Develop your conservation skills with A Rocha UK's Partners in Action.
Find the latest volunteer and internship opportunities below.
Our Partners have a number of conservation internships and shorter volunteer opportunities available. Please get in touch with our Partners listed below directly or send a short cover email and your CV to: hannah.pearson@arocha.org. Please note that A Rocha UK cannot support visa applications.
Placements with A Rocha UK’s Partners in Action
Conservation work parties
Make a practical difference with our Partners and join a work party. Please contact our Partners directly to check their latest work party information: Lea Brook Valley, Steyning Download Scheme, Foxearth Meadows, Wolf Fields.
Gap year opportunities
Partners currently offering gap year opportunities: Abernethy Barcaple, Adventure Plus, Ashburnham Place, Hilfield Friary, Lee Abbey, Scargill House.
Seeking community members
Join a Partner as a long term community member (2-5 years) or short term members (1 year or less): Ashburnham Place, Hilfield Friary, Lee Abbey, Scargill House
Conservation-related internship opportunities
- Conservation & Land Management Coordinator – Adventure Plus
Adventure Plus has acquired 80 acres of farmland in Oxfordshire to create our first ‘AdventureBase’. Our Conservation & Land Management Coordinator will help implement a brand new landscape for this Christian Outdoor Education & Adventure Youthwork centre.
- Conservation Coordinator – Lee Abbey
Is God calling you to be a part of a vibrant Christian Community with an eco-twist? Lee Abbey is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate person to help them become even more environmentally responsible.
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Volunteer stories
Sam D, Community and Conservation Intern
“My internship at A Rocha UK has given me the opportunity to learn more about critical environmental issues and demonstrate my faith in a practical way. During my internship, I have heard from key voices in the conservation sector and been part of tangible ways that Christians are making a difference in caring for creation.
My time with A Rocha UK, based at the Southall office and at Wolf Fields urban nature reserve, has allowed me to further develop my passion and knowledge of conservation in a way that will benefit my degree as well as any future career in the conservation sector.”
Abigail L, Conservation Intern
“I joined A Rocha UK as the Conservation Intern to enhance my skills and get some work experience before studying for a masters in Conservation Science and Policy at Exeter. The internship has really helped me develop my field skills; collecting data on butterfly and bumblebee populations, surveying small mammals and bats, and bird ringing.
I also worked closely with local community members on the Wolf Fields project in Southall project, managing various aspects of the community garden that relate to conservation. This included organising the planting of a community orchard, creating a wildlife pond, sourcing a shipping container for secure storage, and getting this into place! Taking on the project management of these developments was daunting but really rewarding.”