Voluntary Vacancies: South West
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JOB: Choose Nature CIC Volunteer
BE4: N / A
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LOC: Mid-Cornwall
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FOR: Choose Nature CIC
Choose Nature CIC is located in mid-Cornwall and comprises of developing gardening areas, orchard, woodland space, poly tunnels and wildlife ponds. Aim for site to be as accessible and inclusive as possible. Weekly volunteering sessions on Thursdays, 9am-12pm. Variety of gardening tasks, site maintenance and projects. All welcome. No previous experience necessary. Website: www.choose-nature.co.uk Contact:
JOB: Rewilding and Rural Skills Volunteer Days
BE4:
IV: --
LOC: Devon, near Exeter
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FOR: Embercombe
A new volunteer team, and an opportunity to contribute towards caring for our land, meet new friends, learn new skills (or polish up old ones!) and take action for a more regenerative world. Join our Rewilding and Rural Skills Volunteer Days at Embercombe. We will meet every Wednesday from 14 January 2026 to help care for our land, learn new skills and make new friends. Tasks include nature recovery and rewilding work, stewarding the land and creating beautiful spaces. Workdays are from 09:30 to 16:00 with breaks for lunch and hot drinks. Bring your own lunch; hot drinks are provided. Free to attend but booking is ESSENTIAL as we only have space for 8 people each week. Email rewilding@embercombe.org to book. Adults only, sorry no dogs. We look forward to meeting you and are grateful for your participation in our work and community.
JOB: Local Group Volunteer Helper (Cornwall)
BE4: N/A
IV: --
LOC: Cornwall - community based
PAY: Appropriate training and support will be provided, travel expenses
FOR: RSPB
Our RSPB Local Groups are made up of amazing people from local communities who are passionate about saving nature. Local Group volunteers lead a range of activities from outdoor walks and indoor talks to fun community or fundraising events plus campaigning to help inspire, educate and mobilise more people to connect to and save their local wildlife and nature in the UK. There are over 160 groups operating across the UK with a variety of skills and expertise that are always looking for someone new to join their mission! What you will be doing: Support with ad hoc tasks of running the group as needed and based on your capacity. Participate in decision making regarding the indoor and outdoor event programmes. Help the group grow and achieve its aims. Please visit the link below for more information and to apply:
JOB: Residential On Reserve (more than 4 weeks) (Curlew Field Work)
BE4: 06-02-2026
IV: --
LOC: Sedgemoor, Somerset
PAY: Full training will be provided as appropriate and depending on the season may include work with, ATV, 4WD, tractors and livestock handling. Accommodation (including bills) provided. Pre-agreed expenses will be re-imbursed where necessary. This is an excel
FOR: RSPB
We are looking for an enthusiastic residential volunteer to join the team managing our reserves on the internationally important Somerset levels. RSPB Sedgemoor Reserves are unique places with important habitats, including flower rich wet grassland and woodland. One of our priority habitats is lowland wet grassland which provides a home for a range of wetland species including the declining Curlew. In the spring our main focus is breeding waders and this volunteering role will focus on Curlew nest productivity. You will play an essential part in delivering the reserve work programme and implementing the reserve management plan so that the reserve is managed to its full potential. You will need to be able to record data accurately and be comfortable interpreting maps. You will also need to have a basic level of fitness and mobility. Later in the volunteering period the role will also assist with practical habitat management work, surveys and monitoring along with estate maintenance. This type of work can vary from one day to the next, you may be looking after livestock, coppicing, hedgelaying, repairing fences or carrying out other maintenance tasks. Minimum age 18. Driving licence essential. Ornithological experience is an advantage though not essential. Residential on Reserve (More than 4 weeks) (Curlew Field Work) | RSPB Volunteering
JOB: Volunteer
BE4: 15-02-2026
IV: --
LOC: West Dorset
PAY: Lunch included
FOR: Othona West Dorset
Short and long term volunteering available. Volunteers can choose to help with: Gardening in our garden and polytunnel. Bee-keeping. Cooking cover when we're short-handed. Marmalade and jam making (Thank you to Pat B - all the way from Scotland!). One-off jobs like envelope stuffing, sewing, clearing, log splitting etc. Building, log chopping, tree clearing. Video and drone photography. Summer six-week volunteering. Information at: www.othona.org/west-dorset/get-involved/volunteering/. Time: Any - please contact volunteering@othonawestdorset.org.uk to discuss.