The Conservation Volunteers - Crane Park Water Vole Habitat Creation

This will be our FINAL SESSION working along the edge of the River Crane (off Hospital Bridge Road) to reinstate a ditch system and create a bund as habitat for water voles. This project is in partnership with FORCE and LBRuT.

Creating a ditch and bund along the river will provide new habitat for the water vole, who create burrows in river banks. The ditch system will also create a floodplain for river water to expand into during periods of high rain fall.

We have a selection of chest waders available, but most of them are bigger sizes (7 and upwards). So if you are like me and you have smaller feet, you will need a few extra socks to work in these waders.

This work will be muddy, so I do recommend you bring clothes you don't mind getting dirty in or spare layers to wear at the end of the day.

We will meet in the triangle meadow located off Hospital Bridge Road at 10am. This is the meadow located directly south of Lincoln Field Sports Pitches, and contains the FORCE Kingfisher Bench. Look out for the TCV van.

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Please bring:

• packed lunch & water
• suitable outdoor clothes (that will keep you warm & dry the whole day)
• hat & sunblock
• suitable outdoor footwear (it can be muddy in places)

We provide hot drinks, so please bring your own mug (and spoon).

We have a selection of waders available, but most of them are bigger sizes (7 and upwards). So if you have smaller feet, you will need a few extra socks to work in these waders.

Please DO NOT attend our sessions if you have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 5 days.

If you are a new volunteer and would like to learn more before getting involved, please get in touch ahead of the event. Contact details can be found at the bottom of this page in the "About the Organiser" section.

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