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JOB: Hedgerow Hero
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LOC: North and East Hertfordshire
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FOR: CPRE The Countryside Charity (Hertfordshire)

We’re looking to build a small team of local planting volunteers for our Hedgerow Heroes project in North and East Hertfordshire, to enhance the quality of the landscape and grow local community engagement and support for CPRE Hertfordshire. You’ll join a group of enthusiastic volunteers helping with ground clearance, digging and planting. By volunteering with us you can make a real difference and be part of a friendly and passionate charity. What you will be doing: Practical, hands on tasks e.g. clearance, digging, and planting. Volunteering alongside others as part of a team. Representing CPRE ‘on the ground’ to the public and passers-by. Time: 10 planting days across the season - as many or as few days as you feel you can attend. To find out more, please email James@cpreherts.org.uk

JOB: Grounds Gardener Volunteer
BE4: 12-12-2025
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LOC: WWT Welney, Hundred Foot Bank, Littleport, Ely, Norfolk, CB6 1UG
PAY: Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family. Volunteer discount on shopping and memberships. Access to webinars and practical information to help you manage daily life.
FOR: WWT Welney

As a Gardening and Grounds Volunteer you will be helping to maintain the flower beds and grounds around the Visitor Centre and our two AirBnB properties on site to a high standard, ensuring that we maintain a diverse habitat for nature and that our visitors and guests enjoy their visits. This role involves: Assisting with the maintenance and development of the gardens and grounds around the visitor centre and car park. Seasonal planting, pruning and harvesting of flower beds. Weeding areas, where necessary. Mowing set areas when required. Welcoming and engaging visitors. Keeping up to date with the work of WWT and Welney and sharing that with visitors. Time: Normally one day a week - days and times to be agreed but with a degree of flexibility to fit in with weather etc. Please note, you must be 18 or over to apply for this role. For more information on this role and to apply please visit: https://c-js.co.uk/4nJnE2p. We look forward to hearing from you!

JOB: Garden Maintenance Volunteer
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LOC: Osborne House,York Avenue, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, PO32 6JX
PAY: Full training, reimbursement of pre-agreed expenses, Volunteer Pass upon completion of 60 volunteering hours to visit our sites for free, uniform provided. Please see our website for more information about our volunteering benefits.
FOR: English Heritage Trust

Are you someone with an enthusiasm for DIY, or have past experience working in a trade or building? Then becoming a garden maintenance volunteer may be the perfect role for you! We are looking for volunteers to assist our gardens team with the presentation and maintenance of the built structures and facilities within the wider estate here at Osborne. You will enjoy working with a large and friendly team, ideally you’ll be available to volunteer once a week Monday - Thursday. More information https://c-js.co.uk/4j1LuE3

JOB: Community Nursery Volunteer
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LOC: High Wycombe
PAY: Training and expenses
FOR: Chiltern Rangers

Are you passionate about plant growing, biodiversity, fostering a sense of community, and sowing the seeds of positive change? If so, we invite you to become a part of our Community nurseries team! As a Community Plant Nursery Volunteer with Chiltern Rangers you'll be an essential part of our mission to nurture and propagate Trees and Wildflowers that will contribute to a greener, more sustainable environment and healthier communities. We have various roles and tasks suitable for volunteers of all skill levels. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a complete novice, we welcome your enthusiasm and dedication. Time: We are really flexible and you can volunteer with us for as many or few hours as you like. More details from info@chilternrangers.co.uk.

JOB: Practical Conservation Volunteer
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LOC: Wolf Fields Urban Nature Reserve
PAY: Volunteers will have the opportunity to help with specific areas of the reserve such as the sensory garden and food growing area or help with reserve wide management tasks.
FOR: A Rocha UK

Wolf Fields is a 3.5 acre Urban Nature Reserve managed by A Rocha UK in Norwood Green, West London. Volunteering at Wolf Fields can range from general site management to area specific tasks such as tending to our Sensory Garden or managing the food growing area on the reserve. Volunteering takes place from Tuesday - Thursday and volunteers are welcome to stay for as long as they like, a typical volunteer day starts at 10:30 and ends at 3:30 - 5:00pm depending on daylight levels. Please do get in touch if you would like to attend a taster day and see what volunteering at Wolf Fields is like!! Candidates can apply by emailing Andrew on andrew.samuel@arocha.org or messaging me on 07503546113.

JOB: Garden Volunteer in Heritage Garden
BE4: Ongoing
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LOC: Llangollen
PAY: Free drinks, and discount on food on day of volunteering
FOR: Denbighshire County Council

Plas Newydd’s stunning, grade II* listed gardens are a beloved part of the community, and now you can play a role in their preservation. By volunteering, you'll have the opportunity to learn a range of valuable gardening skills, from planting and pruning to maintaining flower beds and understanding garden design. You'll also gain knowledge in sustainable gardening practices, plant care, and landscape preservation - all while working in a unique, historic setting. No experience is needed, as our experienced team will provide all the training and support required. In addition to learning new skills, you’ll stay active, make new friends, and spend time surrounded by the beauty of nature. We offer flexible time commitments to suit your schedule, whether you have a few hours or more to give. Join us and help preserve Plas Newydd's beauty for future generations. For more information, please contact lisette.davies@denbighshire.gov.uk

JOB: Garden Volunteer
BE4: Ongoing
IV: --
LOC: Osborne House, East Cowes, Isle Of Wight, PO32 6JX
PAY: Training and travel costs
FOR: English Heritage

Use your green fingers to help our gardens grow! We have lots of garden-based opportunities at Osborne House. We have maintenance roles, helping to repair fences and manage our woodland, and nursery volunteers, helping us cultivate new plant collections. No prior experience required; we just need you to be excited by the outdoors, willing and able to get stuck into physical tasks and want to help us create something really special in our gardens at Osborne. Full training and ongoing support will be provided including; a site & role induction, relevant health & safety training and provision of appropriate equipment. You can expect recognition and appreciation for your contributions, reimbursement of reasonable travel costs, support to develop your skills further and a warm welcome on joining this fun team! Time: Flexible, voluntary. If this sounds like the role for you, please contact volunteer.enquiries@english-heritage.org.uk.

JOB: Nature Force
BE4: N/A
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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: Local Reserves Group 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 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

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