JOB: Local Reserves Group Volunteer
BE4: N/A
IV: --
LOC: Local reserves throughout Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull
PAY: Full training provided
FOR: Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

As a Local Reserves Group Leader, you will lead a group of volunteers on one of our local nature reserves to carry out a variety of tasks throughout the year. This is a valuable resource for enabling volunteers to give their time over a weekend, when other opportunities are limited. Tasks include: leading a group of volunteers on your designated nature reserve. To ensure that the reserves group is conducted in a safe environment and any accidents or near misses are reported to the Reserves Manager as soon as is practicable. Liaison with Reserves Manager to produce a plan of work. Thereafter to liaise with your Reserves Officer regarding ongoing practical habitat management. To maintain any tools and other WKWT owned resources in accordance with good working practice. Various times - generally meet at 09:30 and finish mid-afternoon. For more information and to apply: https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/become-volunteer

JOB: Local Reserves Group Volunteer Leader
BE4: N/A
IV: --
LOC: Local reserves throughout Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull
PAY: Full Training Provided
FOR: Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

As a Local Reserves Group Leader, you will lead a group of volunteers on one of our local nature reserves to carry out a variety of tasks throughout the year. This is a valuable resource for enabling volunteers to give their time over a weekend, when other opportunities are limited. A flavour of the tasks you will be involved with: Leading a group of volunteers on your designated nature reserve. To ensure that the reserves group is conducted in a safe environment and any accidents or near misses are reported to the Reserves Manager as soon as is practicable. Liaison with Reserves Manager to produce a plan of work. Thereafter to liaise with your Reserves Officer regarding ongoing practical habitat management. To maintain any tools and other WKWT owned resources in accordance with good working practice. Various times - generally meet at 09:30 and finish mid-afternoon. For more information and to apply: https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/become-volunteer

JOB: Nature Force
BE4: N/A
IV: --
LOC: Local reserves throughout Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull
PAY: Full Training Provided
FOR: Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

Carry out a wide variety of practical tasks to maintain and enhance Warwickshire Wildlife Trust’s nature reserves. Tasks will vary throughout the year, ranging from meadow and ride cutting in the summer to coppicing, tree felling and scrub clearance in the winter along with various construction projects, fencing, pond work and a range of other tasks. Often the work will involve the use of hand tools, mechanical and powered equipment such as brush-cutters, chainsaws, mowers and tractors on site. Various times - generally meet at 09:15 and finish around 16:00. For more information and to apply: https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/become-volunteer

JOB: Project Volunteer
BE4: N/A
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LOC: Local reserves throughout Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull
PAY: Full Training Provided
FOR: Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

As a Project Volunteer, you will assist our Project / Reserves Officer to maintain and enhance your local green spaces / Warwickshire Wildlife Trust nature reserves. Tasks will vary throughout the year, ranging from meadow and ride cutting in the summer to coppicing, tree felling and scrub clearance in the winter along with various other construction projects, fencing, pond work, litter picking. Often the work will involve the use of hand tools, mechanical and powered equipment such as brush-cutters, chainsaws, mowers and tractors on site. Various days of the week depending on the project. Start time: 09:30 or 10:00 and end time between 15:00 and 16:00. For more information and to apply: https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/become-volunteer

JOB: Survey Force
BE4: N/A
IV: --
LOC: Local reserves throughout Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull
PAY: Full Training Provided
FOR: Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

To assist with habitat and species surveying and monitoring on Warwickshire Wildlife Trust nature reserves. Surveys you will be involved with: botany (national vegetation classification and habitat condition); pond / amphibian; invertebrates (butterflies, dragonflies and moths); birds and breeding bird populations; small mammals; fungi; bioblitz. As a Survey Force volunteer, you have the option to join our regular larger group sessions which take place on alternate Mondays* during the survey season (April – September, 10:00 - 15:00 approximately) or if you would prefer and opportunities are available, you may survey by yourself or in smaller groups at a Warwickshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve of your choice at a time more suited to you (please note that the exception to this is that some surveys are required to be done at certain times of the day and year). For more information and to apply: https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/become-volunteer

JOB: Tame Valley Wetlands, Tame Force
BE4: N/A
IV: --
LOC: Various reserves in North Warwickshire. Based at Hams Hall, Coleshill
PAY: Full Training Provided
FOR: Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

As a Tame Force Volunteer you will carry out a wide variety of practical tasks to maintain and enhance Warwickshire Wildlife Trust’s nature reserves throughout the Tame Valley Wetlands area of East Birmingham, North Warwickshire, and Staffordshire. Tasks will vary throughout the year, with a particular emphasis on wetland habitats management enhancement. Tasks include invasive species management, planting trees and wetland species, meadow and ride cutting in the summer, and coppicing, scrub removal, path work and pond work in the autumn and winter. Tuesdays: 10:00 - 15:15. For more information and to apply: https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/become-volunteer

