| Opportunity |
White Peak Drystone Wallers |
| Type of role |
Tailored |
| Where |
White Peak
Home Farm Ilam
Ashbourne
Staffordshire
DE6 2AZ |
| About this place |
The National Trust in the White Peak looks after some of the Peak District’s most loved places, including Ilam Park and Dovedale National Nature Reserve. Encompassing hills and valleys, rivers and crags, the National Trust aims to look after these beautiful places and make them somewhere that everyone can enjoy. The staff and volunteer team work together to deliver an excellent experience for visitors, and also to conserve and protect the landscape. We welcome visitors from across the country who are seeking nature, beauty, adventure and solace, and are committed to welcoming staff and volunteers from all backgrounds to work with us.
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| Distance |
4.6 miles |
| When |
15/02/2024 |
| Role summary |
Do you have some knowledge and experience of Dry Stone Walling? If so, we need you! Come and join our regular Wednesday volunteering group and help repair dry stone walls across the White Peak estate |
| What's involved? |
• Growing and utilising your knowledge and experience of dry stone walling to support the National Trust in the White Peak
• Working as part of a small team of volunteers to both repair gaps in existing walls and build new walls as needed, in and around the White Peak Estate
• All tasks are outdoors and will involve moderate to hard physical activity
• We want all our volunteers to feel welcome and to have an equally positive experience when volunteering with us. So, volunteers will:
• Be provided with the necessary induction, training, equipment and reasonable adjustments to do this role well and safely
• Be offered expenses to cover agreed travel costs between home and place of volunteering.
• Have remote access to support, news and rotas via our volunteer website |
| This role will suit you if you are... |
• Either a hands-on person keen to learn how to dry stone wall, or someone with previous experience of dry stone walling, looking for a way to use those skills to support the work we do
• Available on Wednesdays, as that's when the walling group meet
• Reasonably fit and able to walk across uneven ground
• Someone who loves being outside in all weather
• Practical and take pride in you work
• Enjoy working as part of a team
• Own transport will be needed to get to site.
All National Trust volunteers will be asked to
• Respect and uphold the National Trust values whilst volunteering with us
• Complete training required of all NT volunteers and any role specific training
• Adhere to relevant policies and processes including safeguarding, health and safety, and equality and diversity |
| By getting involved you could |
• Develop or use your existing skills to help maintain dry stone walls across the White Peak
• Become part of a small, friendly and dedicated team
• Meet people from all walks of life and make new friends
• Volunteer in some beautiful places, away from the crowds
• Improve your health, fitness and wellbeing
• Get a huge sense of satisfaction from helping to look after this beautiful landscape
• You’d also be joining Europe’s largest conservation charity and the wider National Trust team proudly looking after 780 miles of coastline, over 250,000 hectares of land, over 500 historic houses, castles, ancient monuments, gardens, parks and nature reserves (including lighthouses, villages, pubs and a gold mine!). We are a unique charity welcoming millions of people each year and with a vision to open up places for the benefit of everyone, for ever. |