Volunteer Livestock Checker - Ripon City Wetlands

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Ripon City Wetlands Nature Reserve
Voluntary
Part Time
Closing date not specified, apply soon!

Conservation & WildlifeEcology


Do you fancy keeping fit whilst getting some fresh air? Would you like to help us check our ‘udderley’ brilliant Dexter Cattle and our mischievous Hebridean Sheep to make sure they’re in good health? The our Livestock Checker Volunteer role would be perfect for you!

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust manages over 100 reserves, restoring biodiversity, protecting habitats and wildlife and providing wonderful opportunities for visitors to get close up and see some of our most enthralling wildlife. Part of the management of many of our grassland, fen and heathland reserves is carried out by grazing animals.

Grazing helps control competitive ‘rough’ plant species that can out-compete the finer, more interesting species of grass and wildflower that we seek to encourage. Livestock on the reserves need to be checked to ensure that their health is good, and that they are still all there. 

Benefits for you:

  • The chance to spend quiet time on one of YWT’s superb reserves; you will often spot fantastic wildlife close up while stock checking.
  • The chance to get to learn more about the amazing role cattle and sheep play in creating wildlife-friendly habitats.
  • Learn skills in animal welfare and management if desired.
  • Learn some more about nature reserve management and meet other like – minded people.
  • Access to our free volunteer training programme and volunteer events throughout the year.
  • Be-spoke training will be provided to enable you to carry out your Livestock Volunteer role safely

For more information and to apply please visit Yorkshire Wildlife Trust website


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About Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is a charity dedicated to conserving, protecting and restoring wildlife and wild places in Yorkshire. We were established as a charity in 1946, and are part of The Wildlife Trusts movement. We look after over 100 nature reserves right across Yorkshire, and are involved in hundreds of other conservation-related projects. Our work inspires people to understand the value of nature and to take action for it.

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