There are many opportunities for volunteering in and around the Forest of Bowland and there are several organisations, as well as the Forest of Bowland itself, that will welcome you and in some cases offer training depending on your aims and plans. Which organisation you approach will depend on what you want to get out of volunteering and the level of commitment that you wish to give.

People volunteer for a whole variety of reasons. Young people may want to get experience and training to help build a CV and help them into a paid job in the environmental sector. Older people may be looking for a career change into the environmental sector. Other people have specific interests and concerns eg birds, bats, butterflies, wild flowers. Other people just want to be sociable, get fitter, stay active and/or meet new friends and help the environment.

If you want to volunteer regularly and/or build a better CV for a paid job in the environmental sector then look at the section on Regular Volunteering.

NEW: Current Opportunity

We are planning on running 4 to 5 days hedgelaying training at Knotts Farm, Quernmore in mid November 2011 (dates to be confirmed).  It's a good hedge to learn on and if you can make more than 2 days it will certainly provide the opportunity for you to fine tune your skills too.

The trainer will be Geoff Whitley and all tools will be provided. If you would like to find out more please contact tarja [dot] wilson [at] lancashire [dot] gov [dot] uk 01200 448000