Volunteering

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Sep 52 min read

Can you help us?

If you volunteer already, are thinking about volunteering, or want a less strenuous role than some of our outdoor work, keep reading!

MWHG Team

Mar 118 min read

MWHG Newsletter: 11th March 2024

The High Sheriff of West Sussex, Andy Bliss, braved the mud and rain to visit our projects this month...

Wittering Area Community Conservation Project Update

Louise Barnetson

Dec 1, 20232 min read

Wittering Area Community Conservation Project Update

By Louise Barnetson The Wittering Area Community Conservation Project has now been running for two years, with one more year to go. The...

Good Start to Our Wildlife Habitat Management Season

Louise Barnetson

Oct 6, 20233 min read

Good Start to Our Wildlife Habitat Management Season

Join Us As a Volunteer! September marked the beginning of our busy habitat management season, which will run through until next Spring....

Finding and Recording Wildlife: Magical Moths, Brilliant Bats, + Valued Volunteers

Louise Barnetson

Jul 6, 20233 min read

Finding and Recording Wildlife: Magical Moths, Brilliant Bats, + Valued Volunteers

By Louise Barnetson Above: Magpie Moth. Spring and Summer is a good time to be out looking for wildlife. The birds are nesting, the bees...

Successful Family Wildlife Day in Birdham

Louise Barnetson

Jun 2, 20232 min read

Successful Family Wildlife Day in Birdham

Free family wildlife and nature day

Finally some warmth, and lots of wildlife and wildflowers

Louise Barnetson

May 11, 20233 min read

Finally some warmth, and lots of wildlife and wildflowers

By Louise Barnetson The Spring took a little while to get going this year so we've been pleased to enjoy a little bit of warmth in recent...

Our Community Conservation Project continues to deliver wildlife habitat improvements and education

Louise Barnetson

Mar 31, 20232 min read

Our Community Conservation Project continues to deliver wildlife habitat improvements and education

By Louise Barnetson Our Wittering Area Community Conservation Project, funded by the Woodger Trust, has seen us continue our work...

Louise Barnetson

Mar 17, 20233 min read

Wiley Sow Wildflowers in West Wittering

By Louise Barnetson A team from publishing company, Wiley, joined us in March for a corporate volunteering day in West Wittering. As part...

Louise Barnetson

Mar 8, 20234 min read

Searching for Signs of Spring

By Louise Barnetson It's been quite a cold winter and as we move into March - and 'meteorological spring' - it seems like winter isn't...

Louise Barnetson

Feb 6, 20232 min read

A Busy Start to the Year

By Louise Barnetson We kicked off 2023 with a busy January/early-February for the Wittering Area Community Conservation Project: 5...

Meerabai Kings

Jan 11, 20232 min read

Tips for the green-fingered reader

By Meerabai Kings If you’re striving for a gorgeous garden on the Manhood Peninsula, buzzing with biodiversity and plastic free, then our...

AGM: Celebrating MWHG's 25th Anniversary

Nicola Timney

Dec 19, 20223 min read

AGM: Celebrating MWHG's 25th Anniversary

This AGM was particularly important, as the Group celebrated the start of it's 25th year. 30 members and volunteers attended...

Volunteering: the Gift that Keeps Giving

Louise Barnetson

Dec 14, 20222 min read

Volunteering: the Gift that Keeps Giving

We've had a busy autumn/winter period so far. Our Wittering Area Community Conservation Project, funded by the Woodger Trust...

Joe Savill

Nov 28, 20221 min read

Volunteer for the East Beach Pond Group

The East Beach Pond Group is seeking more volunteers to help care for this much loved site in Selsey and to manage it for the benefit of...

Volunteer for the Selsey Photo Archive Project

Joe Savill

Oct 26, 20221 min read

Volunteer for the Selsey Photo Archive Project

The Selsey Photo Archive Project is looking for a volunteer to help run their Facebook page.

Find out what our wildlife habitat volunteers have been up to so far this Autumn ...

Louise Barnetson

Oct 12, 20223 min read

Find out what our wildlife habitat volunteers have been up to so far this Autumn ...

Summer's definitely over and Autumn in here, although it has still remained quite warm during the day. The changing of the seasons means...

Louise Barnetson

May 25, 20223 min read

Survey Season in Full Swing

During May our volunteers have been out every Friday helping to carry out surveys of our sites. We've been to Haydon's Pond in...

New pollinator-friendly flower bed created at Marine Drive by our volunteers

Louise Barnetson

May 5, 20222 min read

New pollinator-friendly flower bed created at Marine Drive by our volunteers

Group of volunteers create pollinator-friendly flowerbed in Witterings.

Lewis Brownlee Financial Services team plant 145 trees in West Wittering with MWHG

Louise Barnetson

Mar 21, 20223 min read

Lewis Brownlee Financial Services team plant 145 trees in West Wittering with MWHG

Who knew it would be so easy to plant so many trees?! A really fun morning in the sunshine, working together to make a real difference.