Blog - Volunteering

After years of planning, and thanks to members and funders for giving this project a chance to come to life, the brand-new Community Shelter has been unveiled at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum.

Sensory experiences of the 'picturesque' at Westonbirt...

As generations visit Westonbirt Arboretum through the years, memories are made. Share your stories of Westonbirt with us...

Read our volunteer expert's overview of our Wildflower Walks as we approach the last guided walk of the year. ...

As part of our exciting new Woodworks project, Westonbirt staff and volunteers were given the opportunity to get involved in the building of our new drying shelter - see how they got on...

As part of our 'Volunteer Take Over' celebration, we asked volunteer shuttle driver, Dave, to share his experiences...

Find out what Steve Blore has been up to at Westonbirt...

We wanted to do something special to mark 30 years of volunteering at the arboretum and it turned out to be a brilliant day.

Although we value and thank our volunteers on a daily basis, Volunteers’ Week provides an opportunity to do this publicly!...

Ha Ha. An expression often used to represent laughter. However a ha-ha is also a landscape design feature that creates a barrier to things such as livestock, while preserving uninterrupted views.

Did you know that by recycling your printer cartridges and mobile phones you can not only help the environment but also protect Westonbirt Arboretum?...

Volunteers helping with the Westonbirt Project had a unique opportunity recently to have a look at the view from the Treetop Walkway, before we even have a Treetop Walkway!A big thank you to the tree team for letting us borrow the cherry picker.

A whopping £1,887 was raised at our Craft Fair on the weekend of 20 & 21 October!...

Treefest is the largest of Westonbirt's events and involves the most volunteers over a single weekend.

Over the last few weeks we have recruited over 30 new volunteers!...