Volunteer nature reserve wardens

A view through the trees at Coopers Hill nature reserve

Coopers Hill (c) Nathan Millar

Volunteer nature reserve wardens

With so many reserves to look after, there is always a lot to do. Wardens are an essential part of our reserve management and valuable members of the team. 

In a nutshell, wardens are our eyes and ears on the ground. It can be as simple as going for a stroll around the reserve and chatting to visitors or reporting any problems that they spot. There are also plenty of other exciting opportunities and tasks they get involved with from surveying wildlife to carrying out reserve maintenance.

Water vole

Terry Whittaker/2020 Vision

Learning something new

While out and about, the wardens are learning new skills like what to look for when searching for signs of water voles, how to identify butterflies, survey birds and much more!

A man looking through binoculars

Bird watching (c) Matthew Roberts

Immersing themselves in nature

Escaping into the wilderness and being surrounded by nature on a daily basis.

Where are the wardens currently stationed?