Opportunities in and near Hereford

Support the running of a constituency office from its Leominster base, volunteering for one full day or two half days each week for around four months. Travel and subsistence expenses are paid for the days you volunteer.

Tour studios, meet course leaders and try free drop-in workshops while getting a first-hand feel for creative college life. Build your day around small-group subject talks, student finance advice, housing tours and questions about portfolios or applications.

Survey Pear Tree Walk with nature reserves and nature recovery officers, recording winter wildlife from plants and fungi to insects and birds. No experience is needed. Records collected will be shared with Herefordshire Biological Records Centre and kept for the Trust’s own records.

Explore wildlife across the Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica in a relaxed evening talk led by Vicky and James Mackie. Hear about southern ocean ecosystems and the species living in some of the world’s most remote environments, at Hopelands, Weobley Village Hall.

Survey and record as many species as possible at Church Wood in a winter wildlife survey, led by nature reserves officer Rosie Wilson and nature recovery officer Toby Fountain. No experience is needed as you help log plants, fungi, insects and birds.

Get hands-on with conservation at a local nature reserve, tackling scrub management, tree planting, grass cutting and site maintenance. Bring sturdy footwear and clothes for practical outdoor work.

Explore fungi through expert-led presentations, outdoor forays and practical identification with the Herefordshire Fungus Survey Group. Ask questions as you build your field skills, and bring a basket or box to collect specimens.

Clear bracken, pull balsam and lay hedges while helping manage reserves for wildlife and connected habitats across East Gwent. Tasks vary with the seasons, and all tools and protective equipment are provided.

Coppice woodland, clear scrub and tackle hands-on reserve management at a nature reserve near Suckley. Join a volunteer team caring for habitats and wildlife, using basic hand tools outdoors in all weathers.

Plant trees, repair fences, harvest seed and mow at a mixed orchard and meadow reserve, helping care for its wildlife. Work outdoors as part of a team, with training in basic tool use.

Help deliver community workshops, guided walks, outreach events and creative art sessions that connect people with Herefordshire’s waterways and wetlands. Work with the team to engage people of all ages, share the project’s message and gather feedback to shape future activities.

Collect and record Hereford residents’ stories about local waterways and wetlands, with training in ethical oral history interviewing. Help shape a shared community archive by preparing questions, capturing high-quality audio or video, and supporting transcripts, cataloguing and archive work.

Welcome visitors to a country park’s centre and shop, share information, sell items and keep displays looking good. Choose half-day or full-day shifts, get full training, and help with practical tasks such as playground safety checks, weeding and cleaning mobility vehicles.

Manage a nature reserve through hands-on conservation tasks, from planting hedges and trees to cutting grassland and repairing fences. Join a regular team, learn from experienced reserve officers, and get stuck into outdoor work in all weathers.

Serve customers on the till and sort donations at a charity shop in Hereford. Meet new people, build confidence and gain customer-facing experience while supporting a local conservation charity. You can volunteer any day, weekly.

Restore Hereford’s brooks through hands-on habitat management, litter picking and invasive-species control. You’ll work outdoors alongside volunteers, with training provided where needed - and may occasionally help rescue fish when water levels are low.

Coppice, lay hedges, repair fences and manage scrub across one of 56 nature reserves. You could also make hay or support events, workshops and walks.

Survey Hereford City Brooks with a wildlife team, recording habitats and species through river, botanical, bird and invertebrate surveys. You’ll help support habitat restoration and uncover the waterways’ history, with training provided - including guidance on working safely in or near water.

Serve customers, process donated stock and run the till in a charity shop, supporting local fundraising and helping people understand the Trust’s work. No experience is needed, and shifts are around 3.5 hours a week.

Deliver Awareness to Action sessions in your local community, in person or online, using ready-made resources to help people understand sight loss. You could connect with community leaders, businesses and local groups - and get induction, training and a toolkit.