Volunteer

"I enjoy volunteering for the CRT because it gives me the opportunity to work outside on the farm in truly stunning countryside. It has also given me the opportunity to see and learn about local wildlife and native plants and species." -Volunteer on Lark Rise Farm, Cambridgeshire

We pride ourselves in encouraging local people and communities to invest in the life and work of the countryside, through various volunteering programmes we are educating them on the importance of biodiversity and conservation.

Our volunteering opportunities play a vital role in the conservation work, wildlife monitoring and events across our properties. From planting hedgerows to tracking migration patterns to selling mince pies, each role supports us in our overall vision.

Volunteer achievements

• Cleared approximately 6500 sq/m of invasive vegetation at Green Farm, Surrey.
• Removed redundant barbed-wire fencing and planted 700m of mixed hedging at Pierrepont Farm, Surrey.
• Made and installed over 80 nest boxes of various types at Pierrepont Farm, which has been occupied by blue tits, great tits, nuthatches, redstarts, barn owls, mandarin ducks and stock doves.
• Prepared the sites and assisted on the farm open days at Lark Rise Farm, Pierrepont Farm, Twyford Farm, Green Farm, Turnastone Court Farm, Margaret Wood and Mayfields Farm.
• Assisted on the stands at a variety of different fairs and shows across the country.

How volunteers benefit wildlife

There are many positive benefits of volunteers to wildlife and conservation, such as creating new or improve habitats, clearing invasive varieties to allow native species to thrive and monitoring species populations.

How volunteers benefit CRT farmers

Our tenant farmers work tirelessly to improve the land for wildlife. They also work hard to make a living in one of the hardest and gruelling industries in the UK.

The farmers use the CRT volunteers to carry out vital conservation and monitoring activities on the farms that they cannot spare the time to do.

How volunteering benefits our volunteers

The benefits of volunteering can be enormous, it connects like-minded people from all walks of life, teaches new skills that can be utilised across various tasks and gives an opportunity to support nature and conservation.

Register your interest

We have paused our volunteering programme for now, but are excited to be relaunching it next Spring in 2022. Volunteers are so very important to the CRT and if you are interested in joining us next year, we would love to hear from you. Please register to let us know and we will get in touch with you in the New Year.

Register

If you’re not able to volunteer, you can still help us achieve our vision:

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