Our next Task Event will be on Saturday 1 February 10.00 - 12.00 noon. We will meet at the Springwood Drive entrance to Chaddesden Wood. Please wear appropriate footwear & clothing and bring gardening gloves if you have them. Derby Parks Oakwood Derby RSPB

Tomorrow, 1 February, we will be from 12.30 - 13.30, we will be unveiling our new owl sculpture in Chaddesden Wood. local ecologist and owl expert, will be there, with her tame Barn Owl. Meet at the Diamond Drive entrance to the wood. Derby Parks Oakwood Derby RSPB

Our next Task Event will be on Saturday 1 March 10.00 - 12.00 noon. We will meet at the Springwood Drive entrance to Chaddesden Wood. Please wear appropriate footwear & clothing and bring gardening gloves if you have them. Derby Parks Oakwood Derby RSPB

On Saturday 22 March, our Litter Pick will be from 10.00 to 12.00 noon. We will provide sanitised Litter Pickers and bags. Please wear suitable clothing & footwear. Meet at the Springwood Drive entrance. Derby Parks @OakwoodDerby #GBSpringClean

On Saturday 12 April, there will be a Woodland Bird Walk in Chaddesden Wood from 7.00 to 9.00 am. Please wear suitable clothing & footwear & if you have binoculars, bring them with you. We will meet at the Springwood Drive entrance to the wood. This is a FREE event. Derby Parks

Our next Task Event will be on Saturday 5 April 10.00 - 12.00 noon. We will meet at the Springwood Drive entrance to Chaddesden Wood. Please wear appropriate footwear & clothing and bring gardening gloves if you have them. Derby Parks Oakwood Derby RSPB GreenFlagAward

Our next Task Event will be on Saturday 3 May 10.00 - 12.00 noon. We will meet at the Springwood Drive entrance to Chaddesden Wood. Please wear appropriate footwear & clothing and bring gardening gloves if you have them. Derby Parks Oakwood Derby RSPB @greenflagaward

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Our next Task Event will be on Saturday 7 June 10.00 - 12.00 noon. We will meet at the Springwood Drive entrance to Chaddesden Wood. Please wear appropriate footwear & clothing and bring gardening gloves if you have them. Derby Parks Oakwood Derby RSPB GreenFlagAward

Our next Task Event will be on Saturday 5 July 10.00 - 12.00 noon. We will meet at the Springwood Drive entrance to Chaddesden Wood. Please wear appropriate footwear & clothing and bring gardening gloves if you have them. Derby Parks Oakwood Derby RSPB GreenFlagAward

Our next Task Event will be on Saturday 6 September 10.00 - 12.00 noon. We will meet at the Springwood Drive entrance to Chaddesden Wood. Please wear appropriate footwear & clothing and bring gardening gloves if you have them. Derby Parks Oakwood Derby

Our next Task Event will be on Saturday 4 October 10.00 - 12.00 noon. We will meet at the Springwood Drive entrance to Chaddesden Wood. Please wear appropriate footwear & clothing and bring gardening gloves if you have them. Derby Parks Oakwood Derby

We have been informed by Derby Parks that as wind gusts of over 45 mph are expected at 10.00 am on Saturday, it will not be safe to work inside the wood and therefore our October Task Event should be postponed until the following Saturday 11 October. Derby Parks Oakwood Derby

Halloween is approaching, so please do NOT to put pumpkins in the wood. The creatures who live there have plenty of food, nuts, berries, seeds, etc. Discarded pumpkins quickly go rotten and slimy, attract vermin and can seriously harm UK hedgehogs. Derby Parks Oakwood Derby

Our next Task Event will be on Saturday 1 November 10.00 - 12.00 noon, at Lime Lane LNR. We will meet at the Lime Lane entrance, just up from the shops. Please wear appropriate footwear & clothing and bring gardening gloves if you have them. Derby Parks Oakwood Derby

Our next Task Event will be on Saturday 6 December 10.00 - 12.00 noon. We will meet at the Springwood Drive entrance to Chaddesden Wood. Please wear appropriate footwear & clothing and bring gardening gloves if you have them. Derby Parks Oakwood Derby

Our first Task Event of 2026 will be on Saturday 3 January 10.00 - 12.00 noon. We will meet at the Springwood Drive entrance to Chaddesden Wood. Please wear appropriate footwear & clothing and bring gardening gloves if you have them. Derby Parks Oakwood Derby

On a very cold, but sunny morning, 29 people showed up at our first Task Event of the year, yesterday. We could not have done it without you, our wonderful #volunteers! Derby Parks Oakwood Derby RSPB England