Volunteering Opportunities for Corporate Groups

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1 Volunteering Opportunities for Corporate Groups

2 Page 2 Volunteering can be a truly rewarding and inspirational experience, and many organisations are keen to encourage their employees to get involved. Being involved in Employer Supported Volunteering has a large range of benefits for employees, public service organisations and for local communities. Benefits to the Employee Personal development Learning new skills Meeting new people Boosting confidence Making a difference Sharing knowledge/expertise Engaging with the local community Adding variety to their work Benefits to Organisations Enhancing the skills of employees Improving local reputation Improving staff morale and motivation Improving community relations Building local partnerships Teambuilding Benefits to Local Communities Raising their profile Access to specialist skills and knowledge Access to extra resources Increasing partnership working Improved facilities

3 Page 3 Perth & Kinross Council, Community Greenspace can support corporate organisations who wish to get involved in volunteering in local communities. Making a valuable contribution to maintaining and enhancing greenspaces. Below is a list of some opportunities that corporate organisations can get involved in. If your organisation would like to get involved in any of these please contact Community Greenspace Communities Team on or communitygreenspace@pkc.gov.uk Time of year to carry out task April - September April - September Location Armoury Park Pitlochry MacRosty Park Crieff Community group or organisation being supported Pitlochry in Bloom Friends of MacRosty Park Task General General Description of task Essential tasks e.g. w eeding, pruning, litter picking Essential tasks e.g. w eeding, pruning, litter picking June - August Perth Lade Lade Action Group Access improvement's Removal of bramble and branches w hich are encroaching onto footpath Mid June -July Kingoodie Mid June -July Lady Marys Walk Himalayan Balsam pulling Himalayan Balsam pulling July The Knock of Crieff Bracken control July Perth August March August - March August March Kinnoull Hill August March August - March August March Kinnoull Hill August March Kinnoull Hill September Cutting back grass verge Pruning Cut back shrubs Pruning Cut back shrubs Removal of tree cages Management Biodiversity meadow Removing invasive non native species to prevent them suppressing grow th of native w ildlife friendly species Removing invasive non native species to prevent them suppressing grow th of native w ildlife friendly species Conserving the low land heathland habitat by controlling bracken encroachment To cut back grass and tall vegetation to keep path clear and suitable for w heelchair users. Scrape path back if possible Cut back encroaching vegetation to keep path clear Cut invasive broom and gorse to Removal of invasive beech and sycamore seedlings and saplings to Cut back vegetation to keep track clear up to mast Cut invasive broom and gorse to Removal of tree cages that are no longer required to improve the landscape of the site Removal of invasive beech and sycamore seedling and saplings to Removal of grass cuttings to increase diversity of w ildflow ers

4 Page 4 March March March December December October - December October - February Kingoodie Inveralmond Woods Den of Alyth Den of Alyth Lady Marys Walk MacRosty Park South Perth Greenspaces Group Friends of MacRosty Park Management Encouraging natural regeneration Footpath Footpath Waterw ay Removal of invasive sycamore making the area more suitable for w ildlife friendly species to grow Removing invasive species and transplanting native trees to suitable locations Cutback understory below larch stand Improving drainage on paths Removing beech seedlings and hazel coppicing Clearing out drainage channels and culverts Removing debris that has fallen into the lade October - March Kinnoull Hill Arboretum Committee Planting shrubs Part of landscaping improvements October - January November - January Anytime Perth Hedge pruning Perth Lade Killiecrankie Path/Garry Tummel w alk on SSE land Lade Action Group/Tulloch Net Pitlochry Paths Group Anytime Abernethy Glen Pruning orchard trees Access improvements Creating habitat piles To prune back hedge, or even lay it if possible, to keep route clear and w ide enough for w heelchair users Prune trees to maintain health and keep them low so that they can be harvested easily Cutting back encroaching vegetation Clearing fallen w illow s and using timber to create habitat piles Anytime Kinnoull Hill Improvement of condition of Site of Special Scientific Interest Small tree clearance, scarification of ground to allow heathers to re-seed Anytime Killiecrankie Path/Garry Tummel w alk on SSE land Pitlochry Paths Group Access improvements Cutting back encroaching vegetation

5 Page 5 A representative from Community Greenspace will present at each task. Each task will be suitably risk assessed. All participants will receive a health and safety talk, be shown how to use tools, and carry out the task correctly. We can promote each task on our blog to help spread the word about what your organisation has achieved while volunteering with us. If none of the tasks listed are suitable for your organisation please contact us, new volunteering opportunities crop up within Community Greenspace regularly. Community Greenspace webpages Community Greenspace volunteer blog communitygreenspace@pkc.gov.uk

6 Perth & Kinross Council The Environment Service Community Greenspace Pullar House 35 Kinnoull Street Perth PH1 5GD