Volunteering opportunities at Stanwick Lakes
Join our volunteer team at Stanwick Lakes and provide invaluable support to Rockingham Forest Trust, the charity that manages the site. Stanwick Lakes is a beautiful 750 acre nature reserve and visitor attraction and there are many ways you can support us.
What's involved?
We have a wide range of volunteer opportunities available. Help us to manage the site to benefit the flora and fauna, support our many varied events, become involved with our project work or help out in the office or visitor centre.
You can give as much or as little time as you are able.
Why get involved?
By becoming a valued member of our team of volunteers you can:
How to get involved
If you are interested in volunteering with us, please complete our application form. On the form you will need to give contact details for two referees. Once complete you will then be contacted to come and meet with our Volunteer Coordinator.
We look forward to welcoming you to the team!
Do you love to be outside in all weathers, keeping active? Joining our team of conservation volunteers could be perfect for you!
What's involved?
Conservation volunteers meet weekly on a Wednesday morning to carry out a range of tasks, depending on the time of year. One week you might be cutting willow back along the causeway or in the reed bed and the following week maintaining fences
Why get involved?
By becoming a valued member of our team of volunteers you can:
Are you interested in being a Heritage Volunteer and helping with our various heritage projects across the Stanwick Lakes site?
Tasks might include physical activity such as gardening, cultivating / readying scrub land for building or prep work. It might also include hands on craft work using modern and traditional tools, and heavy lifting and land clearance. Other elements of the role include involvement in events, heritage workshops, outreach and conservation of specific areas around the site.
Why get involved?
By becoming a valued member of our team of volunteers you can:
Do you love being outside in all weathers? Do you enjoy digging, weeding and planting? Why not join our weekend heritage garden volunteers from April to September?
Our heritage garden volunteers meet on the second Saturday morning and the fourth Sunday morning of the month to work in and around our heritage gardens, located next to the Heritage Barn at Stanwick. The gardens complement the barn, showcasing plants which would have been grown in this area from Neolithic times until medieval times. Our volunteers have also carefully researched the different uses of the plants: whether for food and flavouring, medicine, dyeing, spiritual purposes, or just for their scent and decoration.
Why get involved?
By becoming a valued member of our team of volunteers you can:
Our mission: To bring people closer to and help them engage with the natural environment
Our vision: To create and conserve special green spaces and explore local heritage in ways which educate, involve and inspire
Our values:
