Volunteering Opportunities
Butterfly conservation volunteering
Are you passionate about wildlife? We have are recruiting volunteer wildlife surveyors. Working with the Quantock Hills National Landscape team, volunteers will survey various butterfly species groups, which generally involves walking along a fixed route and counting the number of insects that you see and recording this information on a form. Knowledge of the species is helpful, but not essential as full training is provided.
Biodiversity surveying is a key part of conserving and enhancing the National Landscape's rich flora and fauna. Volunteers play a vital role in helping the Landscape Team understand the biodiversity which is within the landscape and plan how to best manage it. .
The Quantock Hills National Landscape Team are hosted by Somerset Council and are majority funded by DEFRA with contributions from local authorities and external funding.
Volunteer engagement ranger at Ham Hill
We are looking for Engagement Volunteers to help inspire a new generation of wildlife enthusiasts at Ham Hill Country Park, Yeovil Country Park and Chard Reservoir. If you’d like to help deliver events and sessions and get people excited about nature, we want to hear from you! You will be working alongside the rangers to assist with a range of fun activities, including fire lighting, den building, craft sessions, nature walks, minibeast hunting and heritage activities; for toddlers groups through to adults
If you’re interested in volunteering at Ham Hill, please contact Jasmine by email jasmine.ely@somerset.gov.uk or phone 07976 691756.
Rights of Way Volunteer - Adopt a path
Being a Rights of Way volunteer is great for those who love the outdoors and have a keen eye. All you need is enthusiasm and the ability to use secateurs! When you sign up to volunteer with Rights of Way you will receive a digital map of the paths that you can adopt. After choosing your path or paths you will then need to complete a brief induction and can borrow the equipment required to undertake the role.
Check out our volunteer pages on the Somerset Council website for all volunteering posts