Residential Volunteer - Aylesbeare Common
RSPB
RSPB Aylesbeare Common is part of the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths SSSI and NNR, a unique geological feature & one of the largest areas of lowland heath in the country.
Join our small staff team, working with us and our band of volunteers to help with the management of this internationally important reserve. Gain the skills & experience that will help you get a job in nature conservation.
Assisting in all aspects of our work, you’ll learn practical habitat management (primarily in heathland with some woodland and hay meadows), livestock/estate work, wildlife survey (depending on the season). If here for the winter, you will be trained in chainsaw.
Residential volunteering will give you a valuable insight into the RSPB, nature conservation and heathland management. You must be enthusiastic, work well in a team with a keen interest in wildlife & conservation. The ability to undertake strenuous manual labour & work outdoors in all weathers essential!
We take residential volunteers for a period of 6-12 months. Minimum age 18. Full manual driving licence. Accommodation and practical training provided. This is a practical, sometimes physically demanding, reserve-based placement. We have up to three residential volunteers at a time, living in a 3 bedroom, purpose built log cabin.
For details, and to apply, click below
For queries and questions, please contact: [email protected], 01395 233655
About RSPB
The RSPB is a charity for the conservation of birds and nature. We bring people together who love birds and other wildlife, and who want to take action to restore the health and diversity of the natural world. We carry out conservation on a large scale, protect and restore habitats, and save species from extinction. We’re living in a nature and climate emergency, and we won’t stop whilst the threats persist.
We believe our work makes a real difference to the world we live in. It takes a great team to
save nature and we need a wide range of skills to make it happen.
As an RSPB employee, you will be helping to save nature every time you come to work. There’s never been a more important time to protect our wildlife and wild places, so we want to make sure you feel rewarded for everything you help us to achieve.
The RSPB is a charity for the conservation of birds and nature. We bring people together who love birds and other wildlife, and who want to take action to restore the health and diversity of the natural world. We carry out conservation on a large scale, protect and restore habitats, and save species from extinction. We’re living in a nature and climate emergency, and we won’t stop whilst the threats persist. We believe our work makes a real difference to the world we live in. It takes a great team to save nature and we need a wide range of skills to make it happen. As an RSPB employee, you will be helping to save nature every time you come to work. There’s never been a more important time to protect our wildlife and wild places, so we want to make sure you feel rewarded for everything you help us to achieve.
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