Volunteers Estates Management

Are you looking for a volunteering opportunity in your spare time?

Get into the outdoors, meet new people whilst making a positive difference to your local community.

How about becoming an estates management volunteer at Surrey Outdoor Learning and Development (SOLD)?

Come along and meet new people.

Whether you have a day to spare or a longer period of time (weekly, monthly), there are options to suit your availability.

For individuals

Whether you have a day or a longer period to spare, your contribution will surely leave a positive impact.

Joining as an estates management volunteer at SOLD offers a fantastic opportunity to get outdoors, get a and make a positive impact on your community.

Apply for individual volunteering

Groups and corporate volunteering

Groups and corporate volunteering offer a fantastic opportunity for teams to come together, while making a positive impact in their community.

It's a wonderful way to build stronger relationships within the team while giving back to the community in a meaningful way.

Groups and corporate volunteering sessions are fully supervised by SOLD staff throughout their visit.

All types of work can be adjusted to suit any ability within the group.

Get in touch with our Business Support team by email outdoor.learning@surreycc.gov.uk.

Types of work to be carried out include:

Cutting back and clearing of overgrown areas, with the possibility of some chipping.
Spreading of woodchip around the centre
Collection of timber around site.
Splitting of timber for campfires – (Especially during winter months).
Clearing up of areas that have been disturbed from Tree Felling - (Ash Die Back).
Hedge cutting and clearing.
Building of picnic benches and seating benches.
External painting of sheds, shelters, and fences.

What to wear

Clothing suitable for the season. We advise long sleeved tops and trousers if cutting and clearing.
Sturdy boots.
Waterproofs and, or suncream, subject to weather.

Equipment and training provided

All tools, materials, safety equipment and gloves will be provided, although you may choose to bring your own gloves.

We also have a selection of waterproofs to lend.

We ensure that our volunteers are fully inducted, and our regular volunteers receive additional training in ground tools use.

For example: hedge trimmers and strimmers.

There will always be one or two SOLD staff with volunteers and all machinery will be operated by SOLD staff.

Refreshments, lunch and for individuals and groups

SOLD will supply you with tea, coffee, juices and water.

For individual volunteers: you will need to provide own lunch.
Groups and corporate teams: you can bring your own lunch or we can provide a lunch at an additional cost. Many of our corporate groups take advantage of our meeting spaces, combining volunteering with a team meeting. We have a range of meeting spaces for hire.

When and where

Dates or days of the week can be flexible to suit your requirements throughout the year between 9.30am to 4 pm.

Location:

High Ashurst in Mickleham, Dorking
Henley Fort in Guildford

See below to apply.

Requirements

Volunteers should be a minimum of 18 years old (16 years old with parental consent), physically fit and happy to work in the outdoors.

All types of work can be adjusted to suit any ability within the group.

Safeguarding

We risk assess and have controls in place to keep all of our customers and individual, teams and group volunteers safe.

Complete the application form

Once SOLD receives your application, we will be in touch to arrange a visit to the centre for an informal chat and look around. Volunteer application form

If you are successful, and all references and checks are satisfactory, dates and times will be discussed.

For more information, please get in touch with our Business Support team by email outdoor.learning@surreycc.gov.uk.