Tree planting © Gavin DicksonGet hands-on with nature recovery
Join a community of young people making a difference for wildlife across Sussex. Youth Rangers offers hands-on conservation work, creative projects, youth-led campaigning, and social events, helping you build skills, confidence and be part of a growing movement for wildlife recovery.
Activities include:
Habitat restoration
and biodiversity improvement
Campaign planning
and youth voice projects
Wildlife surveys
‘citizen science’ and events with partner organisations
Creative workshops
arts and content production
Communications
with fundraising opportunities and event volunteering
Nature-based social events
and wildlife experiences
Crawley Youth Rangers
Where: Tilgate Park, Crawley, RH10 5PQ
Day & Time: Wednesdays twice a month during term time, from 10am – 2pm
We provide a broad range of activities and conservation tasks in and around Crawley, including: identification, surveying and monitoring of wildlife; habitat management such as coppicing, scrub clearance, hedgerow planting; wildlife gardening; safe use and maintenance of hand tools; basic green wood working and bushcraft.
Please contact Tamara Jewell, Community Project Officer, to register or for a chat about your interest in joining.
Wildlife Rangers GGP © Roz Bassford
Youth Rangers at Rye Harbour _ Alice OakleyRye Harbour Youth Rangers
Where: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Day & Time: Every other Saturday, 10am – 2pm
Youth Rangers carry out conservation work alongside staff at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. We provide a broad range of activities and conservation tasks to get involved with, including species identification, habitat management, removing invasive non-native species, beach cleans, safe use and maintenance of hand tools, green woodworking and bushcraft skills.
To book a taster session or to find out more, get in touch with Alice Oakley, Wilder Communities Officer.
Brighton Youth Rangers
Where: The Deneway Nature Reserve
Day & Time: Twice a month, on a Friday and a Saturday, 10am – 3pm
Brighton Youth Rangers meet at The Deneway, a youth-led reserve that gives young people aged 16-25 the opportunity to manage and maintain a nature reserve while working in partnership with staff and local groups.
The Deneway is a hidden gem, home to a wide variety of wildlife and offering a great space for volunteer groups, school visits, corporate groups, community projects and forest school trainees.
Youth Rangers at The Deneway © Roz Bassford
Katie Bell with Youth Rangers and OART on the Adur ©Alistair WhitbyAdur & Worthing Youth Rangers
Where: Various locations
Day & Time: Once a month on Fridays, 10am – 1pm
Adur & Worthing Youth Rangers meet to explore and improve green spaces across the local area.
We do work in various locations around Worthing and Adur area, such as tree planting at Lancing Ring and removing invasive species in Southwick, and also carrying out wildlife surveys.
Falmer Rangers
Where: University of Brighton, Falmer campus
Day & Time: Once a month, usually on a Wednesday, 2.30 – 4pm
Falmer Rangers focus on caring for local ancient woodland and chalk grassland habitats, helping to protect some of the area’s most important ecosystems.
Open to 16 – 25-year-olds and students of all ages, Falmer Rangers is a great way to get involved in meaningful conservation work, learn new skills and meet like-minded people who care about the environment.
Chalkland restoration Feb 25 © Uni of Brighton
