The National Forest

• People & Projects

• Volunteering
• Profile of a Volunteer
• Dry Stone Walling at Billa Barra
• BTCV

Volunteering

One of the most fantastic things about The National Forest is that people can actually ‘get involved’ in its creation. This can be through planting a tree, community projects or even becoming a conservation volunteer.

There is a great variety of regular conservation volunteering opportunities at many sites across The National Forest working with partner organisations. New members to these groups are always welcome.

The group meets on the 2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month, to carry out a wide variety of practical conservation tasks throughout the year.

Beacon Hill volunteer group meets monthly.

The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, BTCV, coordinates weekly conservation projects.

Burton Conservation Volunteers, meet regularly, most weekends around the Burton-Upon-Trent area and are affiliated with the BTCV.

Friends of Holly Hayes Wood hold volunteer sessions on Saturdays from 13:00hrs until about 16:30hrs and Sundays 09:30hrs until around 13:00hrs.

Sence Valley Forest Park volunteers undertake varied conservation projects at the Forestry Commission site.

Severn Trent Water volunteers work each week at Foremark, Staunton Harold or Thornton reservoir.

The group meets on a selection of weekdays and Saturdays during the month, to carry out a wide variety of practical conservation tasks throughout the year.

The group meets on the 1st and 4th Thursdays of the month, to carry out a wide variety of practical conservation tasks throughout the year.

The group meets every Monday, to carry out a wide variety of practical conservation tasks based within Bosworth Country Park.

The group meets every Thursday, to carry out a wide variety of practical conservation tasks across the numerous North West Leicestershire Country Parks.

County Wildlife Trust Volunteers

Wildlife Trust volunteers work across all three counties in The National Forest. Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust and Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.