The following is covered:

• Gardening and vegetation management (maintenance and improvement)
• Bulb Planting
• Removal of invasive species by hand pulling (e.g. Himalayan Balsam)
• Path clearance and maintenance
• Meadow and scrub management
• Pond management
• Coppicing, tree cutting and pollarding (tree felling – trunk diameter no more than 15cm – over 15cm requires planning permission)
• Boardwalk maintenance
• Dry Stone Walling
• Litter Picking
• Removal of larger items of rubbish from water courses (using grappling hooks)
• Wildlife surveys
• Building and installing bird/bat boxes
• Painting tasks

Specifically Permitted tools 

• Hand held tools including powered tools, e.g. drills, strimmers, brush cutters, hedge (electric and petrol), bowsaws, and loppers BUT NOT CHAINSAWS
• Rotavators and Flails
• Electric, Petrol and Sit on Mowers

Note 1 – If using a brush cutter, the person using it must be provided with and fully aware of; and understand the user instructions and abide by all the safety recommendations.

Note 2 – if children are assisting in any maintenance work they must be kept under close supervision by a parent or guardian at all times

Specifically Permitted Areas which may otherwise be considered hazardous

• River Banks, Ponds, Dams Walls including wading in water up to 1 meter deep
• Foot Bridges, Goits and Sluice Gates
• Working from small boats and canoes in water up to 1 meter deep
• Railway Stations with the permission of National Rail and within their strict guidelines – NOT on or within 1 meter of THE RAILWAY TRACKS

The following is covered:

• Guided Walks
• Meetings
• Children’s toys under the supervision of a parent or guardian (1 to 1 supervision other than a parent or guardian is NOT covered
• Dog Walking either as owners or as part of a social welfare arrangement
• Selling of produce grown and sold on the specific green space land
• Meetings
• Events e.g. galas. Parades, exhibitions, Christmas lights, selling of refreshments, arts and crafts, fayres, musical entertainment, quizzes.
  • (NB1 Christmas Lights must be installed by a suitably qualified professional and if left in situ, pat tested annually)
  • (NB2 Any stalls, entertainment or other facilities run by other than volunteers must have their own public liability insurance. Selling of alcohol is specifically excluded as are activities such as Bouncy Castles even if run by volunteers *).
• Running a stand in order to publicise the groups activities, run by volunteers within Kirklees (see above exceptions *)
• Fund Raising where all the profits are used for the objectives of the group

Basically anything that can be considered hazardous or not related to the betterment of the environment or improvement of the well being of the public.

Specifically excluded are:

• The use of adventure play equipment, BMX tracks, skate parks or similar activity.
• Bike Riding
• Felling trees over 15cm in diameter
• The use of Chainsaws
• The use of towers or other work over 5 meters in height
• Demolition Work
• Work on Viaducts, Harbours, Docks, On or Near Railtracks (see exception above).
• Working with explosives or groundwork involving Diggers and other heavy machinery
• In or over water greater than 1 meter in depth
• Selling of own produce outside the specific green space unless for a specific fund raiser run by volunteers.
• Any activity outside the boundaries of Kirklees Metropolitan Council.
• Repair of damaged bicycles
• Treatment of Wild or Domestic Animals (e.g. badgers)

Covid 19
From 19th September 2020 the following exclusion applies to all policies – please be aware

The Policy does not cover loss, destruction or damage, or any costs or expenses of whatsoever nature directly or indirectly occasioned by, arising from, caused by, happening through or in consequence of, or otherwise attributable to:

• Coronaviruses
• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19);
• Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);
• Any mutation of or variation of any of the above;
• any infectious disease that is designated or treated as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation
• Any fear or anticipation of any of the above