Why volunteer

From making new friends to enhancing your CV, volunteering is a great opportunity to make a real difference

Volunteers working in the Walled Garden at Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire

Why I volunteer...

Conservation cleaning at Petworth

A day in the life of a conservation assistant at Petworth 

Discover the daily tasks that are involved in maintaing the most important art collection in the care of the National Trust over the winter through the eyes of a conservation assistant and how it differs from those of a housemaid from the 1800s how worked at Petworth.

Lydford Gorge ranger Demelza with chainsaw ready to cut up fallen tree

A day in the life of a Lydford Gorge ranger 

Lydford Gorge is the deepest river gorge in the South West and the habitats it contains are almost as diverse as the skills needed to look after it.

" Plants put on growth quickly on warm spring days. I love coming in each Friday and seeing the changes from the week before."
- Margaret, lead volunteer in the Dial Garden, Tyntesfield
Volunteer Roy working in a wall in Langdale

Roy Isherwood: Holding back the years in Langdale 

Roy Isherwood volunteers in Langdale helping our Rangers with practical conservation tasks. This year, on 1 March, Roy turned 86. Find out why he thinks volunteering is keeping him young at heart.

Bronda talks to a visitor in the hall about the history of the Croft family, at Croft Castle in Herefordshire

Volunteer Bronda Parsons 

Discover more about what brings Bronda and her grandaughter Marli, to volunteer at Croft Castle in Herefordshire.

Young volunteers talking to a visitor

Meet more volunteers 

Get to know the volunteers that give up their time to care for our places in this round-up of our volunteer articles and profiles.

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