Queen White-tailed bumblebee feeding on Yellow tree peony flower in Wiltshire garden, with Clematis covered house in the background, UK, April. - Nick Upton/2020VISION
Hybrid and Remote work
Working from home and our office
Volunteer work you can do from a computer, from home or any other preferred location. Volunteering remotely or in a hybrid capacity is a great way to get involved if you want flexibility in when and where you volunteer!
Climate Adaptation Assistant
We are currently recruiting for this role.
Our Climate Adaptation volunteers to support us with the creation of climate adaptation plans for communities across Somerset. Working alongside the Climate Adaptation team, the assistant will provide vital administrative and communications support to help communities understand and implement effective climate adaption measures.
As a volunteer, you will give as much or as little time as you are able. To get the most out of this role, we ask that your usual commitment would be 3 hours per week.
Tasks involved in this role include:
- Data entry and management of climate adaptation resources and contacts
- Proofreading documents, reports, and community plans
- Creating simple maps using digital tools to support community planning
- Drafting content for social media posts related to climate adaptation initiatives
- Writing newsletter articles to highlight community success stories
- Assisting with filing and organization of project materials
- Supporting the preparation of materials for community workshops and meetings
- Creation of case studies and uploading to the appropriate networks
If you are interested in this role, or would like to find out more, please email volunteering@somersetwildlife.org.
SERC Data Processing Volunteer
We are not currently recruiting for this role.
Our SERC Data Processing volunteers support the SERC team in processing and entering data records. This is a remote role, and the hours, days and times volunteered are flexible.
Communications Assistant
We are not currently recruiting for this role.
We are looking for a volunteer to support the busy Communications team at SWT, who is willing to come to our Taunton office for a few hours most weeks. The Comms team are responsible for communicating about the work we do across the whole organisation - from land and reserves management, major projects, campaigning, fundraising, engagement and events to name a few - across a while range of different offline and digital channels.
We are increasingly more focussed on digital marketing which, whilst brilliant at reaching our target audiences and getting them on board with our work, is time consuming both in terms of content creation and collecting analytics for informing ongoing work. We are looking for someone who enjoys being organised, is quick to get the hang of processes and who wants to get stuck into the digital world and either learn new skills or put into practice those accrued already.
This is a varied role which will involve supporting teams across the Trust, with the opportunity to creatively input to a variety of work such as campaigns, events and social media posts.
For more information about this role, please email volunteering@somersetwildlife.org.
Photography Volunteer
We are not currently recruiting for this role.
Do you see life through a lens? Are you passionate about finding the perfect angle?
We are looking for enthusiastic volunteer photographers to help use imagery to tell the story of Somerset’s wildlife and wild places – and the people that are caring for them. This unique role allows you to indulge your creative passions and skills to produce great quality images.
You will also have the opportunity to see your work featured in promotional materials, reports, online platforms, and social media channels.
To find out more, please email volunteering@somersetwildlife.org.
Local Wildlife Sites Support Volunteer
We are currently recruiting for this role.
We are looking for a volunteer to support our Local Wildlife Sites (LWS) project by helping with vital office-based work that helps us assess the condition of LWS.
See the information sheet for some background on LWS and why they are so important.
After initially meeting in the Taunton office a few times to go through what you can help us with, the work will predominantly be home working. You can give as much or as little time to this role as you'd like, but at least a few days a month would be great!
Tasks that you'll be getting involved in:
- Digitising paper site files
- Analysing aerial photos and online maps to highlight LWS that have been destroyed, for example by housing developments
- Extracting species lists from site files and preparing them for input into our database
- Tacking down LWS owners using Rural Payments Agency (RPA) information, online searches, site files and any other available sleuthery!
- Other desk-based research towards completing LWS assessments sich as analysing soil and geology maps
- Transfer our out-dated LWS excel log onto the new Land Asvice Recorder Database
You'd be suited to this role if:
- You have a broad familiarity with GIS systems and standard IT programmes such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
- You are organised, with strong attention to details and happy to get lost in repetitive work!
If you are interested in this role and would like to find out more, please email volunteering@somersetwildlife.org.
Further information
Wherever possible, we encourage you to volunteer locally to minimise the impact of travel on the environment.
To see volunteering opportunities and community groups in your local area, check out or Team Wilder map.
If you have any questions about this type of role, please email volunteering@somersetwildlife.org
