Wildlife Monitoring Youth Volunteer – Green Shoots

Wildlife Monitoring Youth Volunteer – Green Shoots

Location:
Grow Wilder, Grow Wilder, 181 Frenchay Park Road, Bristol, BS16 1EL

(c) Peter Cairns / 2020 Vision

Avon Wildlife Trust are currently working with a group of young people on Green Shoots, an underused patch of land they are improving for nature and people. We are looking for young people aged 18-25 to help us complete a series of wildlife monitoring activities on the site throughout spring and summer 2026. This role is an opportunity to assist with regular wildlife monitoring at a nature improvement project site next to Grow Wilder. The information collected about wildlife present on site will be used to inform the project and actions taken on the site, and to evaluate the project’s impact after its completion.

Position details

Duration:

-

Commitment:

Any Day

Frequency:

Weekly

What you will be doing

Completing regular wildlife monitoring activities, including: Bee, butterfly and bird transect walks. Reptile mat checking, Deploying and checking bioacoustic monitors and camera traps.

Occasional additional monitoring tasks, such as deploying and checking moth traps, completing bat surveys - using bioacoustic monitors and bat detectors.

Recording and reporting data collected during monitoring activity – both to volunteer supervisor and to national monitoring schemes. 

The skills you need:

Interest in data collection and reporting.

Punctual and reliable.

Good species ID or a desire to learn.

Experience in wildlife monitoring may be helpful, but is not essential – training will be delivered for all activities.

What's in it for you:

Learning new skills.

Gaining volunteer experience.

A safe volunteering environment.

Experience in wildlife monitoring and surveying techniques.

Training from wildlife experts in species IDing

Contact details

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Connor Meadows, Youth Officer at connor.meadows@avonwildlifetrust.org.uk