The following are some of the most frequently asked questions regarding conservation volunteerting with the Kent High Weald Project. If you cannot find the answer to your question here please email us at info@khwp.org.uk

1. Will I be asked to pay a fee?
2. Do I need previous experience of conservation volunteering?
3. Is it safe?
4. Will I be expected to work really hard all day?
5. How long does the project run for?
6. Am I expected to stay all day?
7. Can I get a lift to site?
8. Where do you run the projects?
9. What type of work do we do?
10. How else can I get involved?

1. Will I be asked to pay a fee?
No the experience is FREE.

2. Do I need previous experience of conservation volunteering?
No, experienced members of staff provide all training and tools on site.

3. Is it safe?
Each member of staff has a first aid qualification and carries a mobile phone. They will carry out a tools talk, any relevant safety training and outline the aims of the project at the beginning of the day.

4. Will I be expected to work really hard all day?
We ask all our volunteers to participate at a pace that they are comfortable with.

5. How long does the project run for?
Each day begins at 10am and finish about 3.30pm

6. Am I expected to stay all day?
If we have given you a lift to site we ask that you stay all day. If you have made your own way to site you may leave at any time (providing you notify our project leader that you are leaving site).

7. Can I get a lift to site?
We usually meet on site, but if you live on route or can make your way to Cranbrook we will be very happy to provide a lift. Please call in advance to confirm if you need a lift.

8. Where do you run the projects?
Our project area is the Borough of Tunbridge Wells and we work on Local Nature Reserves (LNR), community woodlands and ponds, hedgerows, footpaths. Roadside Nature Reserves (RNR), Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

9. What type of work do we do?
Hedge laying and planting, pond management, coppicing, footpath enhancement, heathland restoration (birch and bracken clearance) heather cutting, tools maintenance, scrub clearance from wildflower meadows, fencing and much more.

10. How else can I get involved?
We also organise events and activities, which raise public awareness of the countryside and environmental issues. We are always in need of helpers for these events; if you have any skills that you like to develop or contribute please let us know.