Volunteer with us
The Ecology Service offers the opportunity to get active outdoors, learn new skills and meet new people, or simply enjoy the natural delights of Kensington and Chelsea.
Current volunteering opportunities
Conservation volunteers
Taskforce for Nature
Help us carry out practical conservation work in Holland Park through conservation workdays every third Saturday of the month. Hundreds of hours of volunteer work have been given to improve our wildlife areas. Tasks include:
- meadow management
- building dead-hedges
- pond maintenance
- building stag beetle loggeries
- scrub management
The improvements link in with the priorities identified in the Biodiversity Action Plan.
If you are looking to get closer to nature, meet new people, learn new skills, help your CV, or just get your hands dirty then why not join our Conservation Volunteers?
Holland Park Conservation Volunteers
No specialist skills are needed - just your enthusiasm and time:
- every third Saturday of the month
- sessions run from 10.30am to 3pm
- meet outside the Holland Park Ecology Centre
- you can come for all or part of the session
- refreshments are provided in the form of hot drinks and biscuits
- if you let us know you are attending, we will provide you with additional phone numbers to call to find out where we are, in case you miss the meeting point
- gloves, tools, and instructions are provided
- wear sturdy shoes and old clothes - you might get dirty!
- bring waterproofs and lunch
Dates for conservation workdays in 2025
- 18 January
- 15 February
- 15 March
- 19 April
- 17 May
- 21 June
- 19 July
- 16 August
- 20 September
- 18 October
- 15 November
- 20 December
For more information contact the Ecology Team:
- telephone: 020 7938 8186
- email: [email protected]
Little Wormwood Scrubs Conservation Volunteers
Join our group:
- sessions are delivered by our partner, The Conservation Volunteers
- sessions run on Saturdays, from 10am to 3pm
- meet outside the formal garden at the front of Little Wormwood Scrubs (just off Dalgarno Gardens)
- you can come for all or part of the session, but you must register in advance
- refreshments are provided in the form of hot drinks and biscuits
- gloves, tools, and instructions are provided
- wear sturdy shoes and old clothes - you might get dirty!
- bring waterproofs and lunch
For more information and to register, contact The Conservation Volunteers:
- email: [email protected]
Dates for Little Wormwood Scrubs conservation workdays in 2025:
- 1 February
- 1 March
- 29 March
- 26 April
Ecology Centre volunteers
The Ecology Centre runs a busy programme of environmental education, Forest School, and other events. We often work with volunteers and work experience students to help us deliver our activities all year round. Most of our work is during weekdays in term time. We also welcome volunteers to help deliver our holiday activity programmes during the Easter and Summer breaks.
If you are interested in a work experience placement or would like to volunteer with the Education and Engagement team, please email [email protected].
Last updated: 14 January 2025