Become a conservation volunteer
and do something practical to conserve the Tees Valley. From tree planting to building boardwalks, you can learn new skills, make new friends and work on beautiful countryside sites. As well as doing something positive to conserve local biodiversity volunteering can also provide you with many benefits including
- The chance to work outdoors on interesting sites
- Learn new practical skills or improve existing ones
- Meet new people and belong to part of a team
- Gain useful practical experience for future employment
- Improve your health and fitness with exercise and fresh air
The Tees Valley Wildlife Trust has a wide variety of volunteering opportunities.
Volunteers are a vital part of the Wildlife Trust team. The Wildlife Trust runs teams of volunteers who carry out a variety of practical tasks on nature reserves. No prior knowledge, skills or experience are necessary as this is provided. If you don’t fancy outdoor work the Wildlife Trust also has opportunities in office administration, membership support, wildlife surveying and assisting with school and community projects.
Contact the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust on 01287 636390 for more details.
Volunteer with your local country park and assist with outdoor practical projects or at countryside events.
Stockton Council’s Countryside Management Service welcomes volunteers to work alongside their countryside ranger on its country parks and countryside sites. To find out more visit
www.stockton.gov.uk/citizenservices/environment/parksandopen/involved/countrysidevolunteers/
Redcar and Cleveland the Countryside Service has a popular volunteering scheme. Volunteers can get involved on countryside tasks, assisting with public visits and helping at their country park visitor centres. Find out more by visiting Visit www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/main.nsf/Web+Full+List/3228FB12D6782D2E80256BAA00482C19?OpenDocument
The Hartlepool Countryside Wardens offer countryside volunteering experiences which include carrying out practical conservation tasks, assisting with events and guided walks and path monitoring and associated repairs. Visit
www.hartlepool.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=475
