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This year on National Meadows Day, we are campaigning for the protection of irreplaceable meadows – and we need your help!
Our wildflower meadows are a powerful ally in the fight against climate change – but they are in trouble!
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Become a Plantlife member today and together we will rebuild a world rich in plants and fungi
There are lots of different ways you can volunteer with us and help protect wild plants and fungi. There’s something for everyone, and we welcome volunteers in a wide variety of roles across the UK. Whether it’s getting stuck into practical conservation work, data entry, research, botanical survey, or even campaigning and advocacy work. We simply couldn’t do as much vital work for wild plants and fungi without our volunteers.
When you join our friendly network of volunteers, you will be able to use skills you already have as well as developing new ones. You will be supported by a dedicated volunteer manager who will ensure you have a full induction and welcome to your volunteering, as well as access to a range of training.
Find out what Jane, our volunteer at Three Hagges Woodmeadow thinks about volunteering.
See what our volunteers have been up to and read our latest articles, features and stories all about volunteering. You can also find opportunities to get involved with us on our volunteering news page.
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We are looking for a volunteer who could lend varied administrative support to our Supporter Care/Membership Team, who are the first point of contact for all our members and supporters. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in a friendly and passionate fundraising and administrative environment and contribute to our work in a meaningful way.
What you will be doing
In this role you will help our friendly Plantlife Salisbury office team to ensure our members and supporters receive the highest standards of care and an excellent supporter experience, helping us to maintain our warm, and positive relationship with them. You could be doing a variety of admin tasks anything from answering supporter queries and letter stuffing, to updating records, filing, or researching.
Location – Plantlife Head Office, Salisbury Wiltshire. We are looking for a volunteer who is based in Salisbury.
Time commitment – We are looking for a volunteer who could spare a day a week to volunteer with us (on a Weds or Thurs).
Kindly note we do not accept CV’s.
If you are aged between 16 – 25, based Shetland, Solway and North Coast of Scotland, and passionate about your local wildlife, this is an opportunity for you! Join The Species on the Edge Youth Panel and make a difference.
The Species on the Edge North Coast of Scotland area extends from Durness to Dunnet. As well as targeted conservation action which will include surveying, monitoring and habitat management.
Combining creative arts, wellbeing and nature to support people to explore their natural environment in new ways will be fun and challenging in equal measure.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to volunteer with us? Our volunteers Neil, Jenny, Ian, Wendy and Colin tells us why they decided to get involved with Plantlife and what they’ve been up to.
"Volunteering with Plantlife has been an amazing opportunity to see behind the scenes of an organisation I have supported financially, and long thought punched well above its weight in the environmental charity sector. Working on policy has given me an insight into the complex (and often frustrating) world of legislation and regulation and how one goes about trying to steer government into making Nature-friendly changes. It's been a pleasure and a great learning experience helping Plantlife's dedicated policy team in their efforts to achieve that."
"Volunteering with Plantlife for over two years has provided me with hands-on conservation experience across diverse habitats in the Scottish Highlands. Work has included population surveys and the successful translocation of the endangered one-flowered wintergreen (Moneses uniflora), as well as habitat restoration through the removal of invasive Rhododendron. My volunteering experience has been both formative and inspiring, deepening my commitment to Scottish plant conservation — and helping me find a niche within it.”
‘I’m Ian, I am a Plantlife volunteer Photographer based in Leicestershire. I use my photography skills to capture images of plants and fungi that inspire people to engage in the protection of the natural environment. I love visiting the same sites regularly observing and documenting how they change across the seasons. I studied Botany at University. Although my career took me in a different direction, volunteering with Plantlife gives me the opportunity to go back to a subject that has always fascinated me. I have a particular passion for Temperate Rainforests spending time in North Wales whenever I can immersing myself in the tranquillity of the forests.’
"I’m Wendy, I’m supporting the conservation science team who are developing a new AI tool that will be trained to identify plant species within a patch of lawn. I'm helping to train this new system by taking photos of lawn species throughout the year and using special software to label the species within the pictures. I joined BLOOM because citizen science protects really engage the public. Increased knowledge increases interest, I believe. I'm a keen amateur botanist, so this is right up my street, and I've always felt that plants are the "poor relation" in the eyes of the public. This project is perfect for me as I've had to give up the more physical volunteering due to health issues. And I never need an excuse to go out photographing flowers!"
"I volunteer on a wide range of wildlife/nature activities, so I’m connected with many different organisations, Plantlife being one of my favourites. I always feel plants are treated as slightly second class in conservation, compared to wildlife, which is a pity as successful, complete ecosystems are essential if we are to make a real difference at a landscape scale. Volunteering across the spectrum lets me see the issues from multiple angles, and understand the interactions between plants, birds, invertebrates and more.”
Jonathan, Ranscombe Reserve Volunteer.
Emily, National Plant Monitoring Scheme Volunteer.
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