Volunteering holidays aren't just for bored teenagers. As Christine Ottery found out, there are plenty of ways to see the UK and do your bit at the same time
… Ten of the best... British volunteering holidays Christine Ottery | 21st October 2011 Ethical Living Volunteering Travel Conservation Scotland UK England Beaches Wildlife holding.jpg Volunteering holidays aren't just for bored …
The 'State of Nature' report, published today, is the apex of a vast pyramid of loving and heroic toil by many thousands of volunteer naturalists, writes Dr Mark Eaton - hard at work in all seasons in our marshes, forests, mountains, swamps and farmland. But do we have the young recruits to keep this wonderful tradition going?
… Comment Natural World Wildlife Conservation Volunteering Extinction bioblitz-cut.jpg The … loving and heroic toil by many thousands of volunteer naturalists, writes Dr Mark Eaton - … measuring in the millions, through to the volunteer-run, back bedroom-based recording …
Want to mix a little conservation with your holiday? Volunteering on Skomer Island, a haven for seabirds and nature lovers, is a rewarding experience says Eifion Rees
… mix a little conservation with your holiday? Volunteering on Skomer Island, a haven for … wave it off instead. Becoming one of Skomer's volunteer wardens is the ideal holiday for … made immeasurably easier by the help of their volunteer wardens, members of the public with …
From joining campaigns groups to making your garden more wildlife friendly, there are many ways to get involved with saving the natural world. Read on for inspiration...
… Endangered Species Protect Species Membership Volunteer barnowl-in-kent.jpg From joining … pages on their websites. Join a Green Gym or volunteer The BTCV run ' Green Gyms ' across … run other conservation projects for willing volunteers involving a variety of tasks, sites …
Ecologist reporter, LAURA BRIGGS, joins the animal charities and volunteers gathered earlier this week on a secret mission - the release of 18 pairs of endangered dormice into the wild
… LAURA BRIGGS, joins the animal charities and volunteers gathered earlier this week on a … Wildlife Trust and some dedicated and willing volunteers. These dormice will spend the next … cages where they will be checked and fed by volunteers whilst they learn to gather food …
New survey will chart habitat of native beetle to help ensure its survival.
… PTES and Royal Holloway are looking for volunteers to look for noble chafers over a … to help save them from extinction. Volunteers will be asked to set up a … and equipment will be given to all volunteers. Noble chafers don’t bite, so it is …
The current testing protocol for new medicines is proven to be inadaquate. It's time for a radical new approach, argues Kathy Archibald, director of the Safer Medicines Campaign
… humans than tossing a coin. This means that volunteers and patients in clinical trials are … human context, using human tissues or DNA or volunteers, though in ways much less risky … behave in the human body is to give it to volunteers at a minute, safe dose. Then, by …
Five committed twentysomethings are making a 2,000-mile trek across the US, picking up litter and educating young people and communities about zero waste
… 1illegaldump.jpg A team of Pick Up America volunteers cleaning up an illegal roadside … US, coordinating trash cleanups with local volunteers along the way. They're also … harsh Midwestern winter and to recruit enough volunteers to double their size. The campervan …
Eschewing mass tourism for small groups, conservation and community involvement, Valentina Jovanovski has the lowdown on the green travel companies making a positive difference
… than 100,000 of us choose trips that involve volunteering or conservation each year. While … include adventure holidays, luxury trips and volunteer travel. Find out more: … back Taricaya Ecological Reserve offers volunteering opportunities that can make a …
The Forestry Commission is celebrating its history while looking forward to the challenges of the next 100 years.
… flora and fauna. Forest Find In Dalby Forest, volunteers discovered Sarcophaga rosellei , a … There has been a 40 percent increase in volunteering since 2000 with young people in …
'With little more than an overnight bag, our phones and laptops, Geoff and I found ourselves standing with ash on our faces, smoke in our hair, and in a new world shifted on its axis.'
… as we stood alongside our community and volunteers from across the country battling an … academic, and Country Fire Service volunteer. Image: Anne McLean. - …
With her free-ranging flock of conservation grazers, Britain's only close shepherd is resurrecting a greener way to manage the countryside. Dixe Wills reports
… closed off. They can also apply to become volunteer ‘lookerers’ who will be given Harry … on the heath. Getting Involved To apply as a volunteer ‘lookerer’, sponsor a sheep (it only …
The 2016 'State of Nature' report, published today, offers many small victories to celebrate, writes SUSAN CLARK, but overall it's not good news: 15% of our native species are under threat of extinction, while 53% are in decline. With intensive farming the main cause of the damage, and climate change a serious long term problem, turning the tide of wildlife attrition will be a long and challenging task.
… the UK has thousands of dedicated and expert volunteers recording wildlife . It is largely …
He’s been a charity fundraiser and is now a fully-fledged adventurer. But is ‘Best Job in the World’s’ Ben Southall about to add eco-warrior to his CV? Ruth Styles met him to find out
… what's going on with the reef. They work with volunteers to record things like the numbers …
There has been a significant reduction in the killing of seals in Scotland but the Seal Protection Action Group needs your help in ending the killings altogether
… whale hunters: on patrol with Sea Shepherd A volunteer crew member on the Sea Shepherd's …
The Japanese tsunami appears to have temporarily halted the annual Dall's porpoise hunt. Pity the Taiji dolphins haven't been spared too, says the Environmental Investigation Agency's Clare Perry
… whale hunters: on patrol with Sea Shepherd A volunteer crew member on the Sea Shepherd's …
Ecologist Tom Langton continues to make the case that the only way to eradicate bovine TB is through proper testing and not through badger culling which simply doesn't work
… business and industry and a voluntary sector volunteer, more recently working on assisting …
Russia's decision to ban the import and exports of harp seal skins is a big step forward for the campaign against the Canadian seal hunt, says Robbie Marsland, Director of IFAW-UK
… whale hunters: on patrol with Sea Shepherd A volunteer crew member on the Sea Shepherd's …
Once derided as backwards, the southern African San tribe’s love of nature is now bringing them real rewards, as well as offering an insight into how humans can survive with little or no water. Ruth Styles travelled to meet them in Namibia
… Another source of support comes from local volunteers who help the van Vuurens care for …
Opponents say the controversial bypass will damage ancient woodlands, disturb wetland birds and impact on protected areas - and it's just one of 22 similar schemes currently awaiting approval. Jan Goodey investigates
… of the case. We either advise our WoodWatch volunteers on how to protest locally, or we …