VOLUNTEERS are being urgently sought to help get a much loved Daffodil Country site back on track after one of the wettest starts to the year on record.

Organisers say excessive rainfall in January, with 5.84 inches falling over 23 days, has delayed vital winter management work at The Centenary Glade in Queens' Wood, on the edge of Dymock Forest.

The total rainfall is around two and a half times the monthly average and is being described as the most challenging climate impact the project has yet experienced.

As a result, extra help is now needed at two volunteer working parties taking place on Thursday, February 19 and Thursday, February 26.

Both sessions will run during the morning, with volunteers asked to meet at the Forestry England car park at Kempley by 9:30 AM, or alternatively at the Glade and Spiral Maze from 10 AM.

The work will involve light pruning, slashing back groundcover and clearing it from paths and key areas of the Centenary Glade. All tasks will be carried out under the supervision of Forestry England ecologist Kate Wollen.

Volunteers are asked to bring secateurs, loppers, gloves, sturdy boots, waterproof clothing and their own refreshments. Access to the Glade is currently along the road towards Kempley, entering next to the large blue Welcome Heart of Daffodil Country sign.

Organisers say the work is essential to ensure the site is ready for the 2026 daffodil season. Clearance is needed around paths, the Spiral Maze and the trees planted by local schools and the community in 2019.

Anyone interested is asked to register their availability as soon as possible by emailing Kate Wollen at Forestry England. Given the recent rainfall, a final confirmation may be issued before each session. The project is led by Chris Bligh, programme director of DyFRA.