What is a Conservation Volunteer?

Muiravonside Country Park combines 170 acres of woodland and parkland with an open farm, play parks, river walks and ruins. Volunteers carry out a range of conservation tasks around the park including, but not limited to, maintaining paths and trails, planting trees, and creating wildlife features.

What’s in it for you?

• Keep physically active
• Help the environment
• Work alongside other committed volunteers

What’s involved?

• Tree planting
• Weeding
• Dead hedging
• Using hand tools
• Tree thinning
• Coppicing
• Path works

Skills, Attitude, and Experience Required

• This is a labour intensive role so you must be fit and able to carry out physical work comfortably
• Must be able to follow instruction and adhere to the Trust’s Health and Safety Policy
• No experience necessary, but a can do attitude is a must; training will be provided for all activities

Other important information

Location: Muiravonside Country Park, The Loan, Whitecross, Linlithgow. EH49 6LW

Time Commitment: 4 hours a month

Contact: Mandy Brown Mandy.Brown@falkirk.gov.uk

Training: Training will be provided to all volunteers, including Health & Safety talks, tool handling, and any other relevant training for the task at hand.

Expenses: We are sorry but we are unable to provide expenses for this opportunity.

How to apply

Please complete the online application form here.

If you require a hard copy, please let us know.

This role is purely voluntary and this arrangement is not meant to be a legally binding one or an employment contract.