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Opportunities to join the National Park as a new volunteer are listed on this page. Unsure which area is closest to you? Check out the map to see which is your nearest one.
We work closely with many partners across the National Park, from land owners, large estates and national organisations to smaller community groups and trusts, to provide rewarding and interesting opportunities for our volunteers, that also meet our operational needs and corporate priorities, to help conserve and promote the special qualities of the National Park.
Please note our practical conservation opportunities vary according to landscape, season, access to land and wildlife cycles.
Email us stating what areas and roles you are interested in at – volunteering@southdowns.gov.uk
Our Eastern Downs team covers an area from Steyning to Eastbourne, and works out of two locations at Stanmer Park and Seven Sisters Country Park.
This area runs group taster days for those interested in volunteering. Sessions are organised from both the Stanmer and Seven Sisters offices and run roughly from 10.00-3.00.
Recruitment is currently closed for the Eastern Area as all of our taster days are fully booked, please check back regularly for new dates.
Our Western Downs team covers an area from Petersfield to Winchester with an office near Droxford.
Recruitment is currently closed for the Western Team, please check back regularly for updates.
This area runs taster days for those interested in volunteering. Sessions are monthly on Sundays and are roughly 10.00-3.00.
Our Central Downs team covers an area broadly from the A24 to Petersfield with an office near Singleton.
New –
We are looking for volunteers to assist with the recording of ancient, veteran and notable trees across the central area of the South Downs National Park. We will be using the Woodland Trust’s existing methodology for tree recording and uploading data to their Ancient Tree Inventory. Identifying where ancient trees are is the first step to help conservationists protect our most ecologically valuable trees.
You will need to be available for the whole of the training day –
Tuesday 24th March 9.00-4.00 in Slindon
Closing date for registering your interest is Thursday 19th March.
We are are also looking for an admin support volunteer to help with the coordination of the project, which can be done from home. We anticipate this being a couple of hours a week, and would be happy to chat through the details with those interested (this can be stand alone or in combination with tree surveys).
