Volunteer in the outdoors
Volunteering in the outdoors is a great way to make a difference, gain skills, meet people – and get a workout.
Plenty of organisations would love to have your help. Perhaps you can spare an hour fortnightly or maybe you’d like to spend a week on a working holiday.
You could join a local group – or even start one – to improve greenspace and paths close to home. Or travel to some of Scotland’s wildest places to maintain and repair trails and work on projects to enhance habitats for wildlife.
Learn more about how to volunteer with NatureScot.
You can search for conservation and gardening opportunities on the Volunteer Scotland website. Or, have a look at our list of organisations that offer environmental volunteering opportunities in Scotland.
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Scotland's National Nature Reserves - visiting and volunteering for each reserve
Publications:
- Gaelic welcome volunteers
- Beinn Eighe NNR volunteer information
- Scottish natural heritage volunteers handbook
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