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Getting Involved on Exmoor is important
We rely on volunteers to get involved and undertake valuable work from practical countryside management, wildlife surveying and controlling invasive species to inputting data and helping in a public facing roles in our National Park Centers and at public events delivering family activities.
Volunteers compliment our staff effort and help to increase the amount we can achieve together.
Take a look at our volunteer opportunities below, if you are interested in anything then fill out the application or contact the person listed against that activity. For more general enquirers contact getinvolved@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk.
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:-
What Next-
If you are interested in undertaking this role please sign up for the activities below or fill in the application form and a member of staff will be in contact to talk through the role in more detail. Once fully signed up you'll be able to pick which events you are able to help with.
If you would like to have an informal chat first please contact as below.
Further info/contact- Name: Patrick Watts-Mabbott Position: Volunteer and Outreach Officer Tel: 07973727469 email: pwatts-mabbott@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk or see contacts in the individual activities.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor Events Support Assistants | 1 | |||
Make regular trips to ensure your site is good order. remove any litter, and make appropriate check as detailed for each site.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barlynch Priory Volunteer Guide | 1 | |||
Sign up to check you river reach at least once before the end of August 2020. After this if we still have gaps we will ask for people to fill them through September.times a year.
The species we are mainly looking for are.
However we can accept observations for anything. In fact if you don't find any of the target species. It is usefull if you can record somthing every 250 meters or so so we can see where has been surveyed.
Anything you find should be added to the ENNIS project on iNaturalist where you will be prompted to state the side of the river, density of growth and m2 being covered.
If you have doubts to the I.d. just add the photo and we'll do our best to help.
It is always worth double checking you location as well. Offten best done when you get home.
Below you should have a list of sites and routes we want surveying. These are our priority routes, and we will try and assign 1 or two people to each one. But feel free to also walk others, and also to look anywhere you go in the national park.
If need any help or have any questions call Patrick Watts-Mabbott 07973727469 or 01398322227 or email pwatts-mabbott@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk with a contact number and you iNaturalist username if you have one.