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Volunteers Estates Management - for individuals only

Are you looking for a volunteering opportunity in your spare time?

Get into the outdoors, meet new people whilst making a positive difference to your local community.

How about becoming an estates management volunteer at Surrey Outdoor Learning and Development (SOLD)?

Come along and meet new people.

Whether you have a day to spare or a longer period of time (weekly, monthly), there are options to suit your availability.

For individuals

Whether you have a day or a longer period to spare, your contribution will surely leave a positive impact.

Joining as an estates management volunteer at SOLD offers a fantastic opportunity to get outdoors, get a and make a positive impact on your community.

Apply for individual volunteering

Types of work to be carried out include:

  • Cutting back and clearing of overgrown areas, with the possibility of some chipping.
  • Spreading of woodchip around the centre
  • Collection of timber around site.
  • Splitting of timber for campfires – (Especially during winter months).
  • Clearing up of areas that have been disturbed from Tree Felling - (Ash Die Back).
  • Hedge cutting and clearing.
  • Building of picnic benches and seating benches.
  • External painting of sheds, shelters, and fences.

What to wear

  • Clothing suitable for the season. We advise long sleeved tops and trousers if cutting and clearing.
  • Sturdy boots.
  • Waterproofs and, or suncream, subject to weather.

Equipment and training provided

All tools, materials, safety equipment and gloves will be provided, although you may choose to bring your own gloves.

We also have a selection of waterproofs to lend.

We ensure that our volunteers are fully inducted, and our regular volunteers receive additional training in ground tools use.

For example: hedge trimmers and strimmers.

There will always be one SOLD staff with volunteers and all machinery will be operated by SOLD staff.

Refreshments

SOLD will supply you with tea, coffee, juices and water.

You will need to provide own lunch.

When and where

Dates or days of the week can be flexible to suit your requirements throughout the year between 9.30am to 4 pm.

Location:

  • High Ashurst in Mickleham, Dorking
  • Henley Fort in Guildford

See below to apply.

Requirements

Volunteers should be a minimum of 18 years old (16 years old with parental consent), physically fit and happy to work in the outdoors.

All types of work can be adjusted to suit any ability within the group.

Safeguarding

We risk assess and have controls in place to keep all of our customers and individual, teams and group volunteers safe.