These are the results for your Scotland volunteer travel holidays. Click on the links to see the full details of each carefully chosen holiday from specialist operators.
Help us to undertake a range of monitoring activities on board our research vessel, aimed at understanding distribution, relative abundance & habitat preferences of cetaceans in the area. We use both visual & acoustic methods to monitor for cetaceans.
Come on a Conservation Work Week and roll your sleeves up for some practical action – tree planting, seed collection, nursery work and more, in a variety of stunning locations in the Scottish Highlands
Your chance to get wet and muddy in the name of conservation! Butterflies, dragonflies, birds and rare plant life are all on the agenda on our wetland conservation breaks.
Take to the Moray Firth in 5.4-meter rigid-hulled inflatable boats to conduct systematic surveys. You will be trained to identify whales and dolphins, and record data crucial to improving conservation.
Man-made constructions, from ancient burial mounds to Hadrian's Wall may be found in stunning locations around the UK and they help us to understand past civilisations. Our holidays offer activities to safeguard this heritage for future generations.
Join us for some 'constructive' conservation work at a variety of sites throughout the UK, where you could be building bridges and boardwalks or putting up fences. Fence off threatened habitats or instal stiles to improve access, whilst minimising erosion.
Our dry stone walling holidays will introduce you to the ancient and fascinating countryside craft of dry stone walling. These stone walls have become a classic feature of the landscape in some parts of the UK and often have archaeological value.
Our conservation variety holidays could involve all sorts of different projects from woodland management and hedge laying to wetland conservation and footpath repair work. It all depends which holiday you choose!
Thousands of miles of hedgerows have been lost as a result of agricultural change and urban development, and those remaining are often in a poor condition. Laying rejuvenates a hedge by encouraging new growth from the base, while the old stems are woven together to make a stock-proof barrier.
On our wildlife habitat conservation holidays, you can get involved in a variety of different activities from scrub clearance through to haymaking, or removing poisonous ragwort so that cattle can graze and thus maintain traditional management regimes.
Visit some of the UK's most lovely woodlands and help ensure their future by carrying out some practical woodland management tasks. This can involve a variety of activities such as coppicing, woodland crafts, rhododendron clearance and tree planting.
