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 – April 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 23rd – No Task Planned
Thursday 24th – Darent Valley Path, Lullingstone Castle, Dartford DA4 0JA
We will be removing a redundant kissing gate from site and installing an interpretation board.
Led by: Lucy Sawyer-Boyd (07809334071)
Meeting Time and Place: 9am if meeting at the yard in Hall Place or 10am if travelling directly to site. Meet at the Lullingstone castle entrance/car park.
Google Map for Lullingstone Castle
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Wednesday 30th – No Task Planned
Volunteer Project Programme – May 2025
Thursday 1st – Darent Valley Path, Darenth Road S, Dartford
We will be removing a redundant kissing gate, cutting back vegetation and installing a way marker post.
Led by: Lucy Sawyer-Boyd (07809334071)
Meeting Time and Place: 9am if meeting at the yard in Hall Place or 10am if travelling directly to site. There is limited street parking available and you can park in the Chequers car park but only if gone by 12pm. Meet along Darenth Road at:
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Google Map for Darent Valley Path, Dartford
Wednesday 7th – Darent Valley Path, Farningham, DA4 0DP
We will be repairing a sign by repainting and replacing its posts, cutting back overhanging ivy, replacing a step and clearing 3 fallen trees.
Led by: Nina Skinner (07816128553)
Meeting Time and Place: 9am if meeting at the yard in Hall Place or 10am if travelling directly to site. Meet at the Lion Hotel, Farningham, DA4 0DP.
Google Map for Darent Valley Path, Farningham
Thursday 8th – Lawn Primary School, High St, Northfleet, Gravesend DA11 9HB
We will be installing a dipping platform, planting wildflower plugs and installing a green roof. Please bring a form of photo ID and your DBS certificate if you have one.
Led by: Nina Skinner (07816128553)
Meeting Time and Place: 9am if needing a lift from Hall Place or 10am at the school reception which is at the rear of the school (see map). There is free on street parking along Factory Road and Council Avenue.
Google Map for Lawn Primary School
Wednesday 14th – Hall Place and Gardens, Bourne Road, Bexley, DA5 1PQ
We will be replacing the stop plank in the weir at Hall Place (River Cray) to help prevent flooding. We will also be managing the vegetation on the walls of the structure to prevent damage to the historic brickwork and improve flows through the eel pass.
Led by: Mark Gallant (07740185228)
Meeting Time and Place: 10am in the yard at Hall Place.
Thursday 15th – No Task Planned
Wednesday 21st – Moat Cottage, Station Road, Otford, TN14 5QU
We will be installing a series of coir rolls planted up with native aquatic plants to improve the wildlife value of the historic moat which is said to have been constructed in the roman times.
Please let Mark know by the 20th at the latest what your shoe size is so he can bring waders for you.
Led by: Mark Gallant (07740185228)
Meeting Time and Place: 9am if needing a lift from Hall Place or 10:15 at site. There is no parking on site but there is parking available at Otford Station (£5.90 all day before 10am, £5.40 all day after 10am) which is a 2-3 minute walk away. Alternatively there is the Otford Village carpark which is approximately a 7 minute walk from the site and it costs £3. If you keep your parking receipts you can claim them back by sending them to Steph.
Thursday 22nd – Moat Cottage, Station Road, Otford, TN14 5QU
We will be continuing to install a series of coir rolls planted up with native aquatic plants to improve the wildlife value of the historic moat which is said to have been constructed in the roman times.
Please let Mark know by the 20th at the latest what your shoe size is so he can bring waders for you.
Led by: Mark Gallant (07740185228)
Meeting Time and Place: 9am if needing a lift from Hall Place or 10:15 at site. There is no parking on site but there is parking available at Otford Station (£5.90 all day before 10am, £5.40 all day after 10am) which is a 2-3 minute walk away. Alternatively there is the Otford Village carpark which is approximately a 7 minute walk from the site and it costs £3. If you keep your parking receipts you can claim them back by sending them to Steph.
Wednesday 28th – No Task Planned
Thursday 29th – No Task Planned
