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Volunteering opportunities at Studland Bay
Volunteers play a huge part in caring for the habitats and helping visitors at Studland Bay. The team is always looking for friendly, approachable and passionate people to join. It offers a chance to learn new skills, meet new people, and share a love of Studland and the wider Purbeck estate. Find out more about the different opportunities available and how to apply.
New in 2025: Digital Volunteering Opportunity
We are looking for volunteers to help us analyse images from our boat monitoring camera at Studland. Volunteers would need to view images downloaded from the camera and manually count the number of boats in certain categories, then input these numbers into a premade spreadsheet to be collated by our Research and Monitoring team.
This is an incredibly important contribution towards the work of the Studland Bay Marine Partnership, as it allows us to understand compliance with both the usage of the Voluntary No Anchor Zone and compliance with paying for the moorings. Last year we analysed 20 days of images over the summer (over 15,000 boats!) but we are hoping to do more this year to build up a better picture of usage and compliance.
This opportunity is open to anyone aged 16 and over who has access to a computer and can enter data into an Excel spreadsheet. It can take place anytime between May and October, with the option to participate on additional days during the autumn. To get involved, please email studlandbay@nationaltrust.org.uk and write DIGITAL VOLUNTEER in the subject line.
Why join us?
There are lots of reasons to join us; making the move to volunteer could be the best decision you ever make.
- Become part of a friendly and dedicated team
- Meet people from all walks of life and forge new friendships
- Utilise your existing skills and learn new ones
- Strengthen your CV and help to develop your career
- Enjoy the great outdoors
- Learn about the history of this special place.
Volunteering at Studland
There are all sorts of volunteering opportunities available at Studland, so there’s something to suit everyone.
Visitor welcome
Visitors to Studland all receive a warm welcome, as well as any important information they need to get the most out of their day. Visitor welcome volunteers are multi-tasking superstars, who can brighten up even the rainiest days.
Trust10 run
Volunteers help deliver the 10k run across the Purbeck Hills that happens one Sunday a month. Volunteers help greet runners on arrival, marshal the course as well as run the route to ensure everyone gets back safely.
Second-hand bookshop
Studland’s second-hand bookshop at Knoll and Middle Beach is run by dedicated volunteers. Duties include organising and tidying the two bookshops, sorting through donations, displaying books and welcoming visitors.
Beach rangers
Beach rangers help with a variety of practical tasks on the beach and across the peninsula. These include scrub bashing, footpath cutting, pine pulling, fencing, planting wildflowers and building bug hotels.
Volunteering across Purbeck
Dedicated volunteers also help run the National Trust’s wider Purbeck estate, which includes Corfe Castle.
Handy people
The friendly group of handy people meet twice a week to carry out different practical tasks helping maintain the buildings and infrastructure across Purbeck. This role suits anyone with DIY skills or trade experience, who enjoys working as part of a team.
Gardeners
The small but dedicated gardening group helps look after the holiday cottage gardens throughout Purbeck. They also care for the tea-room garden at Corfe Castle.
How to become a volunteer
We’re always looking for volunteers to join the team at Studland Bay. You can find out what volunteer opportunities are available and apply on the National Trust volunteering page.
Thank you
Thank you to all our volunteers who give their time to support the National Trust in many different roles.
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