Volunteer Conservation Rangers – Youth Rangers (16 to 25 yr olds)

Join us for hands on practical work at various green spaces in and around Brighton and Hove including Stanmer Park, The Wildlife Garden at Stanmer Organics, Withdean Woods, Foredown Wildlife Area, Waterhall Local Nature Reserve, The Deneway, Ditchling Beacon and Woods Mill. The aim is to help improve these areas for wildlife (and people) while having fun, learning new skills, gaining valuable experience and enhancing job and other volunteering prospects. No experience necessary. Everybody is very welcome and kept busy with lots of work to do.

Watch this video to see what Sussex Wildlife Trust Youth Rangers do

Dates & times: We meet every Thursday and work from 10.00 - 15.00 – once registered you’re emailed weekly with details of the week’s work.

What we do: Generally improving habitats, coppicing, hedge planting, green woodworking, food growing and composting, meadow planting, surveying and monitoring wildlife, pond maintenance, bird/bat boxes, orchard maintenance, scrub clearance, maintaining Forest School sites, basic bushcraft and more.

Most Thursdays we provide lunch and other refreshments which we cook over a fire.
Please wear strong shoes and appropriate clothing for the weather.

Interested?
Please contact Renzo Spano, Youth Volunteer Co-ordinator
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Mobile: 07795 528 312

You can claim travel expenses – please check for details.

Alternatively, over 16’s can volunteer with the Education team at Woods Mill, either on school visits or with events at the weekend or in the holidays.

For more details please email Volunteer Administrator or call: 01273 497562.

Work Experience

If you’re interested in working in nature conservation and want to see what it is really like, why not try some work experience, helping out in the office or with school visits at Woods Mill. For more details please email Volunteer Administrator or call: 01273 497562.