Youth Rangers

For 16 to 25 year olds

We have groups based at Crawley, Brighton and at Rye Harbour, so come and join us as a volunteer at one or more sessions for practical conservation work at various green spaces. The aim is to help improve these areas for wildlife (and people) while having fun, learning new skills, gaining valuable experience and enhancing job and other volunteering prospects. No experience necessary. Everybody is very welcome.

For Brighton please see this link: Deneway's Wild Future

Typical tasks: Activities may include coppicing, hedge planting, green woodworking, food growing and composting, meadow planting, surveying and monitoring wildlife, pond maintenance, bird/bat boxes, orchard maintenance, scrub clearance, maintaining Forest School sites, basic bushcraft and more.

Watch this video to see what Sussex Wildlife Trust Youth Rangers do


Crawley Group

Where: Tilgate Park, Crawley, RH10 5PQ

Day & Time: Wednesdays twice a month during term time, from 10am – 2pm

Looking for a chance to get some voluntary experience in the environmental sector? Why not join Youth Rangers. If you are interested in wildlife this group is for you. Youth Rangers carry out conservation work in and around Crawley. We provide a broad range of activities and conservation tasks to get involved with, including: identification, surveying and monitoring of wildlife; habitat management such as coppicing, scrub clearance, hedgerow planting; wildlife gardening; safe use and maintenance of hand tools; basic green wood working and bushcraft. 

Please contact Tamara to register or for a chat about your interest in joining.

Contact: Tamara Jewell, Community Project Officer - click here to email 


Rye Harbour Group

Where: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

Day & Time: Every other Saturday during term time, 10am – 2pm

Do you enjoy being outdoors? Have a keen interest in nature? Are looking for a chance to get some voluntary experience in the environmental sector? Why not join Youth Rangers. If you are interested in wildlife and would like to gain skills in land-based work, this group is for you.

Youth Rangers carry out conservation work alongside staff at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. We provide a broad range of activities and conservation tasks to get involved with, including species identification, habitat management, removing invasive non-native species, beach cleans, safe use and maintenance of hand tools, green woodworking and bushcraft skills.

To book a taster session or to find out more, get in touch.

Contact: Alice Oakley, Volunteer Coordinator - click here to email or call 07485 906003

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