What does volunteering involve?

The Wildlife Trusts offer a huge range of opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. You don't have to know anything about wildlife to get started...

If you fancy trying something new, meeting new people, getting outdoors in the fresh air, learning new skills or making the most of skills you already have, why not get in touch with your local Wildlife Trust? 

Whether it's taking action for the environment or designing a database, keeping an eye on your local patch or helping children learn, there are lots of ways you can contribute - it doesn't have to be about getting muddy!

You can join in with a one day event or choose to take part in a more regular volunteer opportunity. We also offer corporate volunteering opportunities for employees and businesses.

What sort of opportunities are there?

To give you some idea of the range of opportunities which may be available at your local Wildlife Trust, we have listed some of the key areas that our 34,454 volunteers are most active in: 

• Practical conservation group
• Wildlife/community gardening
• IT projects/support
• Surveying species and habitats 
• Visitor centre/shop
• Monitoring planning applications
• Wildlife Watch group leader (our junior branch)
• Education
• Trustee
• Leading walks/talks
• Youth work
• Nature Reserve warden
• Campaigns
• Local community action
• Magazine delivery
• Admin/office-based
• Local group/committee member
• Fundraising
• Membership recruitment
• Event organisation

This isn't an exhaustive list - to find out more about opportunities near you contact your local Wildlife Trust directly.

If you have any queries about volunteering for The Wildlife Trusts please email us.

The Wildlife Trusts offer a huge range of opportunities for people to enjoy being active outdoors and to enjoy nature. Every day we welcome thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds to our reserves, visitor centres and events. Find out more about what is happening near you by clicking here.