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. If you want to see some specific tasks organised by me in the Forest of Bowland then look at Volunteer opportunities. If you are an employer who is looking for a team building event with an environmental theme then look at Employee Volunteering. I know that I can organise something that would be interesting and useful for you and your team. Lastly, if you want to join in a working holiday either staying with other volunteers or just joining in for a day or two then look at Conservation holidays.

If you want to discuss anything to do with volunteering in or around the Forest of Bowland then please phone Martin Charlesworth on 01200 448000 or email me on martin [dot] charlesworth [at] lancashire [dot] gov [dot] uk