Community Volunteer (West Yorkshire - Leeds, Wakefield or Bradford)

As a Community Volunteer you’ll be able to provide others with advice and guidance about local spaces for enjoying nature and wildlife. By sharing your passion, enthusiasm for creating a wildlife friendly space, you’ll be supporting others to help save nature. Suitable for under 18s.

As part of this role you will be publicising yourself as an RSPB contact in your local community by sharing your knowledge and advice on some or all the following:

• Where the best nature and wildlife walks are in your local area and a reminder of the countryside code.
• How and where to cite bird, bat, and solitary bee nest boxes and what time of the year is best to do so.
• Top 10 wildlife friendly plants for the garden or to plant in pots on a balcony or window box.
• Tips on creating a wildlife pond in a garden and what wildlife you can expect to attract. How to maintain a pond to keep it healthy for wildlife.
• Types of birds you’re likely to see in your garden and how to attract them.
• What to do if you find an injured bird or a baby bird.
• Guidance about feeding garden birds including good hygiene.
• How to attract other types of wildlife to your garden, eg, hedgehogs.

Of course, any advice you give will reflect the RSPB, so we’ll provide you with the information and knowledge you need, provide you with a ‘cheat sheet’ used by our Wildlife enquiries department. For any queries you’re not able to answer, the Wildlife enquiries team will be there as a source of knowledge.

This role provides a brilliant opportunity to share with others in your local community your knowledge of local wildlife hotspots, nature walks, and gardening for wildlife tips. The satisfaction of inspiring and guiding others on how to help save nature. It also provides an opportunity to get to know other members in your community, create new networks and have shared experiences.

The role is home based with support from the Yorkshire and Humber Conservation Team. Minimum 1 day per week, hours flexible.