Residential volunteering

Residential volunteering placements on Scottish Wildlife Trust reserves

Are you able to dedicate a longer period of time to helping nature? Every year the Scottish Wildlife Trust provides residential volunteering opportunities at three of our wildlife reserves: Isle of Eigg, Handa Island and Loch of the Lowes.

Whether you’re seeking practical conservation skills or are simply after an exciting escape, residential volunteering is a fantastic way to gain hands-on experience, meet new people and immerse yourself in one of our wildlife reserves, with on-site accommodation provided. We welcome applicants from all walks of life!

Have a question?

If you can’t find the answer to your question on our FAQs page, please contact Peter Gilbert on 0131 312 4732 or at pgilbert@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk.

To view all our current residential volunteering placement opportunities, visit our listings page.

Handa Island

Become a seasonal volunteer on this wild island that is an internationally important breeding site for guillemots, razorbills and great skuas.

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Practical volunteering placements

Looking for something more flexible? We can also offer practical volunteering placements at other wildlife reserves across Scotland. Placements can range from one week to several months.

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Isle of Eigg

Become a seasonal volunteer ranger on the community owned island with its diverse mix of coastal land, farmland, willow and hazel scrub, native woodland, raised bog and moorland.

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Loch of the Lowes

Become a seasonal volunteer ranger at one of our top visitor sites, home to red squirrels, great-crested grebes and the ospreys that return to their nest site each year.

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