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Conservation and habitat restoration

Ludshott & Selborne, Hampshire
Staff and volunteers clearing wood
Staff and volunteers clearing wood

At-a-glance details

  • Dates16 March 2019 to 23 March 2019
  • Holiday typeTrust
  • AvailabilityNo longer available
  • Activity type Coast and countryside
  • Cost£170
  • Physicality8
  • Holiday code19BTZ120
  • AccommodationHunter Bunkhouse
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About Conservation and habitat restoration

Clear the way for the bluebells with traditional coppicing practices and scrub removal at this new working holiday location.

Help out with a range of conservation tasks including restoring a coppice rotation in ancient bluebell-rich woodland, scrub removal and the widening of woodland rides and opening up of glades. Other tasks include removing invasive species on heathlands, restoration of wood pasture and grassland habitats or maintaining access to these natural spaces. Your work will contribute to improving and extending vital habitat and feed areas needed for a wide variety of native wildlife.

About the accommodation

Situated in a lovely rural location, but near the small market town of Haslemere, the bunkhouse is a countryside retreat on the edge of the South Downs National Park, with easy access to railway and road links to London and beyond. Situated on Swan Barn Farm surrounded by ancient meadows, woodland and orchards, this recently refurbished building has a well-equipped kitchen and comfortable lounge complete with a wood-burning stove. There is plenty of outdoor space to sit and relax in as well as a barbecue area.

Notes for guests


A standard kit list can be found on our Essential Information page. 

Enquire and book

Call 0344 800 3099

Opening times

Monday to Friday: 9am to 9pm
Saturday: 9am to 7pm
Sunday: 9am to 1pm
We are also open 9am to 5pm on bank holidays.

Email working.holidays@nationaltrust.org.uk

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Frosty view of the church and garden in winter at Hinton Ampner, Hampshire

Hinton Ampner

Elegant country house with highly distinctive gardens
Welcome to Winchester City Mill, Hampshire, gateway to the South Downs

Winchester City Mill

Working watermill in the heart of Winchester
Selborne Common in spring

Selborne Common

Discover the magnificent beech woods and flower-filled meadows that inspired Gilbert White
Visitors enjoying a walk along the dairy bank at Uppark, West Sussex

Uppark House and Garden

A tranquil 17th-century house set within intimate gardens and woodland.
A wintry view north from the top of Harting Down

Harting Down

Dramatic hill-top views and secluded valleys, with abundant wild flowers
A frosty morning at Ludshott Commons, Hampshire

Ludshott Commons

One of the largest remaining areas of heathland in east Hampshire

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Conservation and habitat restoration

Ludshott & Selborne, Hampshire
Call 0344 800 3099
Email working.holidays@nationaltrust.org.uk

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