BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN URL:https://www.essexstudent.com/ents/event/ics/37013/ VERSION:2.0 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-CALNAME:Volunteers wanted! Wildlife Conservation Day - Reptiles\, But terflies and Bees (37013) BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:GMT Standard Time X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=4SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:BST TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Vteam Volunteering CREATED:20260429T171423 DESCRIPTION:Join us and the Conservation Volunteers (TCV) at one of their local sites to help them carry out surveys on reptiles\, bees and butterf lies!\n\nhttps://www.essexstudent.com/ents/event/37013/\n DTEND:20260528T150000 DTSTAMP:20260429T204523Z DTSTART:20260528T100000 LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T171603 LOCATION:Travel from Colchester campus SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Volunteers wanted! Wildlife Conservation Day - Reptiles\, Butterfl ies and Bees UID:07446abb-a124-49d9-bd79-6d74edc075da URL:https://www.essexstudent.com/ents/event/37013/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join us and the Conservation Volunteers (TCV) at one of their local sites to help them carry out surveys on reptiles\, be es and butterflies!

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https://www.essexs tudent.com/ents/event/37013/

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Wildlife Conservation Day - Reptile s\, butterflies and bees! - Volunteers wanted!

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We will be join ing The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) at one of their local sites to help them carry out surveys on reptiles\, bees and butterflies!

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The site comprises predominantly species-rich grassland\, with areas of scru b and young woodland around the edges. It supports a range of notable wil dlife\, including adders\, common lizards\, harvest mice\, a diversity of bees and butterflies\, and a variety of bird species such as kestrels.\n\n

What will you be doing? \;

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During the spring/summer\, TCV are focused on surveying and invasive species re moval. Volunteers will be helping to carry out the reptile\, bee'\;s\, and butterfly surveys. This is important work to monitor population grow th/decline and helps adjust the management plan over the coming years. Tr ansect will be provided which are mapped out for the site that we follow. The results are written down and then uploaded to nationwide sites such as UKBMS. They also have a goat'\;s rue problem\, which is an invasive plant species and if left alone would take over our wildflower meadow an d destroy the biodiversity on site. Because of this volunteers may also b e involved in digging it up and removing as much of it as possible. It is then bagged up and disposed of properly. \;

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Date:& nbsp\;28/05/2026

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Times: \;10am - 3pm (including tr avel time). Transport from Colchester campus provided by VTeam.

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Sign up here!!

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What to wear: Equipment and tools will be provided for these tasks\, for example\ , gloves. However\, it'\;s important that the you wear appropriate clo thing for the task/weather e.g. waterproofs\, sturdy shoes/boots\, sun cr eam\, hates etc. Please also wear clothes that you do not mind getting di rty. We will be outside for the entire session. \;

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A safety briefing and '\;tools talk'\; will happen at the beginning of the session. \;

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Packed lunch: Please ensure you bring a packed lunch with you\, as there is nowhere on site from which you can purchase food. VTeam can reimburse you up to £\;5 for lunch\, providing you h ave photos of receipts. Teas and coffees will be provided onsite. \;< /p>\n\n

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