People Matter

Thank You!

We would like to thank the following people for their support:
The National Lottery Fund for their £9,000 grant.
The Matthew Good Foundation for their £1,000 grant.
The Woodland Trust for their donation of 420 saplings.
Grow Wild, Kew Gardens, for their donations of plants and seeds. 
Buglife Charity for donations of wildflower seeds and insect hotels. 
The Conservation Foundation for involving us in their Great British Elm project,  providing a disease resistant dutch elm tree and their Tool Shed project for donating tools. 
Dorset, Devon and Cornwall (DDC) Probation Services for providing workers via the community payback scheme. 
Devon and Cornwall Police for their ongoing support. 
City College Plymouth for their help with logos and graphics. 
Brooke Green Centre for Learning for linking with us for work experience opportunities. 
Dave Curno from Friends of Ham Woods for his ongoing support and volunteering. 
Fotonow CIC who have helped us network with other CIC's and who are currently filming in the woods. 
Mark Ovendon & Graham Thompson for their bee advice. 
Plymouth Tree Partnership, in particular Andrew Young, for their ongoing advice and support. 
Jenny Pike from the Devon Badger Group for ongoing support and badger observations.

All of our volunteers and supportive neighbours, too many to name but we appreciate you all just the same. We look forward to adding new names to our supporters list.

Volunteers

Tulgey Woods Sanctuary CIC is not only a haven for wildlife, but also a source of benefits for people.

Woodlands provide many social benefits such as mental and physical health, cultural heritage, recreation, education, and community cohesion^[1].

Woodlands can help reduce stress, improve mood, lower blood pressure, boost immunity, increase physical activity, enhance creativity, foster learning, and strengthen social ties^[2].

Woodlands also offer environmental benefits such as carbon sequestration, air quality improvement, water regulation, soil conservation, noise reduction, and climate change mitigation^{[3] [4]}.

We are very happy to offer volunteering and partnering opportunities.

Benefits of volunteering.

We keep a register of all of our volunteers, the hours they have volunteered for and the skills they have learned and demonstrated.

We provide references for our volunteers to help them gain employment.

When an individual achieves 40 hours of volunteering they get a free Tulgey Woods Sanctuary CIC Hoodie in their choice of size and colour. Those that exceed 40 hours get a key to the woods and can visit with friends and family as well as having the option to camp overnight.

We also run regular socials including camp fires, music jams and pub quizzes to name but a few.

We carry full liability insurance and provide safety gear while you work with us.

Please contact us if you have some hours to fill.  It will be fun!