JOB: Peregrine Watch Volunteer
BE4: N/A
IV: --
LOC: Leamington Spa, CV32 4HN
PAY: Full Training Provided
FOR: Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

If you have a particular passion for birds of prey then this is an opportunity to share your passion with others. We need your help to enable local people to view peregrines and learn more about them. You will be the friendly face representing the Trust and helping us to conserve our birds of prey. We are looking for volunteers who want to organise and operate a small display tent that invites people to use telescopes to view peregrines from a distance. Other tasks include having an input into displays and other interpretation materials and media, engaging with visitors and chatting about the benefits and the ways they can support Warwickshire Wildlife Trusts, helping to promote the wider benefits of Warwickshire Wildlife Trust membership. Flexible: Saturdays during March – August. For more information and to apply: https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/become-volunteer

JOB: Sherbourne Valley, Practical Conservation Volunteer
BE4: N/A
IV: --
LOC: Various locations throughout Coventry
PAY: Full Training Provided
FOR: Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

The Sherbourne Valley Project is run by Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, with the aims of reconnecting the people of Coventry with the city’s river whilst helping to restore the river for wildlife. As a Practical Conservation Volunteer, you will assist the Sherbourne Valley Project team with a variety of practical tasks that will enhance the wildlife habitats along the Sherbourne Valley area. Tasks will vary throughout the year and range from tree felling and coppicing to scrub clearance in the winter, with the removal of invasive species such as Himalayan Balsam in the spring and summer. Some of the work will involve improving the quality of habitat in the river channel, all tasks will involve the use of a variety of hand tools. Time: various sessions throughout the year,10:30 - 15:30. For more information and to apply: https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/become-volunteer

JOB: Trustee
BE4: 25-10-2026
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LOC: Queenswood Country Park, HR6 0PY
PAY:
FOR: Herefordshire Wildlife Trust

Herefordshire Wildlife Trust (HWT) is a medium sized charity, one of the smaller Trusts in the federation of 46 Wildlife Trusts. We are looking for up to three Trustees. We would be particularly interested in candidates with good experience in: ecology and the environment; the law relevant to our work; and the management of estates and land. You would also need the following skills and qualities: A strong commitment to wildlife conservation and the Vision of the Trust; a good understanding of governance, gained either as a Trustee of another charity, a director of a company, or as a manager who has worked with Boards; the ability to apply clear logical thinking and creativity to developing our strategy. If you are successful, you will join a talented and committed board of trustees, with a strong and experienced staff team and an active band of volunteers. Time: Board Meetings 4 times a year. Trustees | Herefordshire Wildlife Trust

JOB: Assistant Warden Volunteer Placement
BE4: 19-10-2026
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LOC: Tamworth
PAY: Travel expenses, access to professional training courses.
FOR: RSPB

We are looking for a volunteer placement assistant warden at RSPB Middleton Lakes! You will get to meet new people and help save nature too. Assistant warden volunteer placements bring in a variety of ideas, experiences and energy into our teams, it's so much more than just getting work done; we want to hear from you if you feel like you have the motivation and passion to save nature. The aim of our placement opportunities is to build skills and to help people gain the experience necessary to assist in taking steps towards a career, primarily in conservation. We are looking for individuals who are interested in saving nature and with the energy to learn. We are not looking for experts in conservation, or even people with lots of experience, if you are new to the sector, changing careers or looking for a new challenge, this could be for you! Time: Wed-Fri 12 month placement.

JOB: Conservation Volunteer
BE4: 30-10-2026
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LOC: Staffordshire / South Derbyshire
PAY:
FOR: Burton Conservation Volunteers

Burton Conservation Volunteers are a wholly voluntary, self-funding and independent group with 33 years’ experience of working on a wide variety of sites and habitats and a similar variety of practical conservation jobs. No previous experience is required, as full training is given to the level the volunteer feels comfortable with, if you are looking for a career in conservation we can teach to a high level, but unfortunately, we don’t accredit. A normal working day is 10.30 am to 4 pm, though volunteers are welcome for all or part of a day, our attitude 10 people doing 2 hours work is 20 work hours. We provide Fairtrade tea and coffee at lunch time. All work is covered by our £10,000,000,00 public liability insurance and we have plenty of first aiders on site plus our own defibrillator. Contact Lawrence Oates through our website www.bcv.org.uk it also gives an events calendar.