Environmental and outdoor volunteering opportunities

Want to spend more time outdoors or help improve the environment? Use the links below to find out how.

Training in archaeology
A scheme providing training and qualifications for the unemployed.
Volunteer in the countryside
Become a volunteer countryside ranger, a parish tree warden, or join our ranger's training scheme.
Ashdown Forest
Ranger, conservation and information centre volunteering opportunities at Ashdown Forest.
Rights of way – helping you discover East Sussex
A group of representatives called the East Sussex Local Access Forum meets irregularly to discuss issues about access to the countryside. Visit this page to find out about meeting dates and how you can stand for election.
Sussex Wildlife Trust
From helping at family events to undertaking conservation projects, find out how you can get involved.
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Help with the practical management of the Nature Reserve, finding places and wildlife that you may not otherwise see.
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV)
Why not work out in the fresh air clearing a pond or coppicing a wood, instead of on an exercise machine? Look out for a 'Green Gym' group near you.
Walking bus – Czone
Reduce congestion in your town or village when you escort your child and their friends on the way to school. At least two volunteer parents accompany the walking bus as a ‘driver' and ‘conductor'. Each bus also has reserve volunteers.
do-it
If you can't find a volunteering opportunity that interests you, use the search on the home page of the do-it website.