Volunteering
Are you interested in the environment and helping your local community? Consider volunteering with Hampshire Countryside Service.
Why volunteer?
As a volunteer, you can learn new skills, gain experience, and increase your knowledge. Volunteering is also a great opportunity to make friends within the environmental field by working alongside other volunteers, staff and academics.
You can get involved in activities such as:
- wildlife surveying (such as helping to monitor butterflies and birds)
- gardening tasks like watering, planting, weeding and mulching
- helping to keep the park tidy and litter free
- vegetation clearance and removing invasive plant species
- removing old fences, installing new fences, gates, signs and benches
You can do this while enjoying the great outdoors and helping the environment and your community.
Volunteering with us can also be a stepping stone towards jobs in conservation in the future and there are plenty of opportunities for you to increase your skills.
Being a volunteer is great – it’s enjoyable, and you get to meet interesting people while doing something worthwhile for the environment, wildlife and local residents. More volunteers are always welcome. You don't need any special skills, but an interest in nature helps!
Our volunteers help communities across Hampshire flourish by supporting our services, aiding nature recovery and repairing rights of way. Watch some of our volunteers explaining how they benefit from helping out.
Apply to become a volunteer
Complete an application form and we’ll be in touch. We'll ask you which opportunities you are interested in and which locations suit you best.
We’re really grateful for your interest in volunteering. At the moment, we’re only able to welcome volunteers under 18 if they’re accompanied by an adult throughout their time with us.
