Autumn Conservation Weekend 2024
Schedule
Fri Oct 25 2024 at 06:00 pm to Sun Oct 27 2024 at 04:00 pm
Location
Grimstead Road,Salisbury,SP5 1AU,GB | Salisbury, EN
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Join us for a woodland workout that gives back to this beautiful ancient woodland environment. Restore and relax with us. Over two days and two nights at Hazel Hill you will get the chance to try your hand at a range of conservation activities to help maintain this woodland as a resilient environment for the future.
Led by our experienced conservation team, you'll get involved with a diverse range of activities, from maintaining butterfly habitats to restocking firewood. And when it's time to down tools there are plenty of ways to relax in the wood. In the evenings, we'll gather around the campfire, sing songs (if you want to!) and share delicious food.
The event takes place at Hazel Hill Wood, a secluded 70-acre conservation woodland and retreat centre that offers basic indoor accommodation in off-grid eco-buildings with warm showers. You can also camp. Timing from 6pm on Friday 25th October until 3pm on Sunday 27th October. Prices include all meals.
Most of the accommodation is twin rooms; please expect to share if you come alone. There are a few group/family rooms. Let us know if you're part of a wider group and we'll try and put you together.
Children welcome with a responsible adult.
Sorry, no pets.
Ticket prices
Please pay what you can:
Adult - supported - £70
Adult - supporter - £90
Adult - sustainer - £110
Child - £50
Camping options - bring all your own camping kit - £70 adult, £35 child.
Thanks to a grant from the National Lottery Community Fund, we are able to offer 6 free places on this event, to enable people who wouldn't otherwise be able to attend. Please contact Charley Miller on [email protected] 07519 464023 if you or someone you know would like one of these places.
Joining instructions
We’re really looking forward to seeing you at Hazel Hill Wood for Autumn Conservation Weekend! The below gives you further information about arrival and departure, food, what to bring/wear, and how to get here. Please make sure to share this with anyone else you have booked tickets for.
Arrival and departure
Please arrive at Hazel Hill Wood from 6pm. We will show you to your room so you can set up camp (or give guidance on where to pitch if you are actually camping). We plan to serve dinner around 7pm but will make sure to save some for you if you’re arriving later. Once everyone has arrived on Friday evening, we’ll go through the plan for the weekend.
The event closes at 3pm on Sunday.
Food
All food, including meals and snacks, will be provided and will be vegetarian (mostly vegan). We will all pitch in to create meals and will sort out teams for this on Friday evening. If you would like to bring any snacks yourself, feel free to do so. Alcohol – we won't be providing any alcohol, but if you would like to bring a bottle of wine or a couple of beers to enjoy in the evenings, please do.
-Drinks – we’ll provide hot drinks (tea, coffee, herbal) and water.
-Alcohol – we won't be providing any alcohol but if you would like to bring a bottle of wine or a couple of beers to enjoy in the evenings please do.
-Wanted – apples! Do you have any apples or other fruit or veg in your garden going spare? If you can contribute some, that would be greatly appreciated. Letting us know the week before will help make sure we don't over-cater - contact Charley [email protected]
Evening campfires
A Conservation Weekend at Hazel Hill Wood is not complete without an evening campfire in the Heartwood. Feel free to bring a favourite song, short story or poem to share, and if you’re a musician, please bring your acoustic instruments too.
What to bring
This kit list is designed as a guide to help keep you warm, comfortable and safe. More information on the buildings can be found here on our website - you will be staying in either the Oak House or Hideaway.
Clothing
-Slippers or warm socks for wearing in the buildings as we ask for all other footwear to be removed at the door
-Comfortable, warm clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty during conservation tasks (the main event!). Long trousers and long-sleeved tops are advisable. Due to brambles and other thorns, jeans/tough trousers are preferable to leggings/thin trousers.
-Spare dry clothes for indoors
-Waterproof coat (and trousers if you have them)
-Suitable footwear for outdoor walking: waterproof walking boots/work boots/wellies. We have some spare wellies at the wood.
Bedding
-A sheet for covering a mattress
-A sleeping bag or quilt/duvet – whatever you prefer given the season/temperature
-A pillow and pillowcase
-If camping – please bring everything you’d typically need
Personal Items
-Toiletries – please note that our grey water goes through a reedbed system, so natural and biodegradable products are preferred
-A towel
-Insect repellent (suitable for ticks)
-A portable torch
-A water bottle
Ticks
Please read NHS tick and Lyme disease guidance .
Using mobile phones, and emergency contact
Please note that we’re off-grid, so there is no mains electricity at Hazel Hill Wood, and you won’t be able to charge phones (or use other electrical appliances). Please, therefore, bring your own battery mobile chargers as necessary. There is patchy mobile phone reception at the wood, some providers get limited signal. We recommend you view this as an opportunity to immerse yourselves in nature and try a mobile digital detox! If you do need to be contacted, or to make an external call, we have an emergency mobile phone at the wood - 07487 326370.
Getting here
Hazel Hill Wood is located off Grimstead Road between the villages of Farley and East Grimstead. Use postcode SP5 1AU.
Public transport - travel by coach or train to Salisbury. The easiest way from Salisbury to the wood (7 miles) is by taxi. Classic Cabs on 01722 710111 should charge a fixed rate of £20 (£25 on a Sunday). Others may charge more. It's advisable to book in advance. Dean (Wilts) train station is 3 miles away - a nice walk or cycle if that's your thing. We may be able to help coordinate lift sharing - get in touch if this would be helpful (ideally with at least a week's notice).
Anything else?
If this email and the event website haven’t answered all your questions, please contact Charley on [email protected] or 07519 464023. Otherwise, we look forward to meeting/seeing you!
The Hazel Hill Wood team
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Where is it happening?
Grimstead Road,Salisbury,SP5 1AU,GB, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
