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Volunteering with Natural England

Natural England has over 1,000 volunteers across the country, offering help on National Nature Reserves and Sites of Special Scientific Interest, providing expert advice on protected species to members of the public and helping with projects or administration in Regional Teams.

Roles for Volunteers in Natural England

There are a number of 'traditional' volunteer roles, including those discussed in the case studies below. These volunteers recount their experiences when they worked for English Nature.

Voluntary NNR Warden

‘Nature Neil’ – NNR Volunteer

Neil Ellis ('Nature Neil') volunteer at chippenham fen, Ron Donaldson/English Nature

Voluntary Batwarden

Voluntary Batwardens help Regional Teams by giving advice to members of the public who have discovered bats in their property.
Nick Tomlinson – Batwarden

Neil Tomlinson volunteer batworker enters loft to look for bats, Paul Glendell/English Nature

Other roles

The roles mentioned above are certainly what the majority of Natural England’s volunteers do – you could say that they are our speciality. However, some teams also offer the chance of project based or office/administration work.
Helen Kerr – office volunteer

Helen Kerr – office volunteer, Humber to Pennines, Team Anne-Marie Fraser/English Nature