Volunteering

 

There are many volunteering opportunities based in Forestry Commission Scotland woodlands and forests, ranging from helping construct mountain bike trails to being a guide at an osprey project in the Scottish Borders.

• Please get in touch with your local Forest District Office in the first instance if you are interested in volunteering.  They will be able to give you information on what voluntary work might be available.
  
  
• You might also like to try the Volunteer Scotland website for more information on voluntary work in your area.
  
  
• Look at our booklet Volunteering on the national forest estate to find out what some volunteeer groups are already doing.

Current volunteering opportunities:

Huntly Peregrine Wild Watch, Aberdeenshire

Huntly Peregrine Wild Watch Centre offers a range of activities for volunteers of all ages and abilities.  For more details see the volunteering at Huntly Peregrine Wild Watch Centre page. 

Bennachie, Aberdeenshire (first Saturday of the month)

On the first Saturday of every month the Bailies of Bennachie will run work parties on the hill to undertake work such as footpath maintenance, removal of rhododendron from native woodlands, archaeological survey work and more.  For more details contact Mike Neely on 01467 629969. See also: www.bennachie.org.

Glentress 'trailfairies' - volunteer trail building and maintenance team

The Glentress Trailfairies are volunteers who help out with maintenance work on the existing mountain bike trails and hand-build new sections of singletrack at Glentress Forest.  They meet up fortnightly on Saturdays at 10am.  It's a sociable way to give something back to the trails.  For more details see the Glentress Trailfairies pages.

Tweed Valley Bike Patrol

We’re looking for volunteers to join this rewarding scheme and become the eyes and ears of Forestry Commission Scotland mountain bike rangers in the Tweed Valley.  For more information about the patrol, what being a volunteer entails and how to volunteer, see the Tweed Valley Bike Patrol pages.

Tweed Valley Osprey Project

If you're interested in helping out with the Tweed Valley Osprey Watch in 2008, see the Tweed Valley ospreys volunteering page.