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Students from the Berkshire College of Agriculture volunteering at Warburg Nature Reserve

Students from the Berkshire College of Agriculture volunteering at Warburg Nature Reserve ©BBOWT

Youth Volunteering

Opportunities for young people to get involved in nature conservation and be part of the movement for change.


Are you aged 13–21 and interested in wildlife, conservation, and the natural world? Do you want to gain practical skills, build experience, and meet like-minded people?

BBOWT's Youth Volunteering Opportunities are designed to help young people connect with nature, learn new skills, and explore pathways into conservation and environmental careers.

View our latest opportunities below, get involved and make a difference!

Volunteering Opportunities

Become a Wildlife Ambassador

If you are interested in helping wildlife by lobbying your MP and/or local councillors, please join our Wildlife Ambassadors. We will contact you with suggested actions, including advice on what to include in your communications.

Become a Wildlife Ambassador

Join our Youth Volunteering Panel

If you would like to help shape the future of volunteering in BBOWT for young people, you can apply to join our Youth Volunteering Panel.

Youth Volunteering Panel

Dancersend Conservation Work Party Volunteer

An opportunity to carry out practical conservation tasks around this nature reserve near Wendover. This friendly group meets on the second Sunday of each month and roughly fortnightly for Wednesday morning work sessions. No experience needed.

Dancersend Conservation Work Party

Nature Discovery Centre Young Volunteers (13-17 years)

We are looking for young volunteers from all walks of life to volunteer at the Nature Discovery Centre. Whether you're a nature nerd, a social butterfly, or just looking to boost your CV, we have a place for you! No experience is needed, but a friendly and enthusiastic manner, plus a willingness to help with a variety of tasks, are essential.

NDC Young Volunteers

 

Nature Discovery Centre Conservation Volunteer

Conservation volunteers are vital to the Trust’s mission to bring about nature's recovery by providing the hands-on support needed to carry out crucial conservation tasks.

You will play a key role undertaking habitat management tasks with a regular supportive and friendly community of like-minded volunteers who share your passion for the outdoors.

NDC Conservation Volunteer

Teenagers at Sutton Courtenay Environmental Education Centre

Teenagers at Sutton Courtenay Environmental Education Centre by Chris Deeney

Teen Rangers

Join our wildlife club for 11–17-year-olds. Get outdoors, help protect local wild spaces, learn new conservation skills, and become a real wildlife warrior.

  • The Nature Discovery Centre, Berks
  • Woolley Firs, Berks
  • College Lake, Bucks
  • Sutton Courtenay, Oxon
Teen Rangers
Teenagers in the woods enjoying nature. Picture: Helena Dolby

Teenagers in the woods enjoying nature. Picture: Helena Dolby

Local community groups

Ready to take action for nature? Local community groups are always looking for young people to get involved.

Explore nearby opportunities and find a project that interests you.

Community volunteering opportunities
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Team Wilder

Team Wilder is an initiative by The Wildlife Trusts that encourages everyone to take action for nature.

Follow the link below for ideas and inspiration on how you can help wildlife at home, at school or college, at work, or in your local area.

Once you've taken action, add a pin to the Team Wilder map and show that you're part of the team!

Get involved

Work experience

Unfortunately, due to current resource limitations and the need to focus on key organisational priorities for the year, we are unable to offer work experience for the foreseeable future.

Here are some useful links to other organisations that we work with, who offer work experience, apprenticeships, and intern opportunities:

Chiltern Rangers - Work experience

Countryside Jobs - Apprenticeships and Interns

Green Jobs for Nature - Work experience

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) - Early career placements or email workexperience@wwt.org.uk
 

Upcoming events for young people