What do you do?

[Cypress]

I'd like to know;
Do you volunteer with environment/wildlife in your spare time?
What do you do & how many days or hours do you spend?

I'd like to spend a little spare time doing something, (I always worked with rescue animals/horses) though we have a menagerie to look after and my spare time is limited so just getting some info. Does anyone clean rivers/woods etc of litter or help with wildlife rescue, wall building, hedging etc?

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by Cypress

I'd like to know;
Do you volunteer with environment/wildlife in your spare time?
What do you do & how many days or hours do you spend?

I'd like to spend a little spare time doing something, (I always worked with rescue animals/horses) though we have a menagerie to look after and my spare time is limited so just getting some info. Does anyone clean rivers/woods etc of litter or help with wildlife rescue, wall building, hedging etc?

I dont in my spare time - but i do in my day job. I'm the volunteers coordinator for the ridgeway and thames path national trails - if you are in glous, wilts, oxon, berks, bucks, northern herts, or north surrey feel free to drop me a pm.

other than that you might want to contact your local wildlife trust (they all have volunteer schemes), or national Trust or RSPB.

[Jez]

Nothing as yet. Got our first voluntary work meet at the Wyre Forest, coming up shortly. It's just once a month doing varies activities for around 4hours then after, a group BBQ. Last month it was meadow raking but missed that! Haven't a clue what's in store for this comings meet, besides take along a firework and some food/drink! Looking forward to mucking in & meeting new people!!

[Hedge Witch]

Have volunteered with BTCV in the past. But I did that with the London branch, and I don't really like the way it's run now. And I want to work somewhere "rural" but easy to get to. So I'm currently "unemployed but available". I concentrate on my own little garden, and I have been known to clean up a large quantity of other people's litter.

[Cypress]

Thanks for the replies.. eeyore Im in Worcs. I've just joined the Worcs Wildlife Trust but haven't got the info through yet so I was just doing a bit of prepping to see what's what!

[blueboar]

I use to volunteer for The National Trust and RSPB many moons ago, but for the last 12 years I have worked for The National Trust in Suffolk.


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[pressld2]

I've taken part in several volunteer days at my local nature reserve (Crossness) involving reedbed maintenance, ragwort pulling and modifications to a sand martin bank in the hope that the little beggars might start using it (no luck so far). I would like to do some voluntary work for the RSPB and will keep an eye open for local opportunities.

Dave P.

[nightshade]

I rescue Bats and (although never called on) act as halfway house for secret world animal rescue

[Cypress]

Originally Posted by pressld2

involving ragwort pulling

No mean feat!! Ragwort is the bain of summer, having 7 horses and trying to endlessly pull the dratted stuff, it's impossible now and sadly the only option is to completely top & reseed the bottom field..

[Cypress]

Originally Posted by nightshade

I rescue Bats and (although never called on) act as halfway house for secret world animal rescue

Good for you nightshade!!!
I used to work for various animal rescues, but never had bats - they're gorgeous aren't they, little cuties! We have some in the garden too