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The Wild Ennerdale Volunteer Group offers you the opportunity to get involved in rewarding practical work, improve your health and welbeing, learn more about Ennerdale and meet like minded people in the fantastic setting of a wild valley.

Keep up to date with our latest Monthly Volunteer Newsletter.

When do we meet:

As well as meeting formerly every third Tuesday of the month many volunteers cary on working in the valley throughout each month as their free time allows them to.

What do we do:

Volunteers get involved in a wide range of work including path maintenance, bridge building, walling, Pine martin and butterfly conservation, visitor surveys, tree planting and archeology restoration.

Who provides what:

Whilst many volunteers provide their own tools and equipment the Wild Ennerdale Partnership provides tools, equipment, materials and protective clothing such as gloves and glasses. The Partnership also helps out with transport around the valley and provides supervision and a work plan.

Volunteers provide their time and need to bring their own steel toe capped boots or wellington's. Suitable outdoor clothing including waterproofs must also be brought and normally a packed lunch although the Partnership sometimes provides food as well.

Support and thanks:

Wild Ennerdale is very gratefully to the Lake District National Park for supporting the volunteers many of whom are also National Park Wardens and give up significant time helping to protect the special qualities of the Lake District.

During the first half of 2010 volunteers contributed the equivalent of over 80 full time days work in the valley which is a great achievement.

How to get involved:

If you would like to get involved please contact Gareth Browning by email or phone 017687 76816.