Naturezones Wildlife Education Centre at Blackwater is looking for university students and graduates to take up summer placements on its reserve.
The centre runs a ten-acre nature reserve, and it depends on volunteers to keep it going.
Anyone joining works within a small support team that looks after a range of habitats, with training provided.
Volunteers take on the practical side of reserve management, maintaining habitats, building up species biodiversity and keeping the grounds in good order for visitors.
What the work involves
The tasks are physical and varied.
Hay making, coppicing, horticulture, fence building, habitat creation, DIY, woodland management, whatever the reserve needs on the day.
Volunteers may also help out on special event days, on guided walks, and as part of the welcome team. You will need sturdy shoes and old clothes.
The centre asks for a commitment of at least five hours a week, usually on a Thursday, at weekends, or both.
A living natural history museum
Naturezones describes itself as 100% local, unique, and the only reserve of its kind on the Island.
The centre calls itself a living natural history museum, and says its main aim is to explain through education why looking after and enhancing wildlife habitats matters.
Its education programmes run for school children, home-educated children, college students and adult learners across the Island.
How to get involved
The centre is holding a Young Adult Volunteers Open Session on Thursday 30th July, from 2pm to 3.30pm.
The application form is on the Naturezones website.
