Wildlife Rangers 12 to 16 years old

Join our regular Wildlife Rangers group to learn about and help protect local wildlife during the school holidays.

What we do: Identify and learn about wildlife. Carry out practical conservation tasks to improve habitats. Survey and monitor plants and animals. Garden for wildlife. Country crafts. Nature photography. Have fun!

CRAWLEY

Where: Tilgate Park, RH10 5PQ

Day: During school holidays dates tbc (usually a Friday)

Contact: Tamara Jewell, Gatwick Greenspace Partnership Officer, click here to email 

Cost: £10 per child

HORLEY

Where: Upper Pickets Wood, Gatwick

Day: Some Thursdays during school holidays

Contact: Contact Barry Wildish, Community Project Officer, click here to email

Cost: £2 per child, thanks to sponsorship from Gatwick Airport

Youth Rangers - 16 to 25 years old

Come and join us as a volunteer for regular practical conservation work at various green spaces. The aim is to help improve these areas for wildlife and people while having fun, learning new skills, gaining valuable experience and enhancing job and other volunteering prospects. No experience necessary. Everybody is very welcome.

Typical tasks

Activities may include coppicing, hedge planting, green woodworking, food growing and composting, meadow planting, surveying and monitoring wildlife, pond maintenance, bird/bat boxes, orchard maintenance, scrub clearance, maintaining Forest School sites, basic bushcraft and more.

Where: Tilgate Park, RH10 5PQ

Day & Time: Wednesdays during term time, from 10.00 – 14.00. 

For more information, please see our Frequently Asked Questions

Contact: Tamara Jewell, Gatwick Greenspace Partnership Officer, click here to email