Somerset Wildlife Trust
Somerset Wildlife Trust relies on volunteers at Honeygar, Catcott, and Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve to help manage habitats, monitor wildlife, and support events.
Volunteering
Volunteering on the Nature Reserves
Our conservation partners are often on the lookout for practical help out on the Avalon Marshes’ nature reserves. The work can vary from cutting back and burning scrub, creating new paths through the reserves, or surveying the many different species found out here. Further information and contact details below:
Volunteering Contact Information
RSPB
The RSPB offers rewarding volunteering opportunities at Ham Wall Nature Reserve, from wildlife surveying to welcoming visitors. Volunteers play a vital role in protecting habitats and enhancing the experience for visitors.
**There are currently no volunteering opportunities available with the RSPB. Please check back in 2026 for updates**
Natural England
Natural England welcomes volunteers on the Mendip Hills and the Somerset Levels and Moors to assist with habitat management, species monitoring, and visitor engagement.
Opportunities are currently available for practical volunteering on the Mendip Hills. This is a casual role which would require around 1 day per month.
There are currently no volunteering opportunities available for the Somerset Levels and Moors. Please check back in 2026 for updates.
Recorders of the Avalon Marshes (RoAM)
RoAM exists to record the wildlife of the Somerset Wetlands and the wider area particularly focussing on rare flora, fauna and fungi. Volunteers also record relevant environmental factors such as weather conditions and water quality.
SW Heritage Trust
The Hands on Heritage volunteers in the Avalon Marshes help recreate ancient buildings and practice traditional skills, bringing archaeology to life.
The Hawk & Owl Trust
**There are currently no volunteering opportunities available at Shapwick Moor Nature Reserve. Please check back in Summer 2026 for updates.**
Sedgemoor Conservation Volunteers
Sedgemoor Conservation Volunteers carry out practical conservation work on local nature reserves.
Hands on Heritage
The Hands on Heritage team are building reconstructions of ancient buildings and artefacts using traditional crafts and techniques. The Iron Age, Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon periods are all represented in this exciting project, through lime mortaring, green timber frame woodworking, pottery making and firing, tile manufacture, wood turning and carving. You can find more information on their projects at the Hands on Heritage blog
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