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Volunteer Day: Gardening at the Firs Botanical Grounds🌱💚 - Wednesday 20th August
Organisation Details
University of Manchester Volunteering & Awards Team
Activity type: Environment and Gardening
Description of role: The University of Manchester Botanical Gardens in Fallowfield (also known as “The Firs”), once part of the estate of Sir Joseph Whitworth, is situated between the Owen's Park student halls and the Armitage Centre.
Walking through the gates and the high brick walls feels like discovering a secret garden, with vegetable beds, a pond, a moss house, rockery and beautiful plants. The gardens are a place where students and staff can do real-world research and carry out experiments with a focus on botany and climate change. On site they have a weather research facility and greenhouses which replicate growing conditions from all over the world. They even grow Manchester bananas there!
The site needs some work to bring it back to its former glory and towards the goal of being an amazing space for community outreach and teaching. Long term, they hope to open the grounds up to students, staff and the public as a local Green Hub, promoting wellbeing, biodiversity, urban greening and the environment as a whole.
Join us on this Volunteer Day to help us on this journey with The Firs!
- Desirable skills and qualifications:
You don’t need any skills or qualifications to take part in this volunteering opportunity – just a little enthusiasm and energy! An interest in gardening or plant science would be a bonus.
- When is the Volunteer Day?
This volunteer day will be on 20th August, between 11am and 3pm.
- What will I need?
You won't need anything other than old clothes, a water bottle, and some lunch. We will provide all other tools and even tea and coffee to keep us going :) If the weather is bad there are jobs we can do in the poly tunnel/ green houses so don't be put off if it is cold/ wet!
- How to get involved:
Hit 'Apply now' at the bottom and we'll send you a confirmation email and a then follow up email with further details closer to the time. We hope to see you there!
Please email me amelia.hart@manchester.ac.uk if you have any questions/ queries.
Walking through the gates and the high brick walls feels like discovering a secret garden, with vegetable beds, a pond, a moss house, rockery and beautiful plants. The gardens are a place where students and staff can do real-world research and carry out experiments with a focus on botany and climate change. On site they have a weather research facility and greenhouses which replicate growing conditions from all over the world. They even grow Manchester bananas there!
The site needs some work to bring it back to its former glory and towards the goal of being an amazing space for community outreach and teaching. Long term, they hope to open the grounds up to students, staff and the public as a local Green Hub, promoting wellbeing, biodiversity, urban greening and the environment as a whole.
Join us on this Volunteer Day to help us on this journey with The Firs!
- Desirable skills and qualifications:
You don’t need any skills or qualifications to take part in this volunteering opportunity – just a little enthusiasm and energy! An interest in gardening or plant science would be a bonus.
- When is the Volunteer Day?
This volunteer day will be on 20th August, between 11am and 3pm.
- What will I need?
You won't need anything other than old clothes, a water bottle, and some lunch. We will provide all other tools and even tea and coffee to keep us going :) If the weather is bad there are jobs we can do in the poly tunnel/ green houses so don't be put off if it is cold/ wet!
- How to get involved:
Hit 'Apply now' at the bottom and we'll send you a confirmation email and a then follow up email with further details closer to the time. We hope to see you there!
Please email me amelia.hart@manchester.ac.uk if you have any questions/ queries.
Skills / qualities associated with the role: Practical Skills
Are volunteer expenses available?: No
Duration of role: Fixed / Short term
Start date:
End date:
Opportunity times: Wednesday AM, Wednesday PM
DBS required: Off
Can reasonable adjustments be made regarding additional needs?: Yes
Minimum hours commitment: 2
Location:
The Firs Botanical Garden, Whitworth Lane, Fallowfield
Manchester
M14 6HE