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Volunteer Friday: Himalayan balsam bashing

Date: Friday 16 May to Friday 27 June 2025, 10am to 1.30pm

Venue: Mary Peters Track

Category: Free, Park


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Volunteer and help us remove Himalayan balsam from the green space around the Mary Peters Track.

Himalayan balsam is a non-native plant species. Volunteer in this Belfast green space and help hand-pull this invasive plant before it sets seed.

If you want to volunteer, you should wear:

  • trousers
  • long-sleeved clothes
  • gloves and
  • shoes suitable for wet, uneven ground.

Volunteer mornings

The volunteer mornings are on:

  • Friday 16 May, 10.30am to 1pm
  • Friday 23 May, 10.30am to 1pm
  • Froday 30 May, 10am to 1.30pm
  • Friday 6 June, 10am to 1.30pm
  • Friday 13 June, 10am to 1.30pm
  • Friday 20 June, 10am to 1.30pm
  • Friday 27 June, 10am to 1.30pm

We'll meet in the lower car park at the Mary Peters Track. There will be light refreshments after the morning's work.

To register to volunteer, email [email protected].

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