Volunteer With Us
Become a volunteer
Why volunteer with us?
Make a direct difference to the lives of injured and orphaned wildlife
Gain hands-on experience in rescue, rehabilitation, and release
Learn new skills and share your existing ones
Be part of a friendly, passionate team
Support your local community and environment
Enjoy the reward of seeing animals return to the wild
Our roles
Wildlife Care Assistants
Being a volunteer wildlife care assistant means helping care for injured, orphaned, or sick animals. Tasks often include feeding, cleaning enclosures, preparing food, and observing behavior, all while following strict protocols to keep animals safe and ready for release. The role can be physically demanding and requires working outdoors in all weather.
While challenging at times, the work is rewarding, offering the chance to learn about native species and make a real difference in their survival.
Shifts are 9am to 2pm and 4pm to 8pm
Volunteer Transport
As a volunteer wildlife transport driver, the role involves using your own vehicle to safely collect small injured or orphaned animals and deliver them to the hospital for assessment and treatment. Volunteers respond to calls, handle animals with care, and ensure they travel in a calm, secure environment. Reliability, patience, and compassion are important, as animals may be stressed or in pain during transport.
This role is vital in connecting wildlife in need with expert care, often being the first step in their recovery. By providing their own transport, volunteers offer a lifeline for injured animals while easing the demand on hospital staff. It’s a practical and rewarding way to support conservation and directly help wildlife reach safety.
This is an “as needed” role.
Maintenance
As a volunteer maintenance assistant, the role focuses on keeping aviaries, enclosures, and pens in excellent condition for the animals in care. Tasks may include repairing structures, maintaining fences, fixing perches, and carrying out general upkeep to ensure a safe and secure environment. Practical skills, reliability, and a hands-on attitude are valuable, as the work helps create spaces where patients can recover and build strength for release.
This role is essential to the smooth running of the hospital, supporting both the animals and the staff who care for them. By maintaining high-quality facilities, volunteers directly contribute to the health and welfare of patients, ensuring they have the best possible environment to heal and prepare for life back in the wild.
Fundraising
As a volunteer fundraiser, the role involves helping to raise vital funds that support the care, treatment, and release of injured and orphaned wildlife. Volunteers may assist with events, community stalls, donation drives, or online campaigns, engaging with the public to build awareness and encourage support. Creativity, enthusiasm, and good communication skills are valuable for inspiring people to contribute to the cause.
Fundraising is crucial to keeping the hospital running, as it provides the resources needed for food, medicine, and equipment. By giving their time and energy, volunteers play a direct part in sustaining wildlife rescue efforts, ensuring animals receive the care they need to recover and return to the wild.
Veterinary (RCVS registered only)
As a volunteer in a veterinary role, this work involves supporting the wildlife care team with the assessment, treatment, and care of our patients. Tasks may include deciding treatment plans, preparing treatments, assisting with routine procedures, monitoring patients, and helping with post-treatment care.
As a small charity in its early stages, we are keen to grow our veterinary capabilities and would be extremely grateful for any support offered. Volunteers in this role gain hands-on experience in wildlife medicine while directly contributing to animal welfare, helping the care team provide timely treatment and giving patients the best chance of recovery and release back into the wild.
Other ways to support
As a small wildlife hospital, we rely entirely on public support. If you would like to help us continue caring for wildlife in need, there are a number of other ways you can help support us. Every and any contribution, no matter the size, makes a real difference.