Volunteering Opportunities
If you do not see your area mentioned below please contact Nadia Bessos on 0131 312 4703 for details of activities you can get involved in locally. Remember to check out our
Conservation Teams too!
North Region:
Working Parties
There are regular volunteering opportunities in the Highlands and Islands throughout the year. These are residential working parties where a range of conservation tasks are done such as path construction, bridge building and tree planting.
There are opportunities on Handa Island, Rahoy Hills, Ben Mor Coigach, Hill of White Hamars and the Isle of Eigg.
For more information please contact Glen Campbell, Reserves Co-ordinator on 01463 811497 or 07920 468 567.
Volunteering in the Highlands and Islands in the Summer of 2009
We have various volunteering vacancies in the Highlands and Islands doing a range of jobs. There is something for everyone.
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Spend the summer on Handa helping with seabird monitoring (contact Mark Foxwell,
mfoxwell@swt.org.uk)
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Spend the summer on Eigg doing practical and monitoring work (contact John Chester,
jchester@swt.org.uk)
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Join one of our week long practical work parties on Handa, Orkney or the west coast (contact Glen Campbell,
gcampbell@swt.org.uk)
These opportunities are open to anyone who is interested in wildlife and likes to work out doors.
We look forward to hearing from you, but hurry as places are limited.
Perth & Kinross/Dundee/Angus/Aberdeenshire/Moray
Volunteering at Montrose Basin Wildlife Centre
Contact: Neil Mitchell, Montrose Basin Ranger and/or Caroline Hendry, Visitor Centre Manager on 01674 676336
Volunteering at Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre
Contact: Peter Ferns, Visitor Centre Manager on 01350 727337
Ayrshire/Renfrewshire
Irvine Group
Contact: Brian Dawkins, Irvine Ranger on 01294 279 376
Borders/City of Edinburgh/East Lothian/Midlothian/West Lothian
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There is a group of our reserve convenors/members who work on SWT reserves most Fridays in East Lothian/Midlothian.
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Our Johnston Terrace reserve has a group of volunteers who work one Sunday a month on this reserve/wildlife garden near Edinburgh Castle.
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Pease Dean in the Borders - monthly task
Contact: Julian Warman, Reserves Manager South East on 0131 312 4775