Volunteering with the Wensum Valley Trust
Other countryside management volunteering in the Wensum Valley
- FACT (Fakenham Area Conservation Team) work in the Fakenham Area on a variety of different sites including Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve, local footpaths and other sites
important for wildlife and people. Tasks are held every other Sunday and some weekdays.
Contact Geoff Fletcher on 01328 862164.
- Great Ryburgh Wildlife Group is local group that works in the Great Ryburgh area and manages its own small nature reserve. On the edge of the River Wensum floodplain this small woodland reserve has a bird hide and pond. Residents of Great Ryburgh may visit by arrangement.
Contact Steve Cale on 01328 829589.
Site-based volunteering
Some groups or individual volunteers are dedicated to particular sites and welcome new volunteers.
Sculthorpe Moor Community Nature Reserve, near Fakenham
Although FACT and WEVOLS help on this Hawk and Owl Trust wetland reserve, there is still plenty of work here for volunteers. See www.sculthorpemoor.co.uk or contact Nigel Middleton for more information on 0797 9826622.
Sparham Pools, near Lyng.
A diverse Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserve consisting of flooded gravel pits, grassland, woodland and small remnants of heathland. Managed by voluntary warden Alwyn Jackson who is always looking for more help! Phone 01362 637752.
Beetley Meadows, near East Dereham
This is a County Wildlife Site consisting of wildflower meadows, riverbanks and scrub on the edge of Beetley. Local volunteers are needed to help with the annual hay cutting and other management. Contact Wensum Valley Project
Hoe Common, near East Dereham
A beautiful site being managed to restore the valuable and unique heathland habitat.
Contact Wensum Valley Project.
Work Placements 
Some of the organisations mentioned in this website, and some land-owners, may be able to provide work placements to students seeking work experience. Unfortunately the Wensum Valley Project is unable to offer work placements or to set them up for others.