Finding Nature’s Footprints is providing training opportunities in the North Devon Coast National landscape. The project and partners are working to train people in species identification, wildlife surveying and monitoring techniques that follow already set up and standardised surveys. Project events, including training, can be seen on the main National Landscape events page

List of Volunteering Opportunities in North Devon:

Organisation	Contact	Meeting Place	Time
Home Farm Marsh, Yelland	Steve Skirth, 07530003076	Fremington Quay	Weds 9am or Thurs
Braunton Countryside Centre	Jack Wolfenden, 01271817171, Website: https://www.brauntoncountrysidecentre.org/	Sandy Lane Carpark, Braunton Burrows, Swanpool Marsh	Weds 10am, Variable & Events throughout year
Friends of Hillsborough, Ilfracombe	Rob Schick, bobschick319@gmail.com, “Friends Of Hillsborough – Ilfracombe” Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1085120345774843/	Larkstone Carpark, by golf kiosk	3rd Weds of the month, 10am
Yeo Valley	“Friends of Yeo Valley Community Woodland and Local Nature Reserve” Facebook https://m.facebook.com/FriendsofYeoValleyCommunityWoodland/?locale=de_DE	Entrance to reserve Silverwood Heights	Every 2nd  Sunday of the month
Cairn Conservation Carers	“Cairn Conservation Carers” Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CairnConservationCarers/	The Roundhouse, Ilfracombe	Sundays 10am
National Trust	northdevon@nationaltrust.org.uk, fraser.goodfellow1@nationaltrust.org.uk, Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/heddon-valley/volunteering-in-north-devon	Across North Devon	Events throughout year
Ilfracombe U3A Natural World Group	“Ilfracombe Coast U3A” Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/323676931971473/	Ilfracombe, & Combe Martin	Events throughout year
Hartland Nature Society	“Hartland’s Nature” Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/517357895734969/	Across Hartland, e.g., Quay, Vale woods, on National Trust land	Events throughout year
Northam Burrows Country Park	Michael Day, 01237479708, Website: https://www.torridge.gov.uk/article/19871/Northam-Burrows-Country-Park	Northam Burrows Centre	Events throughout year
Finding Nature’s Footprints	Jamie Buxton-Gould, jamie.buxton-gould@devon.gov.uk, 07801 972957, Website: https://www.northdevoncoast-nl.org.uk/findingnaturesfootprints	Across North Devon’s Coast	Events throughout year

Northam Burrows Country Park

​Northam Burrows Country Park lies at the western edge of the Taw Torridge Estuary,  is 253 hectares of grassy coastal plain with salt marsh, sand dunes and generally unimproved grasslands and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). ​As a partner on the project, we will work alongside Northam Burrows as a great location to train volunteers and survey for wildlife. 

National Trust​

The National Trust are carrying out an 8-year project to create species-rich grassland across 70 miles of North Devon, from Torridge to West Exmoor. We will be able to collaborate with training and surveying opportunities across National Trust land.​

Click here to find out more​.

North Devon Voluntary Service​

The North Devon Voluntary Services is an independent charity based in Barnstaple that provides support and specialist advice to voluntary organisations and social enterprises in the local area. Their mission is to strengthen and champion the work of local organisations by representing, developing and supporting voluntary and community action. ​

They run the website Devon Connect, which is Devon’s online community hub, where we will be putting all the events we run in the future so be sure to check it regularly for updates. ​

Click here for Devon Connect.