Welcome to the North Pennines National Landscape volunteer page. This special place is a protected landscape – you can help to look after this important place by volunteering. Volunteers make a huge difference to the work we are able to do to look after and share the nature, landscape and heritage of the North Pennines.
If you would like to learn more about volunteering or the opportunities available, contact Emma Harle, Volunteer Development Officer, on 07741 808506 or email eharle@northpennines.org.uk, or you can sign up here using the application form.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access Improvements to mine sites across the North Pennines | 9 | 4/2/2026 | 12/10/2026 | |
| Pennine Way champions | 1 | |||
Archaeology, recording historic structures, restoration work etc.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic environment indoor working day | 9 | 2/27/2026 | 12/11/2026 | |
| Historic environment on-site working day | 9 | 2/26/2026 | 12/8/2026 | |
| Mine site maintenance | 10 | 3/3/2026 | 12/1/2026 | |
Oral history recording, digital archiving etc.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlocking the asylum archives: mania. melancholy, and metallurgy | 1 | 3/3/2026 | 3/3/2026 | |
Support nature through practical activities such as tree planting or nest box building.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adder survey volunteer training | 3 | 3/19/2026 | 3/26/2026 | |
| Garden club - Bowlees Visitor Centre | 10 | 2/24/2026 | 11/24/2026 | |
| Hedge and tree planting (Tees-Swale) | 4 | 2/18/2026 | 3/26/2026 | |
| Looking after wildflower plug plants (Tees-Swale) | 1 | |||
| Monitoring of woodland and scrub planting (Tees-Swale) | 0 | |||
| Tree and wildflower nursery drop in session (Tees-Swale) | 12 | 2/25/2026 | 9/23/2026 | |
| Tree and wildflower nursery watering (Tees-Swale) | 1 | |||
The North Pennines is one of England’s most special places. It is a National Landscape and a UNESCO Global Geopark. The North Pennines National Landscape team works to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the area, focusing on nature recovery and helping people to make an emotional connection with nature. The North Pennines is a stunning landscape of open heather moors and peatlands, attractive dales and hay meadows, tumbling upland rivers, wonderful woods, welcoming communities, intriguing imprints of a mining and industrial past, distinctive birds, animals and plants and much, much more. www.northpennines.org.uk
