Join us as a volunteer and become a Guardian of the Diamond Wood and work towards Kings Award for Voluntary Service recognition

Volunteer with Andover Trees United

Volunteering with us is a great way to contribute to action against climate change and biodiversity loss, plus make a difference in your local community. Our 44-acre site includes native deciduous woodland, chalk grassland, wildflower meadow, hazel thickets which will be coppiced, hedgerows, and a pond - all vital habitats providing resources for a wide range of species. The site is also a space for the local community to enjoy, learn about, gain understanding of, and connect to the natural world, through the events, sessions, and activities we run (or just by going for a walk!).

Make a Difference

Our volunteers tend to the wood, raise and care for the trees in the allotment nursery bed, sow and grow the wildflowers to be planted in the wood and elsewhere, get involved in events, and do a lot of behind-the-scenes work. Regulars find they experience improvements to health and wellbeing as a result of working outside with nature and undertaking physical activity.

Any spare time you can offer - whether it's an hour or a day, once a week or once a year - is greatly appreciated. Every time you volunteer you contribute to making a positive impact on the woodland, our local community, and the national and global environment.

By volunteering your time, you automatically become a member of Andover Trees United. We encourage all members to contribute to decision-making and play as active a part in the running of the charity as you are able to. There are no membership fees.

As a Volunteer with Andover Trees United you’ll be part of a dedicated team, passionate about making a difference to nature and to people of all ages, especially our youth.

Something for everyone - find a role that suits you!

If you’re interested in giving time via a CSR scheme take a look at our Corporate Guardians page for more information.

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"The wood is a lovely place to spend a morning or afternoon listening to the skylarks song, watch the swifts dive bomb the pond for insects or catch up with friends over a cuppa by the wood burning stove. In the last year I’ve learned to coppice hazel, identify potential Bronze Age artefacts, name at least 3 tree and 4 bird species, what a traditional British hedge is made up of and that we have volunteers who make great cakes.” - Adrian (ATU Volunteer)

Get in touch with us

Complete a Volunteer Enquiry Form below - we’d love to hear from you!

Sign Up to Volunteer

If you have already been in touch and are keen to start, please complete our Volunteer Enquiry Form by clicking the button below. Or if you would prefer to complete a paper copy please download it here and email it to us.

Please do not be put off by the questions, it is helpful to have the information to let us know when you are available and the sort of things you are interested in.

Interested?

To arrange an informal chat on the phone or book a visit to have a look around and meet fellow volunteers, please contact our Volunteering Manager Abbey Sadler: Email Abbey Sadler or Telephone.

If you’re interested in our Corporate Guardianship scheme take a look at our Corporate Guardians page for more information.

The Andover Trees United Volunteer Programme is made possible thanks to funding from Big Lottery ‘Reaching Communities’ and ‘Global Giving’ donations.