Volunteering
As a social enterprise, we're committed to creating opportunities to encourage as many people as we can to get out into the woods. We run regular volunteering days on our main site near the Lake of Menteith and on coppice sites across the Central Belt.
Volunteers help with general site maintenance and upkeep, work on projects on the Cardross Estate, prep for upcoming events and workshops, and processing any wood we can get our hands on, either donated to us or cut from the coppice. In return, volunteers can learn new skills, meet new people, chat around the campfire and generally benefit from the great outdoors. You can come along as individuals or in a group – please let us know in advance if you're planning on joining us.
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All volunteering starts around 10am and lasts for as long as you want to stay (usually when it gets dark!). For volunteering on our site or the estate, click here for directions. For Redlees coppice site, you can find out more here: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/redlees-urban-park/. Meet in the car park. We provide tea, coffee and biscuits but please bring lunch and any other snacks you need.
New volunteering dates!
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19 October: Restoration on the Cardross Estate
The Estate is embarking upon an ambitious and exciting project to restore their Pinetum. They’ve told us, “Our aim is to not only make a sustainable kitchen garden but a biodiverse habitat.”
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25/26 October: Help us finish our office
We’ve built an off-grid office on our site, but we need a final push to help us finish it. Join us to build a decking, fix the roofing, and (hopefully), fit a stove.
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8/9 November: It’s charcoal time!
After a busy charcoal season (despite the weather), we need to get prepared for next year, so these couple of days are all about splitting, stacking and peeling.
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22/23 November: Join the coppice crew at Redlees coppice.
It's not for the faint hearted, but it is great fun! Now with two coppice sites under management, we need your help to cut, bundle and carry.
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31 Jan/ 1 Feb: Kirkton Coppicers
Join the Kirkton Coppicers to cut the second coupe at Kirkton Wood, nr Aberfoyle. We’ll be cutting, grading, and bundling, and there might be some charcoal making, too!
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14/15 February: Kirkton Coppicers
Our second weekend at the lovely Kirkton Wood, nr Aberfoyle. Come along, have some fun in the woods, and learn new coppicing skills.
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28 Feb/ 1 March: Cardross Estate
Following our October dates, we’re continuing the restoration work on the Cardross Estate. We’ll be improving woodlands and helping to increase biodiverse habitats.
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5/6 April: Site spruce-up time!
Come along to site and help us get ready for a busy season ahead. We’ll be tidying up after the winter weather and improving things as we go.
