Help Out Day: Himalayan Balsam Removal Wetheral Woods
Help remove an invasive species from Wetheral Woods.
- Booking essential
- Free event
You'll be working with our rangers pulling up the invasive species Himalayan balsam, to create space for native plants to thrive.
This will be a day at Wetheral Woods where we will be pulling up Himalayan Balsam, snapping the stems and leaving them in piles. We will be working in boggy areas so you will need wellies.
We will have some pairs of work gloves available, please bring your own if you have some.
Times
The basics
- Booking details
Call 03442491895
- Suitability
Not suitable for children
- Meeting point
Meet us at the entrance to Wetheral woods. What 3 Words crimson.january.flaunting
- What to bring and wear
Bring waterproof shoes, boots or wellies, waterproof jacket and sun protection if it's sunny. Work/gardening gloves, if you have some. Bring a pack lunch, snacks and drinks.
- Accessibility
Uneven, boggy ground in a woodland area.
- Other
There are no toilets where we are working. Nearest toilets are in the pubs or cafes in Wetheral village.
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