Search current volunteering opportunities near you
Volunteers play a big role in what we do. We have a range of opportunities available which are regularly renewed.
You can book on to many of our volunteer opportunities and apply via the pages below.
If you're looking for a day for a large group or are from a business and want to know more about what opportunities we have for you & your team, do consider our Wild Wellbeing Days
Recording and Species Monitoring
Help us monitor butterflies and dragonflies this summer
Wildflower plug planting
Help us enhance the meadows of Cumbria by plug planting wildflowers this autumn
POSITIONS NOW FILLED: Skiddaw Boundary Checker volunteers
Want to play a part on England's highest nature reserve? Fit, and competent in the hills all year round? Help us protect our…
POSITIONS NOW FILLED: Livestock checkers, North Cumbria
We have now filled the positions.
We are on the look-out for volunteers to check the Belted Galloway herd at Eycott Hill Nature…
The Bay Events and Wellbeing Volunteer
Help people connect to each other and to nature by volunteering with The Bay programme.
Tree Seed Collector volunteers
Want to help restore England's highest nature reserve? With your help, we can restore 620 acres of lost Atlantic rainforest on the…
POSITIONS NOW FILLED: Butterfly surveyor volunteers
Help monitor butterflies in the limestone landscape on sunny days!
POSITIONS NOW FILLED: Volunteer Wardens, southern reserves
Already a visitor to our southern nature reserves? Could you help us out?
Staveley Drystone Wall repair volunteers
After battling storm damage and rogue wildlife, our walls are in desperate need of repair!
Visitor Centre Helper at South Walney
We are looking for volunteers who will be the first point of contact for visitors to our South Walney nature reserve.
Gardening and Skiddaw Forest Tree Nursery
We have a wide range of gardening and landscaping tasks to suit all abilities throughout the year, with the chance to support the…
Coastal and marine surveying
Explore and record our coastal and marine wildlife. All welcome!
Get involved in practical conservation work on a Conservation Day
Get stuck in to practical task on a hands-on conservation day.
Beach Cleans
Help to keep our beautiful Cumbrian beaches clean and free from litter that could harm wildlife. See upcoming opportunities below.