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Join us for a Conservation Volunteer Day - or get involved with invasive non-native species control in your area.

We’d love to hear from employee, community, school or youth groups who would like to get involved in carrying out some conservation work in their local community. You can join us for a Conservation Volunteer day or, if you would like to help on a regular basis, work in partnership with us to control invasive non-native species in your local area.

Conservation Volunteer Days

Do you fancy a fun day out in the fresh air while giving something back to the environment? Then why not join in with one of our Conservation Volunteer Days to remove Himalayan balsam. Himalayan balsam is a prolific invasive non-native species, but it is very shallow rooted and can easily be pulled up by hand or cut back with weed slashers. Perfect for a group activity!

We can organise Conservation Volunteer Days for local schools, wildlife clubs, youth or corporate groups. No experience necessary – we’ll provide instruction, supervision and equipment with your local Project Officer leading the day. These opportunities are available from June to August due to the seasonality of the plant and will be in targeted locations within the project area.

Please note that it may be possible to arrange a day to tackling American skunk cabbage (May-June), which can be controlled by digging the plant up by the roots, but this opportunity would only be available in select areas within the project. We also have opportunities to control giant hogweed (March-June) or Japanese knotweed (August-October) in smaller group sizes of 2-3 people.

Please get in touch or contact your local Project Officer to make an enquiry. 

Employee volunteering

We are keen to build partnerships with businesses by providing rewarding team building opportunities. These days make important contributions to improve and protect Scotland’s iconic biodiversity and wildlife.

For corporate or business groups interested in joining us for a Conservation Volunteer Day, please visit our Employee Volunteering page for further information.

Employee Volunteering

Local groups

We work in partnership with local groups to removing invasive non-native species and monitor and control American mink for the benefit of native wildlife and their local communities.  These partnerships can be supported by informal training and support by our team or extend to supporting people gain formal qualifications.  You can find further information on our Training Opportunities page.

Get in touch if you’d like to get involved. You can contact your local Project Officer or submit a general enquiry. 

  • Community Groups

    We work with and support local groups, providing necessary training and expertise to enable communities to tackle invasive non-native species in their local area. Across the project we work with community, sustainability and environmental and youth groups, wildlife clubs and more. You can work with us tackle invasive plants (including giant hogweed, Japanese knotweed, American skunk cabbage and Himalayan balsam) or adopt a mink raft / trap.

  • Angling Associations

    Angling Associations often manage significant areas of riverbank and are important local partners for the project. We can provide members with access to necessary training, equipment and support to manage invasive non-native species on their land and/or support American mink monitoring and control on association waters.

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Are you part of a local group who would like to get involved with the project? Get in touch to find out how you can help!

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