Interested in volunteering for half or a full day, at one of Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s most beautiful nature reserves? With stunning views across Morecambe Bay, this shingle island reserve is a landscape of rolling sand dunes and wetlands, surrounded by the wild Irish Sea.  

Do you love wildlife? Over 250 bird species have been recorded here, throughout the year. The reserve is also home to the only grey seal colony in Cumbria.

Are you a people person? Join a friendly team of volunteers at our visitor centre, meeting and greeting visitors to the reserve; providing information on the site’s wildlife; promoting the work of the Cumbria Wildlife Trust in general and South Walney nature reserve, in particular.

This is a unique opportunity to learn new skills through volunteering, working on South Walney nature reserve and learning how the reserve is managed. You don’t need to be a wading bird or grey seal expert, just have a natural enthusiasm for the all the wildlife that you and the visitors will see there.

Training, hot brews and, due to the reserve’s remote location, travel expenses, will all be provided.

We are looking for volunteer helpers who’d be able to come down once a week for a half or full day.

Our visitor centre is accessible for wheelchair users. Suitable for over 16s.  

As a Volunteer Helper, your role will include:

• Greeting visitors on arrival in the visitor centre and assisting in the car park
• Providing leaflets to visitors and advice to ensure they enjoy their visit
• Spending time out and about on site, engaging with all our visitors and ensuring visitors are keeping to footpaths
• Providing assistance and encouragement to visitors less experienced in bird and wildlife watching to discuss their sightings and share information
• Where appropriate and safe, to deal with any misuse of the site by providing guidance to visitors
• Assisting the tidying, and opening up/closing of the visitor centre