Volunteer Events

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National Parks Big Weekend of Volunteering

National Parks across the UK will be celebrating a Big Weekend of Volunteering Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd September 2024, with a range of volunteer activities taking place across UK national parks!

Two-minute-litter-pick

Sunday 22 September 10:30am – 12:00pm Roborough Rock, Yelverton airfield (what3words ///crackling.ridiculed.snug)

Join us on Dartmoor on Roborough Down for a two-minute-litter-pick on Sunday 22nd September, Come along to help us keep one of our busiest areas of moorland tidy - even if you only have two minutes to spare, this event is open to all!

See below for more information on the event:

For the last several years we have been working in partnership with the #2 minute beach cleans and we run several volunteer #2 min litter pick across Dartmoor throughout the year.

Litter is a nightmare for the environment, for the wild animals and stock that call Dartmoor their home. So if you would like to come and get involved and even if its only for #2 minutes we love you to see you! Tools and glovers are provided and there's no need to book. For further information you can email volunteering@dartmoor.gov.uk.

National Parks UK Look Wild

Another way to get involved is join in our efforts tracking the wildlife and biodiversity of Dartmoor!

This is part of a national project across all 15 UK National Parks. Just sign up to iNatrualist and visit the national park to start recording the wildlife you find. Lots of wildlife is hard to find, or only flowers for a short time.

The most appropriate observations are exported to national databases, but every observation is useful. Even if it doesn't get exported it will remain in iNaturalist where it can still help identify areas of high biodiversity that can help focus the efforts for future surveys and conservation work.

See the most recent observations here Observations · iNaturalist United Kingdom

To find out more and how you can get involved click here!

Dartmoor Junior Youth Rangers volunteer

The Dartmoor Junior Youth Ranger programme’s purpose is to provide an opportunity for young people to understand, appreciate, and enjoy Dartmoor through an accessible programme of activities where they can develop environmental skills and knowledge leading to positive behaviour changes.

Your role as a Dartmoor Junior Youth Rangers volunteer is to facilitate young people to engage safely and fully in the Dartmoor Junior Youth Rangers programme.

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Sunday, 13 October 2024 at 10:30 - 15:00

Help the Rangers at Haytor

Location: Meet at 10:30am at the Haytor Visitor Centre

Location: Meet at 10:30am at the Haytor Visitor Centre

All tools and glove...

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