Our Countryside Worker Apprenticeship Programme is a unique opportunity for young people to launch a meaningful career in conservation. By joining Cumbria Wildlife Trust, you’ll gain hands-on experience caring for and restoring our natural heritage, protecting wildlife, and enhancing the environment for future generations.Along the way, you’ll develop valuable practical skills, build confidence working outdoors, and achieve recognised qualifications that will open doors across the environmental sector. This is your chance to make a real difference while growing your career in nature conservation.
We are recruiting two enthusiastic Nature Reserves Apprentices to join our team this October. One apprentice will be based in Kendal, the other in Carlisle, with opportunities to work across our beautiful reserves throughout Cumbria.
Volunteering
The Lake District National Park welcomes millions of visitors every year. Our Visitor Welcome Volunteers provide a friendly face and local knowledge to help make sure visits are safe and enjoyable, inspiring people to love and respect the landscape. This role will be piloted during Summer 2026 in…
Apprenticeship
Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) has exciting opportunities for local young people with a love of the outdoors to join our Apprenticeship Scheme this autumn. We offer apprenticeship opportunities in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria and surrounding areas in partnership with a number of fantastic…
Volunteering
Rookhow - Practical Volunteers (DIY & outdoor work to maintain our historic building and 12 acres woodland) - Rusland, Ulverston. Join our friendly open-minded team of volunteers every Friday at Rookhow, a Quaker charity, near Grizedale. Gardening, woodland work, DIY. Help maintain our grounds and…
Volunteering
Wellbeing Walks Walk Leaders will be responsible for leading free, organised walks suitable for those new or returning to activity. Walks take place over easy ground, starting and finishing in a location familiar to your community. Ramblers Wellbeing Walks encourage people to not only get active…
University of Cumbria Ambleside Campus Open Day 4th July 2026
Upper Duddon Landscape Recovery Site Visits 12 and 28 July
Myerscough College Open Days 3 October and 21 November 2026
