Working Group Member (Snaizeholme)

Our Working Groups help us to look after our wonderful sites across the UK. Carrying out a variety of practical tasks under the guidance of the Woodland Trust Site Manager, the Working Groups keep our sites looking great, keep our pathways accessible, and help us manage the woodland in line with our management plans. A great way to learn skills and meet new people, our Working Groups also directly contribute to the care and upkeep of valuable habitats.

Nestled in the Yorkshire Dales, Snaizeholme is a striking glacial valley where windswept slopes climb nearly 1,000 feet, cut through by lively streams and the ancient routes of the Pennine Way and Pennine Bridleway. It’s a place of big skies, dramatic weather and raw, wild beauty.

Once part of the vast Forest of Wensleydale, the land is now largely bare. The Woodland Trust is working to change that through one of England’s largest native woodland creation projects, planting new forests and restoring vital habitats such as peatland, limestone pavement and riverside meadows to help this extraordinary landscape recover.

This restoration will create & enhance a thriving patchwork of habitats that support some of the UK’s most treasured wildlife, including red squirrels, curlew, black grouse, otters and white clawed crayfish. With every tree planted and every habitat restored, Snaizeholme is steadily becoming a thriving haven for nature once again.

Due to the nature of the Snaizeholme site, volunteering applicants need to be over 18 years of age.