Volunteer groups

The group is mainly based at Crickley Hill but at times covers nearby sites such as Barrow Wake. The group meets on the first Wednesday of the month between 10am - 2pm. Much of the work will be managing the SSSI grassland of Crickley Hill.

Join us every Wednesday from September and fortnightly on Saturdays from 10am-1pm to manage this beautiful reserve, with its heathlands, marshes and lakes.

Get involved with the management of the Trust's reserves in the Slad area where there is a wonderful variety of nature reserves, from grasslands to ancient woodlands, this groups is led by Alan Sumnall and is active every Tuesday and Thursdays throughout the year. Our Tuesday group is currently at capacity but you would be welcome to help on Thursdays.

Currently at capacity

The Severn Hams group are active all year round on a Tuesday and help manage nature reserves in the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury areas. Come along and help undertake practical conservation tasks at some of our most valuable habitats. Del Jones leads this group, visiting a wide variety of nature reserves.

Enjoy the Cotswold Water Park by helping us manage it every Tuesday with our reserve manager George Griffiths, who leads this group. Visit various nature reserves in and around The Water Park area and help to maintain them for wildlife.

Do you live in or local to Bourton-on-the-Water, why not volunteer at Greystones your local nature reserve?

You can volunteer and help manage this beautiful site with its wildflower meadows, water voles, barn owls and otters all thriving thanks to our staff and volunteers.  The group is active on Thursdays, twice a month.

Spend a day in the Forest of Dean working on a reserve near you. Learn all about wildlife with Kevin Caster and his team of volunteers. They are active throughout the winter on Tuesdays, if you come along you will have the opportunity to visit some spectacular landscapes and take home a variety of practical skills. We also have a new Thursday practical group in the Forest of Dean, contact us for more information.

Come and get stuck into conservation work at our Lower Woods reserve, we promise a great day out at a spellbinding woodland. Join in and help with a wide variety of practical conservation tasks. Neil Lodge leads this group every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the year. The Thursday group is currently at capacity but you would be welcome to join the Tuesday group.

This is our newest conservation team which runs from Robinswood Hill Country Park in Gloucester on the last Friday of every month between 10am-2pm. This site is accessible via public transport. Come along and enjoy getting your hands dirty for the benefit of our local wildlife. 

Between October - April our dedicated volunteer team visits our Snows Farm nature reserve and carries out vital conservation work to protect the species rich grassland. This is a monthly group run on a Sunday.

Support the management of our nature reserves in and around the Stroud area. This group manages 5 of our nature reserves including Frome Banks, which sits nestled in the centre of Stroud along the River Frome, Box Wood, a semi-ancient woodland, Stuart Fawkes, home to the rare meadow Clarey plant and Coaley Peak and Neu-Lindsey, both important grassland reserves. 

The group meets on Thursday from 9:30am to 1pm.