How you can help: Volunteer - practical skills
Volunteering Opportunities
Volunteering is at the heart of our communities. It is an excellent way to meet new people, gain the skills and experience needed to advance your career, improve your well-being, and connect with people in your neighbourhood
Ongoing
Northala Fields parkrun
Help organise finish funnel, operate the timer, or scan the runners’ barcodes. All volunteers start with a general marshalling type job.
Ongoing
Hanwell and Norwood Green Orchard Trail
Volunteers are invited. Anyone taking part will need to wear suitable outdoor clothes and footwear.
How you can help: Volunteer - practical skills
Idea
West Acton Triangle ornamental garden
This space was inaccessible to even the able bodied and has large unplanted areas. We want to plant with roses, other colourful shrubs and bee-friendly wild flowers.
How you can help: Volunteer - practical skills
Ongoing
Park Ranger task days
New volunteers welcome. Anyone taking part will need to wear suitable outdoor clothes and footwear. All tools and gloves are provided.
How you can help: Volunteer - practical skills
Ongoing
Ealing Wildlife Group
Budding photographers of local wildlife and the natural habitat can share their images with other members via social media channels.
How you can help: Research, Volunteer - creative skills
Ongoing
Volunteer gardening at Walpole Park
Every Wednesday and Thursday from 10am – 12pm
Meet in the Rickyard courtyard (courtyard entrance to the right of the public toilets)
How you can help: Volunteer - creative skills, Volunteer - practical skills
Ongoing
Volunteer in Gunnersbury Park & Museum
If any of these roles appeal to you, or even if you would prefer something a little different, get in touch with the team by email.
How you can help: Volunteer - creative skills, Volunteer - practical skills
Idea
High Lane Allotments – Raised Beds
Once built, there may be volunteering opportunities to help supervise if there are groups maintaining single raised beds.
How you can help: Finance & fundraising, Tools & equipment, Volunteer - practical skills
Ongoing
Citizen Science & Wildlife Surveys
Help input the data into the relevant national databases – you will need to be familiar with using excel and have good eye for accuracy.
How you can help: Research
Ongoing
Western Road Urban Garden
We need to meet our crowdfunding target, please support our project.
How you can help: Finance & fundraising, Volunteer - practical skills
Ongoing
ParkPlay in Ealing
We’re looking for PlayLeaders to help us bring ParkPlay to communities across the UK and act as the driving force in their local park.
How you can help: Volunteer - practical skills
Ongoing
Grove Farm Litter Pick
Once a month LAGER Can and Friends of Grove Farm carry out a litter pick in and around Grove Farm local nature reserve, next to Sudbury hill tube station.
How you can help: Tools & equipment, Volunteer - practical skills