This Volunteers’ Week we want to say a huge thank you to all our volunteers who have supported the work of Charnwood Forest Geopark over the past year.
Volunteers support almost every project across the Geopark, from building dry stone walls to wildlife monitoring and from supporting events to coppicing hazel. They carry out vital tasks in every area of the Geopark, increasing our capacity to care for the landscape, help people explore it and increase our understanding of it.
Since the beginning of the volunteering programme, volunteers co-ordinated by the Geopark core team alone have contributed around 4000 hours – that’s nearly 170 days straight! Read about the experiences of Geopark volunteers Cathy, Andrew, Jo and Tim.
Without the hard work by the wonderful (and growing) team of volunteers alongside us, we would not be able to achieve so much. So to every single person who has given us their time, thank you – you are appreciated.
If you would like to join the volunteer team, please visit our Get Involved page to find out more and register your interest.