Get away for a couple of days - short volunteer breaks in the UK
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If you haven't got a lot of cash to spend on a holiday, or you really want to get away for a couple of days and do something different, these short breaks may be just the thing. They will get you away to beautiful surroundings, give you exercise, fresh air, a chance to make new friends and that feel good factor that comes with volunteering and making a difference. Plus you'll get a chance to perhaps get involved in a new interest you can continue when you get home!
Volunteer Taster Weekends
Find
out what it's like to help scientists with wildlife research and
conservation. This is a great way to discover what's involved.
Weekends are based in Norfolk & the New Forest in National Parks.
Go on - give it a go! Check out the iterinary for your volunteerr taster weekend.
Help conserve wetland habitats & their associated wildlife
Our
wetlands are rapidly disappearing, so preserving those that are left is
vital work. You have the opportunity to get involved for 2 to 7 days-
there's also a 28 day holiday in the Shetland Islands. More...
Help to manage woodland
Much
woodland management takes place during the winter months. It's a time
when we all often feel fed up of the weather, so why not go out and
embrace it and get stuck in to heping manage woodland. Woodland is
important to wildlife and much of it has been destroyed over the past
couple of centuries, thanks in part to the decline in coppice
management. Find out more about it. You'll enjoy a break in peaceful and stunning areas!
Wildlife habitat conservation
Spend
a few days doing something totally different! Lend a hand and help
with activities such as scrub clearance, haymaking, removing poisonous
ragwort, and play your part in preserving some of the most beautiful
areas in the UK. More...
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