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.
Many of Kents woodlands are coppice woodlands that need managing to maintain biodiversity. Volunteers from an essential part of an effort to help restore, maintain and enhance natural spaces and wildlife across the county. Can you help look after the Weald and its natural spaces?
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.
At Queendown Warren you will help with removing scrub and improving the chalk grassland for butterflies and wildflowers. Rotational scrub and woodland coppice and ride management to encourage breeding birds such as Nightingale and Turtle Dove, along with orchids and Adders.
Help our engagement team reach the community of Dover by helping with event and outreach work.
Support our education tutors in the administration of our education programmes.
Help us to maintain clean, comfortable and tidy hides, trails and facilities at Sevenoaks Nature Reserve.
