Archive of: Volunteering

  • That looks like fun!

    23 February 2019

    That looks like fun!

    Find out what it is like to be a volunteer with the Gatwick Greenspace Partnership

     
  • Be part of something

    12 November 2018

    Be part of something

    As part of #IWill Week, a Youth Ranger blogs about how volunteering has helped them gain confidence and experience

     
  • Could you be a Sussex Wildlife Trust Trustee?

    09 November 2018

    Could you be a Sussex Wildlife Trust Trustee?

    The Trust is looking to continue to reflect key business skills through its board of Trustees

     
  • Waitrose volunteer day at Rye Harbour

    24 October 2018

    Waitrose volunteer day at Rye Harbour

    Waitrose staff worked hard clearing willow from the reedbeds at a recent corporate volunteer day at Rye Harbour

     
  • Teenage Dirt Bags?

    04 March 2018

    Teenage Dirt Bags?

    If you think that all teenagers are prone to lurking in shopping centres or skulking into darkened rooms - think again Wildlife Rangers is for 12-16 year olds who love to be outside

     
  • Volunteers wanted at Seven Sisters Country Park

    16 January 2018

    Volunteers wanted at Seven Sisters Country Park

    Can you volunteer to help with our environmental education programme at Seven Sisters Country Park?

     
  • A Retiring Volunteer

    05 January 2018

    A Retiring Volunteer

    The Chairman of the Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Cliff Dean spoke with Peter on his last day as a volunteer.

     
  • Happy Birthday Brighton Hit Squad

    27 November 2017

    Happy Birthday Brighton Hit Squad

    Brighton Hit Squad celebrated their first birthday on the weekend

     
  • Sussex Naturalists Shortlisted for Award

    29 September 2017

    Sussex Naturalists Shortlisted for Award

    Peter Hodge and John Newnham have been shortlisted for the 2017 UK Awards for Biological Recording and Information Sharing

     
  • Maurizio d'Arienzo

    13 September 2017

    Maurizio d'Arienzo

    Maurizio d’Arienzo, one of our long-standing volunteers, passed away suddenly at the beginning of March 2017 and will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him

     
  • Never volunteer? Think again

    12 September 2017

    Never volunteer? Think again

    Woods Mill and Hit Squad regular Peter Burton explains why he finds volunteering with the Trust such a rewarding experience.

     
  • Volunteering at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

    14 August 2017

    Volunteering at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

    ​I began volunteering at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve when I was studying a Biology degree at the University of Brighton.

     
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