Volunteering opportunities

West Kent Practical Team Volunteer

Kent Wide

Join our friendly and enthusiastic volunteer team. Area Warden Max will lead practical tasks at a handful of Kent Wildlife Trust reserves across West Kent.

High Downs Volunteer Group

Canterbury | Folkestone and Hythe

Working across several locations in a mixture of ancient chalk grassland & ancient woodland means there is always plenty to do!

Wilder Blean Greeter Volunteer

Canterbury

Help our groundbreaking Wilder Blean project by being a friendly face on site helping visitors enjoy the woodland and share information on the project.

Shoresearch volunteer

Kent Wide

Shoresearch volunteer citizen scientists collect data across intertidal zones along the Kent coast which help to provide invaluable insights into the health of our coastal ecosystems and the species that inhabit them.

Kent Dolphin Landwatch

Ashford | Canterbury | Dartford | Dover | Kent Wide | Maidstone | Sevenoaks

Become a Landwatch Volunteer to support vital dolphin surveys, gather crucial data, and help safeguard Kent’s marine environment for future generations.

Livestock Checker

Ashford | Canterbury | Dartford | Dover | Kent Wide | Maidstone | Sevenoaks

Our livestock play a huge part in looking after our nature reserves. Their grazing is essential in providing places for our wildlife to live. All our livestock need checking every day to ensure they are healthy, safe and happy. Full training on how to behave around livestock and what to look out for will be provided.

Darland Banks Practical Team Volunteer

Medway

Join our dedicated team at Darland Banks in the heart of the Medway Towns, you will help with removing scrub and improving the chalk grassland for butterflies and wildflowers. Rotational scrub coppice and ride management to encourage breeding birds along with orchids and Adders. In summer we count one of the biggest populations of Man Orchids in the country.

Queendown Warren Practical Team Volunteer

Swale

At Queendown Warren you will help with removing scrub and improving the chalk grassland for butterflies and wildflowers. Rotational scrub and woodland coppice and ride management to encourage breeding birds such as Nightingale and Turtle Dove, along with orchids and Adders.