Be a Heritage Hero and help protect this special corner of our natural heritage for generations to come.
Be a Heritage Hero and help protect this special corner of our natural heritage for generations to come!
If you fancy a go at volunteering why not come along and help us restore this historic limestone and unique habitat to support local wildlife!
Join us for a rewarding morning of conservation as part of our Heritage Open Day Series, where we’ll be getting hands-on to help nature thrive on one of our most distinctive geological features— Blisworth Limestone bedrock.
Meeting at: The Stone Circle, Great Linford Manor Park
What 3 Words: calms.bedroom.rehearsed
Parking:
Parklands: narrating.skis.sector (3 minute walk)
Memorial Hall heap.binders.motored (5 minutes walk)
Buses serve Great Linford and surrounding areas - please check out Get Around MK to plan a sustainable journey.
There is secure parking for cycles at Great Linford Manor Park, or you can keep your cycle with you at the event location.
Blisworth Limestone is a unique a rich part of our local geological heritage and provides a unique home for specialist mosses, lichens, invertebrates, and wildflowers. Over time, these features can become lost to scrub, moss and vegetation. By clearing the rock face and creating bare earth patches; are two important actions that help support a rich variety of wildlife and preserve our natural heritage.
You might even find some fossils too!
What do you need to bring?
- Gardening gloves (if you prefer to wear your own)
- Suitable clothing including sturdy boots or shoes
- A hat, water and sunscreen (because conservation doesn’t stop for the sun)
- Drink and a snack
We welcome participants of all ages on this activity but young people attending must be supervised at all times.
Dogs are unable to attend these sessions with the exceptions of assistance dogs. Please note that the area is uneven and unsurfaced.
You don't have to stay for the full session - so please come along for as long as you'd like.
Any questions you may have about this event or volunteering with The Parks Trust please email us on volunteering@theparktrust.com.
Check out the exciting events taking place for this year's Heritage Open Day celebrations.
