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Volunteering

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Our fantastic volunteers power our movement and make the countryside a better place to live, work and enjoy. Find out how you can get involved.

Volunteers Week 2025

We’d like to take this opportunity to recognise and celebrate the amazing contributions of our volunteers across the CPRE network. We’d like to say a heartfelt thank you for all that you do; your contribution helps power our movement and secure a better future for our countryside.

Congratulations to this year’s Volunteer Award Winners, you can read more about their incredible achievements here.

We’ve also been speaking to some of our younger volunteers about their experiences with CPRE and what volunteering with us means to them. You can read more about what they’ve been up to.

Fran’s story

Venus’ story

If you’re interested in volunteering for CPRE, scroll down and search our current volunteer roles!

Why volunteer with us?

Are you passionate about protecting and enhancing our countryside? Would you like to help bring about change in your community and have the chance to meet like-minded people along the way? By volunteering with a local CPRE you could do just this, whilst gaining a wealth of skills and undergoing all the appropriate training needed for you to make a real difference in your local area.

Our volunteers support us in many different ways including the leadership of local CPRE groups, fundraising, providing specialist advice, managing social media channels, maintaining websites, picking litter and much more!

We want you to have an excellent volunteering experience with us, and so we’ve made commitments to our volunteers.

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Want to help protect and enhance our countryside?

Click the link and find your perfect volunteering role.

Can’t see a role near you? Some of our local groups aren’t advertising their opportunities here yet, so it’s always worth checking the website of your nearest CPRE directly.

Search for volunteer roles

Have you considered being a CPRE Trustee?

We have over 200 fantastic Trustees across our network who volunteer their leadership skills to support the running of local CPRE groups. Hear what some of them enjoy most about their role.

Our volunteer hub

We have a dedicated hub of information for our volunteers. This is your one-stop-shop for everything you need to know about volunteering with us, from finding opportunities to guidance and support.

Existing volunteer? Already started an application?
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CPRE Volunteer Awards 2025

Find out more about the volunteers that have been recognised with a CPRE Volunteer Award this year, as well as previous winners.

Volunteer Awards
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Meet our volunteers

To celebrate Volunteers' Week, we asked some of our volunteers to share their inspiring stories with us. In this video, hear directly from them about what they enjoy most about their role and what volunteering with CPRE means to them.

We believe it's essential that young people feel empowered to take action on countryside issues like the climate emergency. Find our how CPRE's younger volunteers are making change.

If you’re a volunteer and would like to share your story with us, get in touch at volunteeringteam@cpre.org.uk