So what will you get up to volunteering with us?

No one day is the same as another in BTCV we work on thousands of sites so you will get the chance to go to a variety of beautiful locations. You will have the chance to try out a variety of tasks from tree planting to dry stone walling, footpath construction to creating wildlife habitats.

Most of our volunteers will meet the project organiser at the agreed pick up point in the morning and set off in the BTCV minibus to their site for the day. This is a great chance to meet other volunteers and find out what they have done before.

Once you arrive at the site, your project leader will give a short introduction to the site, explain the tasks for the day and go through any health and safety information.

Now it is time to get going, but don’t worry volunteers aren’t left on their own the project will make sure that everyone understands their task and more experienced volunteers will always help you out. Don’t worry about getting bored, you will have a chance to do different activities throughout the day and hopeful learn something new!

It’s not all hard work either; there are breaks throughout the day so you can have a rest a cup of tea, a biscuit and a chat and lunch of course!

At the end of the task everything needs to be tidied up and made safe as many of the sites we work on are publicly accessible. Then everyone piles back in the minibus to head home.

Hopefully you will go home having had a great day, learnt something new and made some new friends.

So do you want to give it a go? Find a project or task day near you.

Still go some questions? See if you can find the answers here.