Volunteering With Us
NORTH WEST KENT COUNTRYSIDE PARTNERSHIP
NWKCP simply could not continue without the support of our amazing, multi-award-winning volunteer team, some of whom have been volunteering with us for over twenty years! The team has a great feeling of camaraderie and nothing beats the feeling of working outdoors and having fun.
Our volunteering teams, go out on Wednesdays and Thursdays and meet us at Hall Place in Bexley between 9:00 and 9:30 or can go directly to the site. A typical day usually finishes around 16:00 and plenty of breaks, drinks and biscuits are supplied. All you will need to bring are suitable clothes for the weather conditions and a packed lunch. All tools and equipment such as gloves and steel toe capped boots will be provided and any training in tool use will be given.
We work in Bexley, Dartford, Sevenoaks and Gravesham on a huge variety of projects which include path clearance, coppicing, creating nature areas in schools, hedge laying, restoring river banks using traditional techniques and many more.
If you are keen to keep fit, connect with nature, make new friends and improve spaces for both wildlife and people then why not join us and become one of our invaluable volunteers?
If you think you would be interested in joining us then please contact Stephanie Johnson at: Stephanie.Johnson@kent.gov.uk
If you are under 18 and interested in volunteering or thinking of work experience please follow the link to find out more:
Work Experience and Under 18s Volunteering
We can also offer practical, outdoor volunteering activities for employee teams. Follow the link to find out more:
Employee volunteering
Please find below a copy of this month’s volunteering tasks:
Volunteer Project Programme – July 2025
Reminder: Please let the staff member leading the task know if you plan to attend so they can bring enough tools on the day.
Wednesday 2nd – Twenty Acre Shaw Wood, Luxted Road, Cudham, TN14 7QA
We will be removing the invasive Small Balsam plant which is growing on site and cutting down some large laurel trees. Brushcutter operators will be required to help clear the site.
Led by: Stephanie Johnson (07816128570)
Meeting Time and Place: 9am if needing a lift from Hall Place. The meeting point at Luxted Road is only large enough for the landrover and trailer to park here.
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Thursday 3rd – Park Farm, Brasted
We will be removing the non-native and invasive species Himalayan Balsam from along the River Darent. For those meeting on site, please let Mark know your wader size (shoe size) by the 2nd of July.
Led by: Mark Gallant (07740185228)
Meeting Time and Place: 9am if needing a lift from Hall Place or 10am in the carpark at Brasted Recreation Ground, Westerham Road, Brasted, TN16 1HJ if meeting directly on site.
Google Map for Park Farm Brasted
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Wednesday 9th – Park Farm, Brasted
We will be removing the non-native and invasive species Himalayan Balsam from along the River Darent. For those meeting on site, please let Mark know your wader size (shoe size) by the 8th of July.
Led by: Mark Gallant (07740185228)
Meeting Time and Place: 9am if needing a lift from Hall Place or 10am in the carpark at Brasted Recreation Ground, Westerham Road, Brasted, TN16 1HJ if meeting directly on site.
Google Map for Park Farm Brasted
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Thursday 10th – Park Farm, Brasted
We will be removing the non-native and invasive species Himalayan Balsam from along the River Darent. For those meeting on site, please let Mark know your wader size (shoe size) by the 8th of July.
Led by: Mark Gallant (07740185228)
Meeting Time and Place: 9am if needing a lift from Hall Place or 10am in the carpark at Brasted Recreation Ground, Westerham Road, Brasted, TN16 1HJ if meeting directly on site.
Google Map for Park Farm Brasted
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Wednesday 16th – No Task Planned
Thursday 17th – River Darent
We will be managing bankside vegetation to increase the light levels accessing the river, which will help promote the establishment of key chalk stream species such as stream water crowfoot.
Led by: Mark Gallant (07740185228)
Meeting Time and Place: 9am if needing a lift from Hall Place or 10am on site. Mark will be sending out an email nearer the time with further details about the meeting place/location as he is still waiting to hear back from landowners.
Wednesday 23rd – Park Farm, Brasted
We will be removing the non-native and invasive species Himalayan Balsam from along the River Darent. For those meeting on site, please let Mark know your wader size (shoe size) by the 22nd of July.
Led by: Mark Gallant (07740185228)
Meeting Time and Place: 9am if needing a lift from Hall Place or 10am in the carpark at Brasted Recreation Ground, Westerham Road, Brasted, TN16 1HJ if meeting directly on site.
Google Map for Park Farm Brasted
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Thursday 24th – Hall Place and Gardens, Bourne Road, Bexley, DA5 1PQ
We will be working with the Friends of the Cray to remove the non-native and invasive species Himalayan Balsam growing along the River Cray.
Led by: Mark Gallant (07740185228)
Meeting Time and Place: 9am at the yard in Hall Place.
Wednesday 30th – River Darent
We will be managing bankside vegetation to increase the light levels accessing the river, which will help promote the establishment of key chalk stream species such as stream water crowfoot.
Led by: Mark Gallant (07740185228)
Meeting Time and Place: 9am if needing a lift from Hall Place or 10am on site. Mark will be sending out an email nearer the time with further details about the meeting place/location as he is still waiting to hear back from landowners.
Thursday 31st – Hollows Wood, Chelsfield Lane, Sevenoaks, BR6 7QT
We will be managing the invasive Himalayan Balsam growing on site by pulling up the plants along with cutting down buddleias.
Led by: Stephanie Johnson (07816128570)
Meeting Time and Place: 9am at the yard in Hall Place or 10am if meeting directly on site. There is very limited parking on site in a small loading bay area. The parking/meeting site is where Chelsfield Lane is intersected by a small path (see google maps).
Once we have all met at the parking spot, we will then all need to travel in the landrover to a different access gate to park closer to the working area.
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