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December - Merry Xmas to all our Volunteers !
Thanks for all your help throughout 2025


Hendre Lake Wildlife Walk Sat 10th January 2026 8.00am
Hendre Lake guided wildlife tour. Details to be made available as soon as released.


Volunteer Event Hendre Lake Sat 10th January 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Details to be made available as soon as released


Beech Tree Park Sat 1st November 2025 10.00am - 12.00pm
We returned to Beech Tree Park to cut back and clear vegetation.


Volunteer Event Cath Cobb Woods Sat 18th October 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
It's Autumn and what better time than to spend our October volunteer session in our Ancient Woodlands, Cath Cobb Woods. We'll be at our local woodlands on Saturday 18th October for some vegetation management. Tasks will include cutting back scrub and vegetation.


Volunteer Event Hendre Lake Sat 13th September 2025 10.00am - 12.00pm
Our next volunteer session will be at the Hendre Lake western glade site, for some scrub management


Bat Walk at Hendre Lake Sat 13th September 2025 7.30pm - 9.00pm
Community Park Rangers take a tour around the lake using bat detectors to discover the bats feeding at the lakeside.


Volunteer Event Hendre Lake Sat 16th August 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cutting back vegetation from along the path north of the War Memorial at Hendre Lake & removing an old Rylock fence.


Cath Cobb Woods Volunteer Event with the Cardiff Rivers Group Sat 26th July 2025 9:45 am - 12:00 pm
CVST teaming up with the Cardiff Rivers Group to litter pick the woods and also cut back vegetation encroaching the pathways.


Hendre Lake Open Day Sat 21st June 2025 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join the Community Rangers and CVST for a fun-filled day at Hendre Lake! Guided walks and talks will be taking place throughout the day.


CVST Annual General Meeting Tuesday 24th June 2025 6.00pm The Hive (Beacon Centre) St.Mellons
We are meeting to discuss what we've achieved this past year at our monthly workday sessions .....


Cath Cobbs Woods Volunteer Event Sat 31st May 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cutting back vegetation along the paths & litter picking


Dawn Chorus Walk at Hendre Lake Sat 10th May 2025 5:15 am - 7:15 am
The dawn chorus is the symphony of song performed by birds. Community Rangers & volunteers enjoyed a special early morning walk .


Hendre Lake Wildflower Planting Event Sat 19th April 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
With all the buzzing bees and fluttering butterflies about, we're excited to plant lots of native wildflowers for them.


Hendre Lake Volunteer Event Sat 29th March 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cutting back vegetation, coppicing Willow trees, creating a dead hedge and path clearance


Hendre Lake Hedge Planting Sat 8th February 2025 10:00am–12:00pm
Meeting in the car park at 10.00am. Hedgerow planting is taking place on the middle meadow


Hendre Lake Hay Rake Sat 25th January 2025 10:00am–12:00pm
It was a frosty and sunny morning for our first volunteer session of 2025. We met at Hendre Lake for a hay rake at one of the parks meadows.


Hendre Lake Island Sat 14th December 9.00am -12.00pm 2024
Hendre Lake Island
Vegetation cutback , bird & bat box setup


Beech Tree Park Sat 23rd November 2024 time 10:00am -12:00pm
7 volunteers, including 2 new faces, joined the Park Ranger to help open up the pathways of this park


Spring Bulb Planting Cath Cobb Woods Sat 26th October 2024 10.00am -12.00pm
16 volunteers joined Rhodri the Park Ranger raking recently cut vegetation in our woodland glade area and then planting some spring bulbs .
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