Contact the organisations you are interested in for further information and to apply for a placement. Note that long term volunteers living away from home can receive housing benefit, council tax benefit and income support for housing costs for a maximum of 13 weeks. The Natural Break programme of conservation working holidays enables volunteers to spend a week in spectacular settings learning new conservation skills. Various conservation tasks such as woodland management, pond clearance, dry stone walling and footpath construction. Volunteers from overseas need to pay a registration fee.
Volunteers help people with disabilities in a caring role.
Overseas applicants must have a very goo d command of English. It places volunteers, in the form of a partnership, to provide such support. Travel expenses and all incidental expenses incurred whilst working for the project are paid. Driving licence useful. The Trust is sometimes able to accept offers of long-term help with wardening and conservation work, often as part of a college course.