Join Young Wilders for a day of hands-on nature restoration at our youth-led rewilding project in Monmouthshire, Wales!
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Who is this for: If you live locally, are 18-30 and want to feel closer to nature and learn more about it. (You do not have to study or work in something environment-related!)
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About The Grange: Youngwilder’s youth-led rewilding project sits on 31 acres of grassland and woodland, and is part of the wider Grange Project - definitely check them out.
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What we’re doing there: This is our first event at the Grange Project, so we’re seriously excited to get stuck into some practical nature recovery goodness to improve biodiversity on this ex-silage field*.
We’ll be filling in gaps in our hedgerows between the ancient oaks, to benefit bats and birds, whilst in the fields we’ll introduce new, native tree species that likely wouldn’t arrive via natural regeneration.
But we won’t only be planting trees! We need to protect these vulnerable little pioneers from hungry roe deer, so we’ll create piles of dead branches and thorny scrub around the saplings to act as natural tree guards.
*Silage is when you use your field to grow grass to feed it to livestock, not great for biodiversity…
Event Details :
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Date: Saturday 8th February
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Time: 10:30am - 4pm
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Location: Grange Farm, Monmouth, NP25 5HW
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Food: Bring a packed lunch! (Tea, Coffee and snacks provided)
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Facilities: There will be toilets on site
What to Expect:
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Hands-On Practical Experience: Building practical nature recovery skills and learning about nature with other young people in the Welsh hills.
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Learning Opportunities: We’ll be running fun and informative nature recovery workshops where you’ll gain valuable knowledge about rewilding practices, local biodiversity, and the importance of habitat restoration.
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Connect with a Community: Meet other young nature enthusiasts, learn together, be yourself and geek out about nature. There are Youngwilders from loads of different backgrounds, the thing that connects us all is nature.
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Add it to Your CV!: This is all good stuff to show off that you’ve done, no matter what sector you’re in - this is not just for conservation and environment people!
Accessibility note:
Some degree of physical work will be happening to plant and create brash piles, but this is as inclusive an event as possible, so you can opt out of anything at any time. As it’s quite a hilly rewilding project, the Grange is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.
How to get there :
Via Train:
We will provide lifts from Abergavenny station at 10:00am, and returning at 4pm. It is a 25-minute drive from the train station to the site 
Please get in touch if you have any questions re: getting to the site via public transport.
Via Car:
If you are able to drive to the site, please let us know in the order form as we will be trying to encourage car sharing wherever possible!
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We can offer travel reimbursement so if you can send us receipts or proof of travel payment and your bank details we will reimburse you as soon as possible. Please send reimbursement request to Noah at noah@youngwilders.uk with a pdf attachment.
If anyone has any experience or interest in videography or photography, and is open to helping us document the day, please let us know. They would appreciate it a lot!
How to book:
Sign-up today by following the online link to Young Wilders Eventbrite page 
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