There are many ways you can get involved in volunteering at The CRT, from conservation projects to wildlife monitoring. We provide all the training and support you will need.
You’d be joining a community of existing volunteers who are helping us to regenerate the countryside and protect wildlife. We can’t do it without you.
Opportunities include:
There are 9 CRT properties across the UK where we are recruiting for volunteers. Each site has its own unique approach to sensitive land management and farming practices aimed at reversing the decline in biodiversity. Many of these farms, full of precious ecosystems and habitats, have been left to us in legacy, whilst others were purchased to save the land.
Take a look to see what farms are in your area or locations you able to travel to.
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All our volunteering opportunities are a great way to learn new skills, meet new people, improve your wellbeing, and have fun. We will give you all the training and support you need for each role you help us with. No matter what skills and experience you have we would love for you to join us and help save the countryside and wildlife.
Volunteers are so very important to the CRT. If you are interested in joining us please register below. We would love to hear from you!
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Volunteers are playing a key role in the battle against a species that blights our rivers – Himalayan balsam. Teams have spent the summer pulling out this dominating, invasive plant on many of our properties, including Pierrepont Farm in Surrey, Bere Marsh Farm in Dorset, and Lark Rise Farm in Cambridgeshire. Read more
Lark Rise Farm was pleased to provide the location for a camp run by the Cambridgeshire Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Open Awards Centre. Twenty-five people aged from 17 to 24 travelled from all over the country to participate as part of their (DofE) Gold Award, learning survival skills and getting stuck in with conservation tasks. Read more
CRT volunteers are helping to monitor the condition of the River Stour where it flows through Bere Marsh Farm in Dorset, by counting the number of riverflies in the water using kick sampling. Read more
This autumn, volunteers have held three apple picking sessions on Green Farm Read more
The CRT has been working with a group of volunteers to look for evidence of hazel dormice in the hedgerows on Awnells Farm and Turnastone Court Farm. Read more
CRT volunteers have been clearing Himalayan balsam from the Bourn Brook on Lark Rise Farm as part of our joint venture with the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire (WTBCN). Read more
A DNA test has confirmed that the CRT’s Bere Marsh Farm in Dorset is home to one of these extremely rare female black poplars. Read more
An already busy Sunday for Head of Wildlife Monitoring, Dr Vince Lea, turned into a buzzing frenzy (alarms buzzing that is...). Read more