We rely on volunteers to get involved and help undertake valuable work. From practical countryside management, wildlife surveying and controlling invasive species, to inputting data through to helping in public-facing roles in our National Park Centres and at public events.
Volunteers complement our staff effort and increase the amount we can achieve together.
Take a look at our current volunteer opportunities below. If you are interested in applying for one of these roles, click the 'Fill in an application' button, within the details of the role.
If time is short, have a look at our micro volunteering roles on our Look Wild on Exmoor page on Eventbrite. These seasonal activities are easy to sign up for and require no ongoing commitment.
For more general enquiries contact getinvolved@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk.
We are currently have vacancies for path parers in the following parishes: Luxborough, Treborough, Winsford, Brompton Regis, Cutcombe and Wooton Courtenay.
Path Parer volunteers adopt a section of path and help maintain the paths and keep them accessible. Tools and training are provided.
Activities are undertaken on a flexible, self-led basis, with a committment to undertake a minimum of 5 days in the role per year, normally late Spring - Summer.
Every year Staff and volunteers help hundreds of school children and families to visit and learn about Exmoor. We need volunteers to help in different capacities, from:-
We are looking for keen exmoor walkers who like exploring new places.
We a have a series of set routes that mostly following rivers but can also be done anywhere. Volunteers walk these routes using iNatrualist to record the most notable vegetation as they go, paying particular attention to about half a dozen invasive species, recording these where ever they find them.
volunteers walk independently reporting their findings back using the iNaturalist app.
Try your hand at a range of essential peatland restoration tasks by joining the team of restoration working party volunteers with the SWPP. Regular days out will focus on completing practical tasks on our peatland sites, from peat bund maintenance to planting sphagnum plugs. This practical role gets you out and about in beautiful and crucial environments for people, climate and wildlife and contributing to the future health of peatlands across the South West. Our working parties are held across Exmoor, Dartmoor, Bodmin Moor and West Penwith, and you are most welcome to attend work parties closer to home or further afield.
Join Rangers every other Wednesday to help with installing gates, signposts, and carrying out other work to keep our footpath and bridleways open and easy to use.
Basic training is available to all volunteers.
People who are not regularly volunteering on Exmoor may be asked to make a donation to Caremoor for Exmoor.
See course details below for more information.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteer Coffee Morning | 2 | 5/19/2025 | 8/18/2025 | |
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exmoor Local Access Forum Member | 0 | |||
To include any activities arranged as part of the Pioneers project
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Nursery Activity Day Tues 8 April 2025 | 1 | 4/8/2025 | 4/8/2025 | |
