Green Gyms

The BTCV Green Gym® is a scheme which inspires you to improve both your health and the environment at the same time. Experienced leaders guide you through a range of practical projects, giving you the opportunity to tackle physical jobs in the outdoors – improving your strength and stamina, boosting your practical skills and confidence and benefiting your local green spaces. Green Gyms are particularly suitable for those suffering from or recovering from long physical or mental illnesses, for the elderly or the unemployed.

Here in Bradley Stoke the Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group hold a weekly Green Gym each Thursday from 10am to about 1pm. They are always accompanied by trained leaders and first aiders and include tea and biscuits. All Bradley Stoke Green Gyms meet in the security compound at the rear of the Leisure Centre. All you need to do is turn up. You will be warmly welcomed.

Links: Green Gym contact details; Green Gym website; BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour item; BBC web article; Green Gym poster.

Upcoming Green Gyms

Himalayam Balsam - somewhere
5 Aug 2010
Himalayam Balsam - somewhere. (Backup activity: Litter Pick)


Haymaking Bowsland Meadow
12 Aug 2010
Haymaking Bowsland Meadow. Kevlar gloves if possible. (Backup activity: Remove Bramble patch from centre of field)


Haymaking Bowsland Meadow
19 Aug 2010
Haymaking Bowsland Meadow. Kevlar gloves if possible. (Backup activity: Remove scrup growth)


Haymaking Bowsland Meadow
26 Aug 2010
Haymaking Bowsland Meadow. Kevlar gloves if possible.


Removing tree guards on the Tump
2 Sep 2010
Removing tree guards on the Tump.


Follow up Saturday task
9 Sep 2010
Follow up Saturday task. (Backup activity: Litter Pick)


Clear bramble micro alleys at the orchard
16 Sep 2010
Clear bramble micro alleys at the orchard. Loppers, slashers reqd. (Backup activity: Litter Pick)


Create Micro climate Eastern edge Bowsland Wood
23 Sep 2010
Create Micro climate Eastern edge Bowsland Wood. Loppers, slashers reqd. (Backup activity: Litter Pick)


Clear Bramble Bowsland Wood and Northern plantations
30 Sep 2010
Clear Bramble Bowsland Wood and Northern plantations. Loppers, slashers reqd.


Follw up Saturday Task
7 Oct 2010
Follw up Saturday Task. Loppers, slashers reqd. (Backup activity: Litter Pick)


Ram Hill Colliery
14 Oct 2010
Ram Hill Colliery. (Backup activity: Litter Pick)


Check Bird boxes Northern Plantation
21 Oct 2010
Check Bird boxes Northern Plantation. Ladder will be reqd. (Backup activity: Clear under growth either side of laid hedge)


Check Bird boxes Savages Wood
28 Oct 2010
Check Bird boxes Savages Wood. Ladder will be reqd. (Backup activity: Litter Pick)


Check Bird boxes Middle Plantation
4 Nov 2010
Check Bird boxes Middle Plantation. Ladder will be reqd. (Backup activity: Litter Pick)


Tree Felling Small plantation
11 Nov 2010
Tree Felling Small plantation.


Check Bird boxes Webbs Wood
18 Nov 2010
Check Bird boxes Webbs Wood. Ladder will be reqd. (Backup activity: Litter Pick)


Check Davis's Pond
25 Nov 2010
Check Davis's Pond. Waders will be needed.


Check Dewfalls Pond
2 Dec 2010
Check Dewfalls Pond. Waders will be needed. (Backup activity: Litter Pick)


Follow up Saturday Task
9 Dec 2010
Follow up Saturday Task.


Maintenance - lower newt pond
16 Dec 2010
Maintenance - lower newt pond.


Xmas Walk/Survey
23 Dec 2010
Xmas Walk/Survey. Wrap up warm. (Backup activity: Litter Pick)


TBA
Subsequent Thursdays
The work for subsequent Green Gyms has not been put on the website yet - watch this space.
Click here to see the Green Gym publicity poster (65Kb PDF).