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EuCAN is a Community Interest Company (CIC) working in the UK and other countries of Europe to involve more people and communities in the conservation management of their local environment, by providing training and practical experience for young graduates, potential volunteers and contractors and therapeutic groups, in nature conservation and in sustainable land management.
Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve, Portland - conservation workparty
Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve, Portland.
Today we'll be back at Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve, continuing with the scrub cutting on the eastern side of the reserve.
Read more >Silklake Quarry (Bumpers Lane development) and Bottom Coombe Quarry - seed sowing in the newly scraped areas.
Portland - Silklake Quarry and Bottom Coombe wildlife conservation sites
We have several areas of recently cleared ground here to spread with locally collected wildflower seed.
Read more >Habitat management at Hardington Moor NNR - EuCAN Somerset Volunteers
Hardington Moor NNR
This will be the first of our group’s three visits to Hardington Moor this season, we are going to start with some rotational blackthorn cutting in the lower field. ALL WELCOME!
Read more >Cutting scrub to recover the flower-rich grassland at Curtis Fields SNCI in Weymouth
Curtis Fields SNCI Weymouth
For this visit to Curtis Fields we will be working with the EuCAN Dorset Mid-week Volunteers (DMV) clearing a large area of scrubbed over grassland
Read more >Scrub cutting and other maintenance work at Alners Gorse Butterfly Reserve, Hazelbury Bryan.
Alners Gorse Butterfly Reserve
Today we will be continuing with the autumn's work at Alners Gorse, brushcutting the rides and opening up the corridors in the scrub blocks and burning if conditions allow.
Read more >Habitat management at Barrington Hill National Nature reserve, nr Ilminster - EuCAN Somerset Volunteers. ALL WELCOME!
Barrington Hill National Nature Reserve
This will be the first of our three visits to this site this season. There will be plenty of routine maintenance tasks to do - clearing the paths, repairing fences, the annual brushcutting round the ponds etc
Read more >First Aid refresher course - 1 place left!
St Mary's Church Room, Puddletown
We have one place left on this daycourse - please let us know if you are interested. This First Aid refresher course is particularly suitable for volunteers doing wildlife conservation work with manual or power tools.
Read more >Butterfly Conservation Dorset and EuCAN CIC - Duke of Burgundy habitat enhancement project on Red Post Hill
Red Post Hill, Up Sydling
This is the first of several sites we shall be working this winter continuing this exciting project that began last autumn and is funded through the Dorset AONB with a FIPL grant.
Read more >Wyke Farm, Chedington, autumn moth trapping session and leaf-mines survey
Wyke Farm Chedington
The first time we have held a moth trapping session at Wyke Farm at this time of year..
Read more >Brushcutter/Strimmer Training/Refresher course
Pollbridge Stables nr Bishops Caundle
This day course will lead to an NPORS ticket for you to use a petrol machine.
Read more >Chainsaw refresher training course
Motcombe, nr Shaftesbury
This is a two day refresher training leading to a LANTRA certificate. one place still available.
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