Gelatinous bubbles of frogspawn are already starting to appear in UK ponds and wetlands. What other early signs of spring have you seen?

Where to join in this week: Tuesday - Oak Lane Cemetery maintenance Wednesday & Thursday - we're coppicing and buddleia cutting in Hatherop Park Don't know what coppicing is? Come along and find out how it helps woodlands flourish! Richmond Council RichmondCVS Habitats & Heritage

lets.gooutsideandlearn Come and take part in Citizen Science. Join the fun along the river - shape the #project to your interests. #citizenscience #citizenscientists Habitats & Heritage @hounslowyouthcouncil @heston_in_the_community Heston West BigLocal @hestonintheloop CranfordParkFriends

We're spending the week at Hatherop Park, with one great coppicing session already completed. Take a look at the before and after pictures - plenty of light now to encourage new growth on the slopes! The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) Richmond Council Habitats & Heritage Let's Go Outside & Learn

Our waterways provide a space to restore, connect with nature and can make you feel better, both physically and mentally. We have an array of community events beside or in the water? Join us! Check out our 'What's On' page here: thames21.org.uk/events/

It's not just the environment you're helping when you come out volunteering with us, but yourself as well! We'd love to hear about an experience in nature that made you feel better inside and out - leave a comment below! 🌿

We're back at Hatherop Park this week on Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00-16:00. Help us cut back the buddleia and create more nourishing habitat for the bird breeding season 🐦 Details: bit.ly/49G2IC8 The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) Habitats & Heritage Let's Go Outside & Learn Richmond Council RichmondCVS

Want to find out how we made these 👇? Save the date for our step-building workshop Thursday 7th March! Come along for tips on construction in a nature reserve, working with recycled plastic timber, and which tools are right for the job 🔨🔧 Info here: bit.ly/49iHavD

For any community conservation initiative looking to get started... Find out more here👇 RichmondCVS Richmond Council Hounslow Council Let's Go Outside & Learn Habitats & Heritage

Want to volunteer to help check riverside drainage outlets for signs of pollution? 18+ years old? Book your Crane Valley 'Outfall Safari' training place here: 6th March: bit.ly/3SKPpJU 12th March: bit.ly/3UHGc7x #cvoutfallsafari2024

Are you a river enthusiast and would like to start your own river action group? 🌊 If so, join our flagship course Leading Action for Healthy Rivers taking place on the 8th and 11th of March at Walbrook Wharf in central London.

This #InternationalWomensDay, we're celebrating the women behind the urban trees! We caught up with our predominantly female Urban Forest team to hear about their experience working out and about in nature. Watch the video below 👇 #IWD2024 #InspireInclusion

Volunteer this Wednesday/Thursday! This 👇 is why we're going to be on the Duke of Northumberland's River carrying out a much-needed cleanup. Just come along - we'll bring the waders! Info: bit.ly/3PiOWO6 The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) Habitats & Heritage VolunteeringHounslow RichmondCVS

How many of these wonderful woodland birds have you spotted? 🌲

Our Duke of Northumberland's River clean-up in action! 😄 Some great days out on the water and the banks with our volunteers, picking out the equivalent of over 100 bags of rubbish!! Habitats & Heritage Hounslow Council Let's Go Outside & Learn

An often overlooked and underappreciated creature, the humble snail 💚 Did you know they can find food and mates by smell and taste alone? Take half an hour this evening and see what species of marvellous molluscs you can find! 🔍 wildaboutgardens.org.uk

If only we could always work this fast... 😅 Enjoy some Monday motivation from our volunteers, building a new set of steps for the Leg of Mutton Nature Reserve 🌿 The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) Habitats & Heritage RichmondCVS

Moths often go unnoticed within nature but these flying insects are fascinating! 🔍🌿Join us on 27th of April to identify these beautiful creatures as part of the City Nature Challenge! 🌎🌃 #outdoors #citynaturechallenge #moth #citizenscience #tcv #Haringey

Who wants to learn how to build a stag beetle loggery? Loggeries provide stag beetle larvae with the decaying wood they need to feed on as they develop over a 7 year (!) span Join us this Wednesday/Thursday: bit.ly/3PiOWO6 The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) RichmondCVS Habitats & Heritage