Volunteer Calendar
Events for Earth Trust volunteers
We run a year-round programme of events and activities exclusively for our volunteers. From training sessions and talks to hone your skills, and webinars to keep you up-to-date on our work, to socials and get-togethers to meet your fellow volunteers.
This page features our volunteer programming schedule for the year, as well as details of the main Earth Trust public programming events so that all the key dates are easy to find, in one place.
Building skills, sharing knowledge
Our free programme for volunteers has two strands:
- walks & talks to keep you abreast of relevant topics, like regenerative farming and nature identification
- workshops to provide training in practical role-based skills, such as hedgelaying and scything
We aim to provide a series of valuable sessions through the year, fully utilising the expertise and knowledge of our staff and volunteers, and bringing in partners to share their insights and learnings too. Each event is promoted in the Volunteer Bulletin a fortnight in advance, with full details and joining instructions.
Learning & Development Events
5 February – Welcome Walk
26 February – Communicating, delivered by Abingdon & Witney College
28 March – Supporters’ Insight: Farming, Online Webinar
24 April – Welcome Walk
30 April – No Dig Gardening, with Toby Marchant
6 May – Badger Walk, at Wytham Woods
20 May – Difficult Conversations, Abingdon & Witney College
18 June – Welcome Walk
27 June – Orienteering Walk, with Darrell Sturley
July – Scything workshop
15 Sept – Championing Rights, delivered by Abingdon & Witney College
30 Sept – Welcome Walk
11 Nov – Advocacy, delivered by Abingdon & Witney College
Nov – Supporters’ Insight
Volunteer Social Events
1-7 June – Volunteers’ Week
June – Volunteers’ Week thank you
July – Supporters’ Day (4.30-8pm)
26 September – Late Summer Social (6-9pm)
Visitor Public Events
20 May – Bioblitz at Abbey Fishponds
3-5 May – Spring Festival
25 May-15 June – Dig Ventures Roman villa excavation
20 June – Bioblitz at Thrupp Lake
12 July – Bioblitz at Mowbray Fields
October – Pumpkin Patch
December – Christmas Market