Volunteering opportunities

Join the Blean volunteer team and get stuck in with helping to look after the iconic Blean Woods.

Working across several locations in a mixture of ancient chalk grassland & ancient woodland means there is always plenty to do!

Help our groundbreaking Wilder Blean project by being a friendly face on site helping visitors enjoy the woodland and share information on the project.

Shoresearch volunteer citizen scientists collect data across intertidal zones along the Kent coast which help to provide invaluable insights into the health of our coastal ecosystems and the species that inhabit them.

Become a Landwatch Volunteer to support vital dolphin surveys, gather crucial data, and help safeguard Kent’s marine environment for future generations.

Our livestock play a huge part in looking after our nature reserves. Their grazing is essential in providing places for our wildlife to live. All our livestock need checking every day to ensure they are healthy, safe and happy. Full training on how to behave around livestock and what to look out for will be provided.

To aid in the management and restoration of habitats in the Medway Valley, working on Holborough Marsh, Peters Pit and Wouldham Common. You will work alongside other like-minded volunteers to improve wet grassland for breeding waders such as lapwing and redshank, chalk grassland for butterflies and wildflowers, as well as aid in the restoration of woodland and scrub habitats.

At Nashenden Down you can help with one of our exciting wilding sites, returning ex arable farmland back into flower rich meadow, woodland and scrub mosaic full of butterflies and wildflowers. Rotational scrub and woodland management to encourage breeding birds such as Nightingale and Turtle Dove, and managing ponds of amphibians and dragonflies.

Join our dedicated team at Darland Banks in the heart of the Medway Towns, you will help with removing scrub and improving the chalk grassland for butterflies and wildflowers. Rotational scrub coppice and ride management to encourage breeding birds along with orchids and Adders. In summer we count one of the biggest populations of Man Orchids in the country.

Join the Blean volunteer team and get stuck in with helping to look after the iconic Blean Woods.

To work alongside an existing group of enthusiastic volunteers to help manage a number of reserves across West Kent.

Support our education tutors in delivering our exciting education and engagement programmes.