Volunteer with us and help wildlife across London

Our volunteers help London's wildlife thrive – without them we wouldn't be able to continue recovering nature.
 

Whether you're a nature novice or an ecology expert; everyone is welcome to get involved. Volunteering with us will give you new skills and experience, learning from qualified professionals. 
 

There are lots of different ways to get involved with London Wildlife Trust in locations across the capital, for example surveying, practical conservation, or meeting visitors, amongst other opportunities.

Current volunteering vacancies

Croydon and South London

For reserves in Croydon such as Hutchinson’s Bank and Chapel Bank, Bramley Bank and Braeburn Park in Crayford, as well as other reserves nearby, please contact Simon Hawkins: shawkins@wildlondon.org.uk

Volunteer days are generally every Monday and Tuesday for Croydon, and every Thursday for Braeburn. A typical volunteering day includes scrub clearance from chalkland meadows, infrastructure repairs (fence repairs or installing steps on footpaths) and litter picking. 

West London and Hillingdon

For our Hillingdon reserves, please contact Peter Salter: psalter@wildlondon.org.uk
For other reserves around the West London area, please contact Rob Spencer: rspencer@wildlondon.org.uk

Workdays are on weekends and weekdays, and could include a variety of practical conservation tasks in woodlands, glades or meadows.

Walthamstow Wetlands

• Visitor Activity Surveying *doesn’t involve feedback collection*(Thur and Sun, alternating, once a month)
• Guide in a Hide (Saturdays mainly and occasionally Fridays)
• Litter picking + Meet and Greet (joint roles, throughout the week but mainly on weekends)

For Walthamstow volunteering opportunities, please contact: verangers@wildlondon.org.uk

If you have any general enquiries, please contact volunteering@wildlondon.org.uk 

Key information:

• All volunteers must be aged 16 and over. 16 and 17-year-olds need parental consent unless they are in employment. Sometimes there are rules on whether you need to bring a friend, sibling, parent or guardian who is 18+. Please email us to find out more.
• Expenses can be provided for travel within London and for a lunch of under £6.
• Any equipment needed is provided by us, but please wear suitable clothing and footwear.
• You will need to complete a compulsory registration form, please inform your team leader of any relevant medical conditions

Internships:

The National Minimum Wage law allows charities to have unpaid interns, however the sector has faced criticism that the practise takes advantage of those wanting to start their career in the Third Sector, and is a barrier to those unable to work for free.

London Wildlife Trust's previous approach to internships - paying travel and lunch expenses - wasn't as fair as it could have been. We now recognise that those who couldn't afford to work for free were locked out of the opportunity to gain essential experience with us, and as a result we weren't getting the diversity of talent that the organisation needs in order to continue to do great work now and in the future. We've taken advise from fair internships campaigners and we no longer accept unpaid internships at London Wildlife Trust.