Volunteering opportunities at The Weir Garden

Volunteering at The Weir Garden

With a riverside garden, walled garden, and varied countryside habitats to care for, there are many ways you can support the important work at The Weir Garden which has nature at its heart. Whether its greeting visitors with a friendly welcome, helping to care for the beautiful gardens, or getting out into the countryside to maintain and restore wildlife habitats, our volunteers' contributions make a lasting impact.

Thanks to the support of National Highways, we are embarking on a new project to restore over 65 hectares of priority habitat at The Weir Garden. By restoring meadowland, wood pasture, broadleaf woodland, and traditional orchards, we'll create a mosaic of diverse habitats for wildlife, with lots of opportunities to get involved.

Why join us?

There are so many reasons to volunteer with us; making the move to volunteer could be the best decision you ever make, whatever your age, background, or interests.

• Become part of a friendly and welcoming team.
• Meet people from all walks of life and forge new friendships.
• Learn new skills and be provided with any necessary training.
• Strengthen your CV and help to develop your career.
• Keep fit, active and connected wherever you volunteer on property.
• Boost your wellbeing amidst, history, nature, and wildlife.
• We will cover your travel expenses to, and from our places.
• Regular volunteers benefit from free entry to National Trust properties, and discounts at our shops, and tea rooms.

All our volunteering opportunities are flexible and there is no minimum commitment required to get involved. There are dozens of different roles available across the National Trust in Herefordshire.

Volunteers can get involved with as many teams and opportunities as they like.

You can offer as little or as much time as possible, with a variety of roles to choose from. Our volunteers require no previous experience, all training is given and our friendly team of staff and existing volunteers are happy to guide you along the way.

We want all volunteers to feel welcome and have a positive experience when volunteering with us. Everyone is welcome to volunteer with the National Trust.

Ways to volunteer at The Weir Garden

These are some of the ways you can volunteer at The Weir Garden:

Herefordshire Countryside Volunteers

Our countryside volunteers help look after and protect our special outdoor places so that nature and wildlife can thrive. Volunteers will get to explore and protect the great outdoors and protect our local wildlife and landscape. They will learn about the history, nature, and archaeology of The Weir Garden and beyond. Volunteers operate with the rangers at The Weir Garden, keeping the countryside in good condition, monitoring and restoring visitor pathways and local habitats.

Visitor Experience Volunteers

Do you have a creative eye? Do you like interacting with people or perhaps you’re good at constructing things? You can join the team that help make events at The Weir Garden the best they can be.