Why Volunteer?

Improve Your Employability

Did you know volunteering enhances your employment status? Volunteering is also a powerful way to improve your C.V.

Many employers look for this kind of experience in their prospective employees.

Lessons

Each week something different is taught. The volunteer/student is guided through a range of skills and activities such as:

Pruning;  Raising plants from seed; Deadheading;  taking cuttings & growing on; Soil maintenance & improvement; lawn care; greenhouse gardening; cultivation of Vegetables; cultivation of Fruit; cultivation of Flowers; cultivation of Shrubs & specimen trees;  garden Wildlife; Conservation; planting; pests & diseases; garden design, decorating & d.i.y.

Additionally in the specialist Assistantships of course such subjects/skills as:   web design; surveying and planning; environmental studies; conservation; art & architecture; landscape; wildlife etc.

Build Your Skills

Stephen Cox is a qualified teacher with many years experience in the secondary and further education sectors. He has worked with individuals from many nationalities, and from many backgrounds.

You will find that a placement such as this will improve various skills such as:

Self Confidence; Initiative; Communication; Problem Solving;  Self Reliance; Research; Assessment.

On completion of your placement or period of study or volunteering you will be given a written Testimonial. You may also refer prospective employers to us to give you a Reference.

Keeping Active

Volunteering is a great way to keep active when you are retired. The work is steady and not onerous. Careful consideration is given to age and condition. There is something to suit everyone.

Volunteering is also a recognised way of keep the mind active and  feeling a part of things. It is also a way of overcoming loss or moving on from  problems.

Giving Back

Volunteering is also a way in which you can help others, and make the world a better place.

Remote Volunteering

There are remote volunteering placements available. This is where you study and volunteer from home or your current University in your spare time and contribute by writing articles on conservation etc or make video films for the Trust. Please look at the student manager section.

Status Required

Note: applications for actual volunteering are only accepted from UK citizens. There are no residential volunteering placements only day or half visitor opportunities.