We have conservation volunteer work days on our nature reserves, some of the groups meet in one place, some rotate around different sites week by week.

On the conservation days, the terrain can be rough, muddy and exposed so you'll need sturdy shoes and suitable clothes.

You could be doing anything from litter picking, tree planting, scrub clearance or working with wood, including fencing.

Bournemouth

Based at Kingfisher barn, volunteers meet every Tuesday morning, Wednesday and Thursday all day.

The sites include:

• Stour Valley Nature Reserve
• Hengistbury Head Nature Reserve
• Kinson Common Nature Reserve
• Turbary Common Nature Reserve
• Millhams Mead Nature Reserve
• Redhill Common Nature Reserve
• Iford Meadows Nature Reserve

To get in touch about volunteering at a nature reserve in Bournemouth, please email stour.valley@bcpcouncil.gov.uk.

Christchurch

Christchurch volunteers meet every Tuesday.

The sites include:

• Steamer Point Nature Reserve
• Stanpit Marsh Nature Reserve
• St Catherine's Hill Nature Reserve
• Mude Valley Nature Reserve.

To get in touch about volunteering at a nature reserve in Christchurch, please email countryside@bcpcouncil.gov.uk.

Poole

The team meet in winter alternating Thursdays and Saturdays for habitat management work.

The sites include:

• Talbot heath nature reserve
• Canford heath nature reserve
• Ham common nature reserve
• Bourne valley nature reserve
• Alder hills nature reserve
• Corfe hills nature reserves
• Dunyeats nature reserves.

To get in touch about volunteering at a nature reserve in Poole, please email heathwardens@bcpcouncil.gov.uk.