Volunteering Opportunities

Due to technical issues this page is currently experiencing technical problems, so you may be unable to search for volunteering opportunities with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. We apologise for the inconvenience. If you’re interested in volunteering with us please email volunteering@ywt.org.uk and tell us what sort of role you’re interested and where you would like to volunteer (for example, Leeds, East coast etc).

Everyone is different and so is every volunteer experience. Search to explore our current volunteering opportunities and find your perfect match; wherever you are in the county and however much time you have to give.

 

Sea Watch Observer

Yorkshire's Coast, Yorkshire

Are you passionate about protecting marine wildlife? Do you have a special interest in whales, dolphins, porpoises? Could you help us to learn more about Yorkshire’s cetacean populations by…

Invasive Non-Native Species Volunteer

Stirley Community Farm, Off Hall Bower Lane, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 6RP
Duration: -

Are you passionate about Yorkshire’s waterways, and alarmed by the spread of alien species?
These incredibly diverse eco-systems are under grave threat and need protecting! We need…

Balsam Basher Task Day Leader

Duration: -

Aliens are invading Yorkshire!

Are you passionate about Yorkshire’s waterways, and alarmed by the spread of alien species?

Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) are the second largest…

Breeding Bird Surveyor

Multiple , sites across Yorkshire

Do you enjoy listening to the array of tweets, whistles and warbles that make up bird songs and you could you tell the difference between a wren and a robin?

If you love birds, getting out…

Wildlife Advocate – Wilder Britain, Wilder Yorkshire Campaign

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, 1 St George's Place, York, North Yorkshire, YO24 1GN

We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity, will you take it?

Britain stands on the brink of its biggest ever shake-up of environmental rules in the form of a new Environment Act; Yorkshire…

Butterfly Surveyor- Various Nature Reserves

YWT Skipton Office, Unit 23 Skipton Auction Mart,
Gargrave Road , Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1UD
Duration: -

Would you like a spend an hour or two looking for butterflies?

We are looking for keen Lepidopterists (amateurs welcome) to undertake butterfly transects across nature reserves in Yorkshire…

Willow Tit Surveyor

Dearne Valley, Various Survey Sites
Duration: -

Do you have good bird identification skills? If so we need your help with our Back from the Brink Willow Tits Project.

Small and quietly coloured, the willow tit is the UK’s most…

Cafe Volunteer

Our friendly cafe in the new Discovery Centre is busy filling up our visitors with tasty treats and we are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help out at peak periods. The cafe serves hot and…

Spurn Ranger

Spurn has had many different uses by humans over the years and you can see the rich history of the landscape right before your eyes, not to mention the abundance of wildlife. As there are so many…

Lighthouse Volunteer

The Lighthouse at Spurn is a Heritage must see for visitors. The Lighthouse brings the story of Spurn to life, spanning across its five floors. The multimedia interpretation enables visitors to…