Supporting your Local Nature Reserve - Volunteering Events

Friends of Cecilly Brook and Hales Hall Pool

Looking after and improving a local nature reserve or LNR takes time, patience, and dedication. Cecilly Brook Nature Reserve and Hales Hall Pool are two local beauty spots that are free for everyone to enjoy at any time. You'll find peace, beauty, and nature all around, and if you'd like to do a little more than enjoy the spaces, there is a wealth of opportunities for you to support the important work of upkeep. This is also a great opportunity to meet new people and learn a new skill too.

Here's how to get involved:

Cecilly Brook Litter Picks

Hosted on the 3^rd Sunday of each month for 1 hour duration.

Meet on the South Moorlands Leisure Centre main car park off Ashbourne Rd at 10am

Dated: January 18^th; February 15^th; March 15^th; April 19^th 

Water Quality Testing:

Water testing takes place at the beginning of each month by a small group of trained personnel.

The following events meet on South Moorlands Leisure Centre car park off Ashbourne Rd

at 10am

Please Note: January's Hedge laying has been postponed.

Bramble control

Thursday 22^nd & 29^th  January

Scrub Clearance

Thursday 5th February

Dead hedge Workshop with SWT

Thursday 12^th February

Path Edging

Thursday 19th & 26th February

Water Vole Restoration Project

Revisiting the sites that were seeded in selected areas bankside at Cecilly Brook

Thursday 9th March

Riverfly Survey

Thursday 12^th March

Talks

Talk by Kevin Reynolds

Kevin is a professional speaker and wildlife expert with a special interest in birds and dragonflies.

Monday 2^nd  March 7.30pm in the Oakley Room (behind the Guild Hall).

Hedgehog Talk

Thursday 19^th March 7.30pm in the Oakley Room behind the Guild Hall.

April

Next Meeting for Members & Friends

At Thorley Drive Pavilion Thorley Dr, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent ST10 1SA

Thursday evening 26^th March @ 7.30pm

To find out more about the work of the group or about the reserve please visit www.cecillybrooklnr.org.uk

If you're new to volunteering with the group, please call or email before attending.

email: cecillybrook@gmail.com Phone: Anne Beardmore 07748528354

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Supporting your Local Nature Reserve - Volunteering Events - created 27th January 2026