Volunteering
Our volunteers play a vital role in helping us to keep the parks beautiful and exciting places to visit.
The Parks Trust has around 230 volunteers who support us in caring for Milton Keynes' parks. Volunteering is a great way to meet people, learn new skills, have fun and keep fit while giving something back to your local community and helping to improve the environment.
Our volunteers help us in so many ways from our Volunteer Rangers and Wardens who carry out patrols and litter picks to supporting our community engagement work with events and outdoor learning volunteering. Many of our volunteers help with our conservation and biodiversity work with practical work parties and wildlife surveying.
Benefits of volunteering include:
- Parks Trust volunteer uniform
- Training, social events, and team meetings
- Volunteer news via the dedicated volunteer app and portal 'Assemble'
We also host a large annual celebratory event in early part of the year to celebrate our volunteers, and a summer evening social to allow all our volunteers to get together and enjoy an evening of nice food and conversation.
All new volunteers complete an induction programme and start their role once all relevant role specific training has been completed.
Please check our volunteer recruitment page for up to date opportunities.Â
Alongside our volunteering programme, we host a variety of community volunteering tasks for members of the public to try out volunteering without making a commitment.Â
We also have a few Friends of and affiliated volunteer groups we work with in our parks.
We recruit volunteers when specific roles become available. Apply directly for a role or contact us for help finding one that suits your interests or location. Once selected, you’ll be onboarded as a registered volunteer.
What happens next?
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Initial induction about the Trust and volunteering programme
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Receive the uniform, volunteer handbook, and sign the code of conduct
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Role-specific training or site induction
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Receive support from our Volunteer Role Ambassadors or staff member
During your volunteering, a staff lead will support you in your role, and the Volunteer Coordinator will arrange any training, resources, and programme updates.
Current roles
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Park Rangers (location specific) - email volunteering@theparkstrust.com for more details
We are delighted that The Parks Trust has been awarded the prestigious Investing in Volunteers (IiV) accreditation, signifying our commitment to volunteer management standards.
Get outdoors, help the environment, keep active and meet new people at our community volunteering tasks across Milton Keynes.
We are proud to have Friends of and affiliated volunteer groups that we work with in our parks. These groups provide vital support to the particular parks they work in and are avid ambassadors for those parks. They run open days, events, guided walks, talks and conservation tasks and we thank them for the support they give The Parks Trust. View groups currently active below and click the links to get involved.
Friends of Linford Lakes Nature Reserve
Friends of Great Linford Manor Park
Stony Riverside Parks Group
Elfield Bushcraft
Mid Shires Orchard Group
MK Green Gym
Milton Keynes Rose Trust
Community Trees: MK
We no longer host corporate volunteering tasks at The Parks Trust. However there are lots of other ways you can support us and help the Milton Keynes community and our local environment.