Volunteer stories

Our wonderful community of 200 volunteers are involved in all areas of our work.

Hear from some of our team about why they volunteer, what they do and their experience of getting involved with Earth Trust.

  • Satisfying that sense of purpose

    Volunteer Debbie Lewington shares how a search for a sense of purpose led her to Earth Trust.

  • Every day’s a school day

    New volunteer Erica Fairhurst shares her experience of volunteering, and learning, with Earth Trust.

  • The spice of volunteering life

    From counting sheep to frothing coffees, volunteering variety at Earth Trust has been the spice of life for Sally.

  • A guide to our volunteer tour guide!

    Andy Heelas joined Earth Trust as a volunteer in February 2020 and leads guided tours of Earth Trust's green spaces.

  • Meet Earth Trust’s volunteer hedgelayers

    Around Earth Trust Farm, community reserves and even in our car parks you may notice that many of our hedges are “laid”. We spoke to three of our hedgelaying volunteers, Bill, Martin and Mike, to find out more.

  • Meet Earth Trust’s volunteer photographer

    Gemma is a Volunteer Photographer at Earth Trust. We're privileged to have such a skilled artist on hand to capture and share some of our activities and landscapes.

    • As part of my journey to better my mental health, I was encouraged to spend as much time in nature as I could. So, that’s what I did. Volunteering for Earth Trust has given me my life back, as well as a huge sense of achievement.

  • Volunteering in the community

    Trevor Stevens plays an important role as the voice of Earth Trust in the community, engaging with visitors at our green spaces.

  • Volunteering at the Earth Trust office

    We’re fortunate to work with people who give up their time to support our office-based teams, like Julia who works with our Volunteer Office as a clerical and administration support.

  • Volunteers keeping our woodlands wonderful

    At Earth Trust, with the help of our Land Management volunteers, we coppice our woodland on rotation to nurture the trees and enhance biodiversity.

    • Get in touch with the team

    Complete our volunteer enquiry form - we'd love to hear from you!

  • Volunteer Profile: Mike Towndrow

    Conservation and maintenance volunteer Mike explains why he regularly volunteers at Earth Trust in his spare time.

  • Volunteer profile: Chris Phillips

    Four years ago Chris Phillips became a Trustee. "As a retired head teacher, I have taken a keen interest in the environmental education programme at Earth Trust".

  • Volunteer Profile: Steve Nixon

    Earth Trust’s land management volunteers share their time and passion to help care for our natural green spaces for everyone to enjoy. Steve is a butterfly counter and Volunteer Warden at Wallingford Castle Meadows.

    • Volunteer Mike Cornfield interviews our CEO

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  • Volunteer with Earth Trust

    Become an Earth Trust volunteer and you’ll be part of a dedicated team, passionate about making a difference to sustainability, biodiversity and wellbeing using the power of natural green spaces.

  • Volunteer benefits

    Earth Trust is a friendly, positive and collaborative place. We run a year-round programme of events and activities, exclusive to our volunteers.

  • Our Values

    We are a values-led organisation, committed to putting People at the heart of Connection to nature, and Learning together to Make change happen.