Community tool kits

Conservation tool kits have been created and are ready for any community group to borrow free of charge.

CMP tool kit A range of tools are available to help local community groups with their practical conservation tasks.

If you want to:

plant a hedge on a local green
help cut back vegetation from the churchyard
create a school wildlife garden
install a gate
take on any other conservation task

all the tools you need are available from the tool kit.

CMP Tool kit 2 Each kit comes complete with health and safety information including example risk assessments, first aid kits and an instructional DVD on how to prepare for task days and how to use the tools safely. Personal protective equipment and warning signs are included, so that groups of volunteers of all abilities get the most out of the day in a safe and proper fashion.

Find out what is in the tool kit (PDF, 8k).

Read the health and safety information (PDF, 13k).

Community Toolkits are available from White Cliffs CP (Dover), Kentish Stour CP (Wye), Kent High Weald Partnership (Goudhurst), North West Kent CP (Dartford) and Medway Valley CP (Maidstone). Please contact one of these Countryside Management Partnerships if you are a community group and would like to borrow one of the toolkits.

You will need to complete the first part of this form to apply (Word, 475k).