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Volunteering at Bodnant Garden

Volunteers at Bodnant Garden, spring sunshine and the garden behind
Are you looking for your next adventure? | © National Trust Images/Adam Collins

Are you looking for your next adventure? Our volunteers at Bodnant Garden make a huge contribution to the vital work we do here, welcoming thousands of visitors from across the globe each year.

Current opportunities

The support and knowledge our volunteers provide each day is essential to our work. We have various volunteering opportunities available, so whether you’re bringing years of skill and knowledge with you, or you're simply keen to try something new, we’d love to meet you. 

There are many ways you can join the team here at Bodnant Garden. Whether you’d be offering a warm welcome to all our visitors or helping care for the historic garden, there is something for everyone.

Volunteers clearing away leaves and debris after Storm Arwen, Bodnant Garden
Volunteers clearing away leaves and debris after Storm Arwen, Bodnant Garden | © National Trust Images/Paul Harris

 

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.

 

What we ask of you

Our volunteers offer a warm welcome, ensuring visitors have an amazing experience. They make our visitors feel welcome and inspired, so they leave the garden feeling great and keen to come back and visit again soon. 

Our volunteers ensure visitors have an amazing experience in the garden at Bodnant – whether that’s providing a warm welcome, giving a guided tour, sorting and restocking books for the second-hand bookshop or working behind the scenes to fix benches and helping in the garden.  

Don’t worry if you don’t have an expert knowledge of gardening, there’s something for everyone. If you’re friendly, enjoy offering a warm welcome, have an interest in nature and love Bodnant Garden as much as we do, we’d love to hear from you. You can help us share the stories and be part of the team, so everyone can enjoy nature, beauty and history, for ever.

Second-hand bookshop at Stowe, Buckinghamshire
Become a volunteer in the pre-loved bookshop | © National Trust Images/Emily Roe

Get in touch to find out more

You can find out more about volunteering at Bodnant Garden and apply online here or email us directly at bodnantgarden@nationaltrust.org.uk. We look forward to hearing from you soon. 

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History of Bodnant Garden 

Discover how a 'dwelling by a stream' in Snowdonia's foothills grew into a global horticultural haven thanks to generations of the McLaren family and Puddle head gardeners.

House with autumn trees around it reflected in lily pond in foreground.

Things to see at Bodnant Garden 

Visit a world-class garden in Wales at Bodnant Garden and enjoy 80 acres of formal gardens, woodland and meadows and botanical collections from around the globe.

Colourful autumn acers at Bodnant Garden

Bodnant Garden's botanical collections 

Explore the many exotic and rare plants and trees at Bodnant Garden, including five National Collections, as well as Wales’s largest collection of UK Champion Trees.

Pink rhododendron blossom in the spring at Bodnant Garden, Conwy

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