Why volunteer

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

Garden volunteer harvesting leeks in the Walled Garden at Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Volunteers in the current situation

Volunteers have always been at the heart of the work of the National Trust in caring for nature, beauty and history and we are really grateful for your interest in volunteering with us. At the moment, our staff and volunteer teams are working hard to safely reopen more of our places. While we focus on reopening, many of our places won’t be able to support new volunteers joining the team just yet.  

When we're ready to involve new volunteers, we'll promote volunteering opportunities here on our website. Hopefully we'll have a volunteering role that will be just right for you.  

Read our reopening and coronavirus FAQs Keep up to date

'Why I volunteer' stories

Volunteer in the garden at Oxburgh Hall

Volunteer profile: Meet Farida Shirley 

Farida first fell in love with Oxburgh almost 20 years ago, now with the kids grown up and free time on her hands, she came back to join the team as a garden volunteer.

The Skirridians and the Skirrid Omega sign atop the Holy Mountain

Volunteer stories: the Skirridians 

It’s all in a day’s volunteering for our volunteers who help Ranger Abbi look after the Skirrid mountain and some of our other sites in Brecon Beacons and Monmouthshire.

three men leaning over a table painting little tern decoys

Volunteer profile: meet Richard Porter 

Richard Porter started volunteering with the National Trust in 2002 and has contributed thousands of hours to the countryside team at Blakeney National Nature Reserve.

" My experiences as a volunteer at Gibside have been overwhelmingly positive. It has added another gratifying dimension to an already busy life."
- Angus Bryne, Tour guide volunteer
Caroline is a volunteer room steward at Chartwell, Kent

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.

Read their stories
Volunteer staff member

Become a volunteer 

Each year thousands of volunteers join us in caring for all the special places you love. See what things they help us do and find the latest opportunities.

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Find a volunteer role

Whatever you're looking for, we have many opportunities to choose from at places near you

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