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

Volunteers scything training

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

Speak to your staff lead with any questions on these events, or email us at volunteering.earthtrust.org.uk