Suntrap centre
We always welcome volunteers at The Hive.
There are lots of reasons why you'd want to get involved. Maybe you'd want to gain work experience to enter a career in the environmental sector or build your skills while making a contribution in promoting our vision. Or maybe you want to meet like minded people and get out in the fresh air!
Whatever the reason, whoever you are, whatever your level of experience, we’d love to hear from you. Here are the types of volunteering we offer at The Hive:
Are you passionate about preserving the natural beauty of Epping Forest while gaining hands-on experience in practical groundswork?
Tasks include:
Are you passionate about nature and eager to share your knowledge with the next generation?
Tasks include:
This is a support role and you will be trained and supported by our experienced education staff.
Are you an enthusiastic and community-oriented individual who loves bringing joy to families and creating memorable experiences?
Tasks include:
Are you interested in a career in teaching, conservation or working outdoors?
Our work experience programme gives you the chance to work with experienced outdoor educators, helping support the vital work the Hive does to engage children, families and adult groups with nature and the climate emergency.
Tasks include:
If you are interested in undertaking a work experience placement at the Hive, please email us at thehive@walthamforest.gov.uk.
We will then send you a quick application form to ensure that our setting is suitable.
"Volunteering at The Hive, I had the opportunity to lead and assist on activities such as shelter building, campfires, team games and forest art. This encouraged the development of important skills such as leadership, initiative, teamwork and creativity. In addition, getting to work with a variety of school groups and ages, both in the classroom and the forest was an extremely rewarding experience, encouraging the ability to interact with different types and abilities of learners. Overall, a great volunteering experience - although I’m still afraid of the snakes!"
