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Phillipa Batchelor - volunteer administrator

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Volunteer with us

Whatever your skills or background, however much time you can give, you can make a difference.

See our latest opportunities
Volunteer Andrew Steele walking among trees with binoculars

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Andrew Steele - volunteer wildlife monitor

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Volunteer Suzie Harvey working on a laptop in her garden

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Suzie Harvey - volunteer Tree Charter social media champion

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Volunteer David Griffith examining a branch cutting

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David Griffith - volunteer Observatree tree health surveyor

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Group of volunteers walking through a wood with bags and tools

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Bishop's Knoll Wood volunteers

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Volunteer Hilary Hinks in a wood talking to camera

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Hilary Hinks - volunteer heritage researcher

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Volunteer Andy Black in a wood talking to camera

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Andy Black - volunteer warden

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Volunteer Brian Palmer taking a sample from a woodland stream

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Brian Palmer - volunteer environment monitor

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Media library volunteer working on a computer in an office

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Media library volunteers

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Volunteers Jon & Wendy Leach in a wood talking to camera

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Jon and Wendy Leach - woodland engagement volunteers

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Fingle Woods volunteers looking up into the tree canopy

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Fingle Woods volunteers

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Volunteer David Rodway setting up a camera and tripod in a wood

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David Rodway - volunteer photographer

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Volunteer Joanne Yellen sawing a branch

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Joanne Yellen - volunteer woodland working group leader

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Volunteer Lionel Knobbs in a wood facing the camera

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Lionel Knobbs - volunteer warden

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Volunteer Alison Stewart on a laptop in her kitchen

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Alison Stewart - volunteer woods under threat detector

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Volunteer Hayden Gabriel in a living room armchair

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Hayden Gabriel - volunteer speaker

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Three Sibsey Wood Volunteers wearing hardhats carrying out tree maintenance

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Sibsey Wood volunteers

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Volunteer Ian Baird in the countryside facing the camera

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Ian Baird - volunteer woodland creation champion

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