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Come Forth for Wildlife Volunteer

  • VO84301

Description

Come and join our Come Forth for Wildlife volunteer team! The Come Forth for Wildlife project is working throughout the Forth Valley (Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire) to develop connections to conserve and enhance the unique heritage the area offers. This is being achieved by creating inter-connected habitats for amphibians, reptiles and other wildlife. Fancy getting outdoors? Passionate about wildlife? Want to learn more about amphibians and reptiles? Want to learn practical conservation techniques? Meet new people in your local area? Get in touch and find out about or practical volunteering days! The time commitment will be around 2 hours per month.

Organisation aims and objectives

Practical conservation and raise awareness of Scottish amphibians and reptiles.

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Restrictions

Due to the nature of our volunteering opportunities, we ask that any unspent convictions are disclosed as part of the recruitment process.
Experience required: We welcome all abilities, backgrounds and experience! We love working with people who enjoy working outdoors and learning about wildlife and conservation.
Travel details: Volunteering sessions take place at various sites across the Forth Valley area, with most being accessible through public transport.

Support

Taster available: Yes
Taster details: Volunteers are welcome to try a session in the first instance.
Training details: Volunteers will be given an induction to Froglife, the site and the task each session. Full training on safe tool use with be provided with ongoing support. Ongoing training will be given each work day on habitat management for retiles and amphibians as well as ID training on reptiles and amphibians. Support on the task will be provided through out the volunteering session by the project leader.
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Please note, organisations are currently experiencing a large volume of enquiries from people looking to help out. They may not always be able to meet this demand so please be patient, you may not receive a quick response or be assigned to a role.

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