We’ve been shouting all the great things that come from volunteering from the rooftops for a long time.
Mental and physical well being, the chance to make new friends and learn new things not least. And of course there is the small matter of protecting wildlife and nature at the same time.
So the Government’s new effort to get families, children, grandparents and anyone who wants to volunteer outdoors in the fresh air to help the world around them is music to our ears.
Muck In4Life is the name of the Government’s exciting new environmental volunteering campaign and the RSPB is pleased to be a major partner.
Encouraging people to help look after wildlife, landscapes, parks, gardens and other green spaces to enhance animals and nature ties in perfectly with our own aims, and with volunteers at the heart of we do at the RSPB, any opportunity to entice more people to do the same is imperative.
RSPB volunteers carry out a huge range of tasks from planting trees and surveying wildlife to ensuring visitors have a great time at nature reserves and Dates With Nature projects.
All their work contributes directly to caring for nature and wildlife and the Muck In4life campaign is an extension of this. It is hoped that the media coverage and government focus on the campaign will mean even more interest in volunteering for organisations like the RSPB.
So if you hear a nudge from much-loved actress Caroline Quentin on one of the radio ads she is fronting across the country, or read an article while having your cup of tea in the morning, have a think about joining in.
You could even find yourself enjoying that cup of tea on a stunning nature reserve, admiring an area of woodland you helped clear or a hide you helped build. And it really doesn’t get much better than that…