Volunteering
Why volunteer?
- Develop new skills and meet new people
- Enjoy practical tasks in the great outdoors
- Learn how to survey wildlife
- Help others learn about history and culture
- Support people in your local community
- Help protect internationally important landscapes and rare and scarce wildlife
- Reap the health benefits of improved mental and physical wellbeing
Discover volunteering in the New Forest
Volunteer with local organisations
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New Routes to Nature
New Routes to Nature – supporting volunteering in the New Forest – has been made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder for the UK’s heritage. Using money raised by National Lottery players we support projects that connect people and communities to heritage.
Our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. From historic buildings, our industrial legacy and the natural environment, to collections, traditions, stories and more. Heritage can be anything from the past that people value and want to pass on to future generations. We believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to the past.
