Thank you for you interest in Suffolk National Trust Volunteers.
We are one of 60+ groups affiliated to National Trust (NT) who help wardens maintain their properties. Our “patch” extends from Dunwich in the north to Bourne Mill (Colchester) in the south to Ickworth (Bury) in the west.
Founded in 1983, we aim to have a “task” every 2 weeks or so and free transport is generally available. Tasks are usually outdoors on local National Trust countryside sites – mainly woodland and gardens; luckily Suffolk is a dry county! We rotate tasks between several estate wardens in the area; tools are provided and instruction on how to use them safely is given. In addition wardens can provide valuable insight into careers in conservation.
Misconceptions:
- You do not have to be a National Trust member to come and play with us.
- There is no commitment to come out every task and definitely no room stewarding!
Rewards:
Anyone clocking over 50 hours a year is eligible for (effectively) free NT membership the following year and 20% off NT goods.
SNTV membership is open to anyone 18 or over but you don’t need to join to enjoy one or two “taster tasks”.
