Hendre Lake Hay Rake Volunteer Event Sat 25th April 2026 10.00am - 12.00pm followed by Bioblitz 1.00pm - 3.00pm

Our next event will be on Saturday 25th April at Hendre Lake, Hay Rake followed by a Bioblitz . Join us for either event or enjoy a full day participating in both. Hay Rake 10.00 am - 12.00pm

For the Hay Raking we will meet at the western side of the lake to rake up all the cut grass from these 2 meadow sites to help the wildflowers. This is a very physical task so if you want a good muscle workout, skip the gym and join us instead ! An exercise session in the outdoors, helping the environment, with the birds singing around us, a great way to spend your morning.

The park ranger will cut the grass beforehand and we'll then use rakes, pitchforks and tarps to remove it all. These specific meadows are our cut and lift sites, we remove all the cut vegetation. This means that less enrichment will go back into the soil and so help stop so much grass growing and in time also encourage our native wildflowers to flourish

Meet at the western side of the lake. W3w ///yours.penny.occurs

- Please wear working /gardening gloves and sturdy footwear.

- Tools will be provided.

- Everyone is welcome to join us though this task is physically demanding. Under 16s are welcome but must be supervised by a parent or guardian.

Our Bioblitz will follow this event! Please bring a drink and packed lunch if you plan to attend both events. Bioblitz 1.00 pm - 3.00pm

If you're as excited as we are seeing all the flowers blooming, the butterflies fluttering and listening to all the birdsong, how about joining us and the Park Ranger for a Bioblitz at Hendre Lake? We'll have a light walk around our beautiful Lake to find lots of wildlife and flowers with the aim to take photos of what we see and submit these recordings to the LERC Wales App.

Tom from Bumblebee Trust will be joining us too, always great to find out about the bumble and solitary bees that we have here at Hendre Lakes. A fantastic event for all the family to enjoy.

Meet in Hendre Lake car park. St Mellons. CF3 0RG.

Please wear suitable footwear and clothing for the weather.

Please bring your phone, or camera, and binoculars if you have them.

Children are very welcome to attend but all under 16 must be supervised by a parent or guardian.