Volunteering opportunities February 2025
London
Sunday volunteer sessions at The Paradise Cooperative’s community garden, Wandsworth – Each Sunday in February
Community garden trimming and pond installation day, Shoreditch – Saturday 15 March
Rewild your riverside, Richmond – Each Sunday in February
Winter tree identification in the Paddock, Tottenham Hale – Friday 14 February
General recurring opportunities:
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
Practical work in Halsdon Nature Reserve, near Dolton (NW Devon) – Wildlife Trust, 8 February
Multiple opportunities to plant trees across Devon – Wildlife Trust, Wednesdays and Fridays from January to March
Helman Tor reserve, Cornwall – Wildlife Trust, weekly Wednesday volunteer days
Wild Allet volunteering, Truro, Cornwall – Wildlife Trust, weekly Wednesday volunteer days
East
Lackford Lakes, Suffolk – Wildlife Trust, looking for volunteers to help on any day to develop the site into one of the best nature reserves in Suffolk
Sweet Briar Marshes – Norfolk Wildlife Trust practical conservation task. Friday 28 February
Northwest
Conservation day at Bowness-on-Solway nature reserve – Cumbria Wildlife Trust – Friday 31 January
Wellbeing in Nature – Tree & Wildflower nursery tasks – West Cumbria Rivers Trust, Moresby Parks, Wednesday 12 February
Wellbeing in nature – Winter Tree ID & learn to plant your own willow tree – West Cumbria Rivers Trust, Moresby Rugby Club, Tuesday 18 February
Northeast
Elm Ridge Church Ground volunteer task day – Durham Wildlife Trust, South Darlington, Monday 3 February
Regular opportunities at Northumberland Wildlife Trust, Green House, St Nicholas Park, Gosforth – Mondays to Fridays, contact for more details
Other general National Trust opportunities in the Northeast
Yorkshire
Tree protection volunteering at Gair Wood, Leeds – Monday 3 February
Regular practical conservation task days, Filey Dams, North Yorkshire – first Wednesday of every month, 7 February being the next date
Wales
Weekly opportunities on Tuesdays around the north of Brecon and Ystradgynlais
Weekly opportunities year-round at nature reserves around Bridgend, Vale and Cardiff
A range of Wildlife Trust opportunities in South and West Wales
Scotland
Wester Moss Bog Squad volunteer work party with Butterfly Conservation – Fallin, near Stirling, Saturday 8 February
Kirkconnell Flow bog squad volunteer work party with Butterfly Conservation – near Dumfries, Saturday 15 February
Regular opportunities at Anagach Woods with Cairngorm National Park, Grantown on Spey
Northern Ireland
Mourne Park, Woodland Trust, Newry, Down/Armagh – regular opportunities with the Woodland Trust’s local Wildlife Conservation group
Wildlife conservation volunteer, Faughan Valley, Derry and Strabane – regular volunteering opportunities on Wednesdays and Saturdays with the Woodland Trust’s local Wildlife Conservation group