Finding Nature’s Footprints is providing training opportunities in the North Devon Coast National landscape. The project and partners are working to train people in species identification, wildlife surveying and monitoring techniques that follow already set up and standardised surveys. Project events, including training, can be seen on the main National Landscape events page
List of Volunteering Opportunities in North Devon:
Organisation | Contact | Meeting Place | Time |
Home Farm Marsh, Yelland | Steve Skirth, 07530003076 | Fremington Quay | Weds 9am or Thurs |
Braunton Countryside Centre | 01271817171, Website: https://www.brauntoncountrysidecentre.org/ | Sandy Lane Carpark, Braunton Burrows, Swanpool Marsh | Weds 10am, Variable & Events throughout year |
Friends of Hillsborough, Ilfracombe | Rob Schick, bobschick319@gmail.com, “Friends Of Hillsborough – Ilfracombe” Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1085120345774843/ | Larkstone Carpark, by golf kiosk | 3rd Weds of the month, 10am |
Yeo Valley | “Friends of Yeo Valley Community Woodland and Local Nature Reserve” Facebook https://m.facebook.com/FriendsofYeoValleyCommunityWoodland/?locale=de_DE | Entrance to reserve Silverwood Heights | Every 2nd Sunday of the month |
Cairn Conservation Carers | “Cairn Conservation Carers” Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CairnConservationCarers/ | The Roundhouse, Ilfracombe | Sundays 10am |
National Trust | northdevon@nationaltrust.org.uk, fraser.goodfellow1@nationaltrust.org.uk, Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/heddon-valley/volunteering-in-north-devon | Across North Devon | Events throughout year |
Ilfracombe U3A Natural World Group | “Ilfracombe Coast U3A” Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/323676931971473/ | Ilfracombe, & Combe Martin | Events throughout year |
Hartland Nature Society | “Hartland’s Nature” Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/517357895734969/ | Across Hartland, e.g., Quay, Vale woods, on National Trust land | Events throughout year |
Northam Burrows Country Park | Michael Day, 01237479708, Website: https://www.torridge.gov.uk/article/19871/Northam-Burrows-Country-Park | Northam Burrows Centre | Events throughout year |
Finding Nature’s Footprints | Jamie Buxton-Gould, jamie.buxton-gould@devon.gov.uk, 07801 972957, Website: https://www.northdevoncoast-nl.org.uk/findingnaturesfootprints | Across North Devon’s Coast | Events throughout year |
Northam Burrows Country Park lies at the western edge of the Taw Torridge Estuary, is 253 hectares of grassy coastal plain with salt marsh, sand dunes and generally unimproved grasslands and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). As a partner on the project, we will work alongside Northam Burrows as a great location to train volunteers and survey for wildlife.
The National Trust are carrying out an 8-year project to create species-rich grassland across 70 miles of North Devon, from Torridge to West Exmoor. We will be able to collaborate with training and surveying opportunities across National Trust land.
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North Devon Voluntary Service
The North Devon Voluntary Services is an independent charity based in Barnstaple that provides support and specialist advice to voluntary organisations and social enterprises in the local area. Their mission is to strengthen and champion the work of local organisations by representing, developing and supporting voluntary and community action.
They run the website Devon Connect, which is Devon’s online community hub, where we will be putting all the events we run in the future so be sure to check it regularly for updates.
Click here for Devon Connect.
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Upcoming Events
Take a look at our Eventbrite page to find out about upcoming workshops and surveys!