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2016—2017 Volunteering Opportunities for Corporate Groups
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Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
Volunteering can be a truly rewarding and inspirational experience, and many organisations are keen to
encourage their employees to get involved.
Being involved in Employer Supported Volunteering has a large range of benefits for employees, public
service organisations and for local communities.
Benefits to the Employee
Personal development
Learning new skills
Meeting new people
Boosting confidence
Making a difference
Sharing knowledge/expertise
Engaging with the local community
Adding variety to their work
Benefits to Organisations
Enhancing the skills of employees
Improving local reputation
Improving staff morale and motivation
Improving community relations
Building local partnerships
Teambuilding
Benefits to Local Communities
Raising their profile
Access to specialist skills and knowledge
Access to extra resources
Increasing partnership working
Improved facilities
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Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
Perth & Kinross Council, Community Greenspace can support corporate organisations who wish to get
involved in volunteering in local communities. Making a valuable contribution to maintaining and
enhancing greenspaces.
Below is a list of some opportunities that corporate organisations can get involved in. If your organisation
would like to get involved in any of these please contact PKC Community Greenspace Communities
Team on 01738 475000 or [email protected]
Time of year to
carry out taskLocation
Community group or
organisation being
supported
Task Description of task
April -
September
Armoury Park
Pitlochry Pitlochry in Bloom
General
maintenance
Essential maintenance tasks e.g.
w eeding, pruning, litter picking
April -
September
MacRosty Park
Crieff Friends of MacRosty Park
General
maintenance
Essential maintenance tasks e.g.
w eeding, pruning, litter picking
June - August Perth Lade Lade Action GroupAccess
improvement's
Removal of bramble and branches
w hich are encroaching onto footpath
Mid June -July Kingoodie PKCHimalayan
Balsam pulling
Removing invasive non native
species to prevent them suppressing
grow th of native w ildlife friendly
species
Mid June -July Lady Marys Walk PKCHimalayan
Balsam pulling
Removing invasive non native
species to prevent them suppressing
grow th of native w ildlife friendly
species
July The Knock of Crieff PKC Bracken control
Conserving the low land heathland
habitat by controlling bracken
encroachment
July Perth PKCCutting back
grass verge
To cut back grass and tall vegetation
to keep path clear and suitable for
w heelchair users. Scrape path back
if possible
August – March Perth,
St Magdalene's Hill PKC Pruning
Cut back encroaching vegetation to
keep path clear
August - MarchPerth,
St Magdalene's Hill PKC
Cut back
shrubs
Cut invasive broom and gorse to
improve biodiversity
August – March Perth, Kinnoull Hill PKCWoodland
management
Removal of invasive beech and
sycamore seedlings and saplings to
improve biodiversity
August – March Perth,
St Magdalene's Hill PKC Pruning
Cut back vegetation to keep track
clear up to mast
August - MarchPerth,
St Magdalene's Hill PKC
Cut back
shrubs
Cut invasive broom and gorse to
improve biodiversity
August – March Perth, Kinnoull Hill PKC Removal of tree
cages
Removal of tree cages that are no
longer required to improve the
landscape of the site
August – March Perth, Kinnoull Hill PKCWoodland
Management
Removal of invasive beech and
sycamore seedling and saplings to
improve biodiversity
SeptemberPerth,
St Magdalene's Hill PKC
Biodiversity
meadow
management
Removal of grass cuttings to
increase diversity of w ildflow ers
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Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
September -
March Kingoodie PKC
Woodland
Management
Removal of invasive sycamore
making the area more suitable for
w ildlife friendly species to grow
September -
March
Perth,
St Magdalene's Hill
South Perth Greenspaces
Group
Encouraging
natural
regeneration
Removing invasive species and
transplanting native trees to suitable
locations
September -
March
Inveralmond
WoodsPKC
Woodland
management
Cutback understory below larch
stand
September -
December Den of Alyth PKC
Footpath
maintenance Improving drainage on paths
September -
December Den of Alyth PKC
Woodland
management
Removing beech seedlings and hazel
coppicing
October -
DecemberLady Marys Walk PKC
Footpath
maintenance
Clearing out drainage channels and
culverts
October -
FebruaryMacRosty Park Friends of MacRosty Park
Waterw ay
maintenance
Removing debris that has fallen into
the lade
October - March Perth, Kinnoull Hill Arboretum Committee Planting shrubs Part of landscaping improvements
October -
JanuaryPerth PKC Hedge pruning
To prune back hedge, or even lay it if
possible, to keep route clear and
w ide enough for w heelchair users
November -
JanuaryPerth Lade
Lade Action Group/Tulloch
Net
Pruning
orchard trees
Prune trees to maintain health and
keep them low so that they can be
harvested easily
Anytime
Killiecrankie
Path/Garry Tummel
w alk on SSE land
Pitlochry Paths GroupAccess
improvementsCutting back encroaching vegetation
Anytime Abernethy Glen PKCCreating habitat
piles
Clearing fallen w illow s and using
timber to create habitat piles
Anytime Perth, Kinnoull Hill PKC
Improvement of
condition of
Site of Special
Scientif ic
Interest
Small tree clearance, scarif ication of
ground to allow heathers to re-seed
Anytime
Killiecrankie
Path/Garry Tummel
w alk on SSE land
Pitlochry Paths GroupAccess
improvementsCutting back encroaching vegetation
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A representative from PKC Community Greenspace will present at each task.
Each task will be suitably risk assessed.
All participants will receive a health and safety talk, be shown how to use tools, and carry out the
task correctly.
We can promote each task on our blog to help spread the word about what your organisation has
achieved while volunteering with us.
If none of the tasks listed are suitable for your organisation please contact us, new volunteering
opportunities crop up within Community Greenspace regularly.
PKC Community Greenspace webpages www.pkc.gov.uk/article/7567/Community-Greenspace
PKC Community Greenspace volunteer blog www.pkcvolunteers.wordpress.com
Email [email protected]
01738 475000
Pullar House
35 Kinnoull Street
Perth
PH1 5GD
Perth & Kinross Council
The Environment Service
Community Greenspace