from my day job.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?


Embrace the work. Try out every new skill presented. Wear good boots.

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?


The benefits to local people were, I guess, fairly minimal, but we helped the management of the environment, and keeping traditional skills alive is, I think, valuable.

4. Any other comments?


Thanks again for being the source for a fantastic holiday. I will be booking more similar holidays as soon as I can.

Reviewed 25 May 2004 by Sharn Lucas5 star rating

Home from a short stay in the UK. Your website was invaluable for ideas and options for short breaks doing conservation work - I booked with this operator on their natural break called Oakey Dokey II and Dad and I spent a weekend managing ancient woodland - cutting down juvenile oak and birch trees that were smothering the oaks that are over 600 years old. We stayed at the Sherwood Forest Youth Hostel which was excellent accommodation - clean, neat and hilariously decked out with a 'Robin Hood' theme. We stayed there from November 5th to the 7th. The food the tour operator provided was excellent, and we were also able to chat with the Ranger for the reserve who was very knowledgeable.

Not only did I have a great time, I also spent a weekend giving something back to a country I had visited, learnt a great deal about English plant species and management regimes for woodland, and have made a few very good friends that live in England too!

I have recommended your website to several people that are heading o/s soon, and no doubt they will also find it full of wonderful ideas and ways to take their environmental expertise and expand it through involvement in conservation elsewhere, or help to make ethical choices during their stay.

Thanks again, and keep up the good work, I intend to travel again soon!
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