Volunteering opportunities May 2025
See below a range of opportunities across the UK collated by the CSCEN Volunteering team.
London
Oak Avenue Nature Reserve Scrub Management – The Conservation Volunteers, Hampton (TW12 3UY) – Wednesday 14 May
Saturday Conservation Volunteering Session, Barnes Common – Saturday 17 May
General recurring opportunities in London:
Royal Parks – various locations across London
ZSL – London’s rivers, various volunteer opportunities
Hampstead Heath – a range of teams offering regular volunteer opportunities in north London
South West
St Austell Bay Seagrass Monitoring Training, Cornwall Wildlife Trust – Sunday 25 May
Seaquest Southwest Public Seawatch: Coverack (Helston), Cornwall Wildlife Trust – Sunday 18 May
East
Butterfly survey and invasive species removal at Rayleigh, The Conservation Volunteers – Thursday 1 May
Cutting Reptile Bund + Litter Pick at Davy Down, The Conservation Volunteers – Monday 5 May
Northwest
Conservation Day at Staveley Woodlands Nature Reserve, Cumbria Wildlife Trust – Monday 12 May
Conservation day at Brown Robin Nature Reserve, Cumbria Wildlife Trust – Wednesday 21 May
Northeast
Practical volunteer opportunities in Gosforth, Northumberland Wildlife Trust – regular weekdays on a weekly basis
Yorkshire
Practical Conservation Task Day - Filey Dams, monthly on a Wednesday
Potteric Carr Nature Reserve, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust – Sunday 25th May
Wales
A range of volunteer opportunities in North Wales throughout May, North Wales Wildlife Trust
A range of volunteer opportunities in South and West Wales throughout May, Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
Scotland
Penicuik Conservation Volunteering, Penicuik House Preservation Trust – Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays ongoing
Weekly Wednesday volunteering in Ayrshire, Sottish Wildlife Trust – Every Wednesday ongoing
Regular opportunities at Anagach Woods with Cairngorm National Park, Grantown on Spey
Northern Ireland
Oyster Nursery Volunteers, Belfast – Ulster Wildlife; Monthly ongoing
Belfast Hills conservation volunteering, Belfast – Mondays and Thursdays weekly