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To raise awareness of the effects of climate change and support the local community to move to a lower carbon lifestyle. We are always looking for volunteers to help with the organisation and running of community events and workshops (online and in person). If you are a people person and are ore organised than Marie Kondo then this role is for you and Lauren will happily give you more information!

To raise awareness of the effects of climate change and support the local community to move to a lower carbon lifestyle. Gardeners needed to help build and grow! Sustainable Kirriemuir are developing gardens and food growing spots across Kirriemuir. Are you a gorilla gardener? Are you a gardener at heart and want to learn new skills to grow your own at home? New volunteers are always welcome at The Kirriemuir Community Garden at St. Mary's Field. No experience necessary. Session times are: Monday: 10am - 12noon Wednesday: 1.30pm - 3.30pm Saturday: 11am - 1pm Interested? Please contact Ruth Watson at kirriecommunitygarden@gmail.com or 07496 664588 to find out more.

To provide support and encouragement to volunteers of Forfar Open Garden Scheme that may require additional support.

We are looking for friendly and enthusiastic volunteers to help assist the Head Gardener manage the garden at Moat Brae, National Centre for Children's Literature.

Garthdee Field Allotments Association is a community of allotment holders. You will find us at the junction of Garthdee Road and Pitfodells Station Road. We have over 100 plots on the site, in 3 sizes – full, half and micro. Plotters are members of our association and together we seek to: -To encourage the use of green and sustainable gardening methods; -To share good practice and gardening expertise; -To spread the benefits of plot working and green gardening into the wider community. We are looking for volunteers to help with our activities on our individual plots, on the Primary School Plot we host, on our raised beds, in the Community Orchard and across the site generally. A great opportunity to volunteer supporting the allotments and outdoors. All help is greatly appreciated. For more details please contact: Norman Coutts E Mail: n_coutts@mac.com Tel: 01224 966952 More details are also available on our website at: www.garthdeeallotments.org

Timberness is a wood recycling project currently working out of the Green Hive in Nairn{we transport to and from Inverness}. We endeavour to upcycle/repair and reuse wood in all its unwanted forms with the intension to gift the transformed projects {birdboxes, benches, signs etc} back into green spaces and nature reserves. Inverness Green Gym is a health-based project based in and around Inverness, our aim is to improve various community green spaces and local nature reserves {litter picks, pond clearances, tree planting, health walks}. All our projects promote the health benefits of volunteering both inside and out while adhering to the government latest Covid guidelines.

Litter isn’t nice. It spoils the places we live, work and visit. It devalues our beautiful country. Clean Up Scotland is our campaign to tackle litter. Whether you are an individual, member of a community, school or a business, we can all work together to improve our environment. Through Clean Up Scotland, we raise awareness of our litter problem, take action and inspire others to do the same. We can help you to organise a litter pick, find a litter pick happening near you or nominate someone for our Clean Up Scotland Hero award. If you are a business, we can organise volunteering activities and CSR days, or you can support our campaign financially, knowing that your money will make a real difference to our environment. Together we can make a difference.

At Narture you will have the opportunity to be involved in many aspects of the day to day running of the bakery/store including: - Serving customers - Stock replenishment - Till work - Serving hot drinks - Helping with keeping the store tidy and clean We look forward to hearing from you if you can spare a few hours each week to work with us.

Volunteer Role Description Volunteer Gardener in Tagsa Community Gardens We hope that the volunteer role in Tagsa Community Gardens at East Camp is pleasant, enjoyable, flexible, and, above all, fulfilling for the individual in question. Whilst the volunteering experience does not involve formal training, we hope that volunteers will enjoy ‘learning by doing’ and through working alongside the Community Gardeners who are always happy to share their knowledge. Volunteer Activities and Duties: Plant care: Watering, weeding, mulching, turning in beds, crop rotation, planting out, seed sowing, pricking out seedlings, potting on, propagation (seed, and vegetative), caning, composting. Site care: Sharing a pride in our tidy and welcoming garden areas, by helping to keep it this way, including clearing rubbish and debris, rinsing and storing pots, trays, boxes etc. Harvesting: With crop availability changing throughout the season(s), we are glad of any help to fill fruit / veg boxes, on demand, and by request, which generally involves a lot of running around from one bed to the next, finding the freshest ingredients for the beneficiary, and requires an awareness of what is growing where. This can be in excess of 20 varieties, 40+ beds, and a basic knowledge of each product, in the awareness of when it is best picked, as well as the preference of the consumer. Maintenance: Much like ‘site care’, there is always an abundance of ‘wee jobs’ waiting on our To Do list. To keep on top of all tasks, we provide a daily list, prioritised depending on conditions of plants, weather etc, which we would appreciate any volunteer to follow. In the provision of a daily tasks list, we hope this allows for flexibility and choice for the individual assisting us. For example, if a volunteer prefers, for whatever reason, to avoid ‘heavy’ tasks, there will always be lighter duties to choose from on the list - especially as our regular gardeners particularly enjoy the heavy jobs! General role recap: In short, we wish for any voluntary assistance in Tagsa Community Gardens to be an enjoyable experience, be it fun, relaxing, stimulating, peaceful, inspiring, or simply restful. We are grateful for any efforts made to assist in the teamwork to keep these garden areas as inviting and welcoming as possible for our wider communities, respectful of other growers and members of the public, with a mutual appreciation of a busy garden. Welcome, and thank you!

Are you interested in wildlife and would you like to get involved in practical work on our Culbin Sands reserve? We are looking for new volunteers to get involved and help us manage our remote and fascinating Culbin Sands reserve. We rely on the hard work and dedication of volunteers to keep the habitats on this reserve in fine condition. To do this, we are running work groups, usually once or twice a week between September and April. We will carry out habitat management tasks during these work groups, which will include the removal of scrub and small trees with hand tools and burning brash on bonfires. We are looking for volunteers to help out with these management tasks by joining our dedicated team of volunteers. Work groups take place between Monday and Friday. It is not possible to run work groups on regular days of the week as access to Culbin Sands is dependent on the timing of tides, so planned work group dates are released every few weeks. The tasks are running as part of our LIFE 100% for Nature Project, which aims to improve the condition of sand dune and vegetated shingle habitats on the reserve, to benefit a range of rare and threatened species. In this role you'll learn about the management and ecology of this important reserve while developing new skills in habitat management or just enjoying this remote and wild reserve. While in the role, appropriate training and support will be provided for all tasks. Through this role you will be making an important contribution to the management of this reserve. We are looking for volunteers who are enthusiastic, flexible and can get on well with a range of people. If you have an interest in conservation it will be helpful, but not essential. No specialist skills are required however, you will need to be able to use hand tools (bowsaws, loppers) for cutting vegetation and you will need to be able to withstand 4-6 hours of working (at your own pace) on a remote site in sometimes poor weather conditions. You will need to be able to move over steep, boggy and sandy ground and be able to step over or use a narrrow plank to cross a tidal creek to access the site. You will need to be comfortable to occasionally work around loud machinery and to follow safety instructions. Due to the remoteness of the reserve, there are no indoor toilet facilities at this reserve. You will need to make sure you have an up-to-date tetanus injection. As the reserve is remote, you will need your own transport to get to the reserve. The reserve is not served by public transport. Volunteers will need to provide their own food, drink and outdoor clothing, including wellies. The RSPB will provide appropriate Personal Protective Equipment relevant to the tasks, such as work gloves and protective glasses. We recommend that new volunteers attend a trial volunteer session, to ensure that the role is suitable for them. Due to Covid-19, additional safety measures are in place to protect our volunteers, staff and the wider public, details of these measures will be explained during volunteer inductions.