Blog - Volunteering

We're pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Bryars and Sam Addadahine to the charity’s Board of Trustees, read on to find out more about them...

Over the summer, a team of volunteers conducted a baseline survey in Silk Wood to discover which flora and fauna are present after a period of fallow following on from ash tree felling due to Chalara.

We recently caught up with Martyn Smith, our charity's Finance Trustee, to learn more about this valued volunteer who donates his time to guide our organisation. Read on to find out more...

Read a day in the life of a Westonbirt volunteer guide, Martin Green, who also generously gives his time as one of our charity trustees...

Follow the journey of nine Estate Volunteers as they took part in the John Muir Award restoring the well-loved bird hide in the Old Arboretum.

Discover Westonbirt's immersive and interactive sensory experience and how this aims to shift visitors' perception, enjoy the arboretum at a slower pace and explore the trees of Westonbirt through their nonvisual senses.

After years of planning, and thanks to members and funders for giving this project a chance to come to life, the brand-new Community Shelter has been unveiled at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum.

Sensory experiences of the 'picturesque' at Westonbirt...

As generations visit Westonbirt Arboretum through the years, memories are made. Share your stories of Westonbirt with us...

Read our volunteer expert's overview of our Wildflower Walks as we approach the last guided walk of the year. ...

As part of our exciting new Woodworks project, Westonbirt staff and volunteers were given the opportunity to get involved in the building of our new drying shelter - see how they got on...

As part of our 'Volunteer Take Over' celebration, we asked volunteer shuttle driver, Dave, to share his experiences...

Find out what Steve Blore has been up to at Westonbirt...

We wanted to do something special to mark 30 years of volunteering at the arboretum and it turned out to be a brilliant day.

Although we value and thank our volunteers on a daily basis, Volunteers’ Week provides an opportunity to do this publicly!...