Below you will find information on the volunteering opportunities on the Avalon Marshes; these are:
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
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:
Natural EnglandWhere – Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve
Contact – julie.merrett@naturalengland.org.uk
The Hawk & Owl TrustWhere – Shapwick Moor Nature
Contact – alex.learmont@hawkandowltrust.org.uk
Somerset Wildlife TrustWhere – Westhay Moor and the Catcott Complex of nature reserves
More information – Opportunities advertised on SWT’s website
Contact – volunteering@somersetwildlife
RSPBWhere – Ham Wall National Nature Reserve
More information – Opportunities advertised on RSPB Volunteering Opportunities – The RSPB
Contact – ham.wall@rspb.org.uk
Where – Various local nature reserves
With – Sedgemoor Conservation Volunteers (SCV) every other Sunday
More information – Link to SCV’s website