Conservation days
We're currently running volunteer tasks but have limited capacity in response to Covid-19. If you are interested in volunteering with us, please contact us to register your interest but due to limited spaces we may not be able to offer you any opportunities immediately. Thank you for your interest.
If you've got a passion for the outdoors and like to be 'hands on' then this could be the opportunity for you. Conservation days are held three times a month and are practical sessions to conserve the habitats of the Hills and Commons.
Activities may include coppicing and tree planting, pond clearance, removing bracken and bramble shading wild flowers, small tree and scrub clearance.
It's a great way to get some fresh air and exercise with a great group of like-minded people whilst doing something worthwhile for the Malvern Hills and Commons.
All our regular conservation days are featured in our events listing but please contact us if you're thinking of joining us for the first time.
Volunteer Site Wardens
Volunteer Site Wardens adopt a patch or a special wildlife area where they focus their efforts on litter picking, habitat management or simply keeping a close eye on it and reporting any issues to the Trust.
This is a great way to learn more about the conservation of local wildlife and get to know your local area better.
Volunteer Wardens
The Malvern Hills Trust looks after and cares for over 1,200 hectares (3000 acres) of public access land. It is impossible for the three full time wardens to be everywhere so we rely on a small team of volunteer wardens for help.
Volunteer Wardens are our eyes and ears and help safeguard the Hills and Commons.
Day to day activities may include patrolling your own patch, talking to visitors around the Hills and checking car park tickets, checking footpaths or collecting litter. We currently have a full compliment of dedicated Volunteer Wardens and we aren't looking for any more volunteers at this time.
Office and Administrative Volunteers
A lot of work happens within the office and volunteers work closely with administrative staff to help answer telephone calls, greet visitors to the office and assist with selling parking passes.
We also have a dedicated team of volunteers sorting and cataloging our archive documents.
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Project volunteers
In addition to the opportunities above, we also undertake one-off projects which offer new volunteer opportunities. In recent years we have worked with volunteers in the following tasks:
- Access volunteers - clearing views from benches, clearing vegetation from signage
- Bat surveyors - recording and surveying rare bats on the Malvern Hills
- Bench surveyors - recording number and condition of benches and their views on the Hills and Commons.
New opportunities will be advertised on social media, on our latest news pages and on the volunteer pages here.
