Volunteering

Myddelton House, Bulls Cross, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 9HG

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority has a fantastic band of supporters who get involved in activities at a range of venues and open spaces within the park.

volunteers@leevalleypark.org.uk

03000 030 612

Guide to register as a volunteer >

Clubs and groups volunteering

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA) Volunteer Programme is going from strength to strength and offers a vital contribution to the work that we do. One key aim is to work closer with the many clubs, groups and organisations that work with volunteers and who run their activities on our land or at our various facilities.

To do this we ask Clubs and Groups to complete an official registration form which is the link between our respective organisations. The benefits of registering as a volunteer group include:

support for external funding bids by demonstrating a robust and coordinated approach to volunteering
access to professional advice and support from the LVRPA Volunteers Team
input to the Lee Valley Park Volunteers Newsletter (including submission of articles and publicity for your events)
eligibility for volunteers from your organisation to be nominated for one of the LVRPA Volunteer Awards

Any club or organisations operating on LVRPA land or at a facility is eligible to apply to become a member of the Lee Valley Regional Park Volunteer Programme. If you’d like to know more please contact us.

Individual volunteering opportunities

We offer a range of volunteering opportunities whether you're looking for something in the outdoors working alongside the natural environment, working with animals or supporting coaching and events within our venues and open spaces.

Training is given for all roles to ensure that you feel supported during your time volunteering with us. Our growing team of volunteers are a testament to the strong bond we form with all our volunteers and the appreciation that we have for the vital role they play in the park.

Our sports venues, operated by Better, manage all their volunteering themselves. If you'd like to know more about volunteering at the following venues please click the link to go to the Better website:

We host local, regional and international events at some of our key sporting venues however we don’t currently have any of our own roles to offer. We always share information on any event support roles that are available via third parties at our venues – just register as a volunteer to receive information.

Biodiversity Survey

Currently all locations are being covered – please keep checking to see if any become available.

Child using a sweep net for outdoor learning session

Learning and Engagement

These roles offer the unique opportunity of working with children in not only a conservation environment but also at London 2012 Legacy venues.

Events

We’re always looking for volunteers to help out with our many events at all locations along the 26 miles of the park.

Lee Valley Fisheries

Without our bailiffs and wardens we could not offer this popular pastime.

Rye House Gatehouse

This historic, listed building draws visitors to marvel at its brickwork.

Sensory walk in Gunpowder Park with the backs for three different people

Walk leaders

These roles are a great way to enjoy volunteering while exploring the park.

Wildlife Discovery Centre

The Wildlife Discovery Centre in River Lee Country Park is so much more than just a bird hide!

Volunteers Team

We’re a busy team with and would benefit from some additional admin support.

Myddelton House Gardens

Myddelton House Gardens is a very popular volunteering location and there is currently a waiting list

Lee Valley Marinas

Learn the inner workings of our boat yard.

Rangers

Rangers manage all of our open spaces and there are some great opportunities available.

These groups and individuals give up their free time to support the work of the park and undertake a variety of tasks.

Investing in Volunteers

This award is the national standard presented to organisations who maintain quality volunteer management and procedure regimes.

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority have held this accreditation for fifteen years and our most recent renewal was in 2021 and will be valid until 2024.

More information on this award can be found on the Investing in Volunteers website.

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority ensure our volunteers are valued and get to have their say about the service. You can discover more about the in house Volunteers Committee, read the latest Volunteers Report and winners from the Volunteer of the Year awards.

Volunteers Committee >

Volunteers Report 2019 >

Volunteer of the Year Awards 2021 >

Volunteers Policy, Strategy and Handbook

The volunteers programme is guided by our policy and strategy, most recently revised in 2021. Our final and agreed documents can be downloaded below:

For the reference of our volunteers please find information about the Regional Park, its volunteer health and safety and equal opportunities policies in the document below:

Volunteer Handbook

Corporate volunteering and team tasks

Do you work for a company that is looking for tasks and days out as team building exercises or is your company keen to promote employee volunteering in the community?

We have a range of outdoor tasks for teams of varying sizes at many locations stretching along the River Lee from East India Dock Basin opposite The O2 to Ware in Hertfordshire.

Most of these days are used as team building events or as part of an organisation’s corporate and social responsibility programme. The activities are wide ranging range from clean-up projects such as litter picking, removing graffiti or painting, to a conservation related task to help one of our Biodiversity Action Plan species and general wildlife. These conservation tasks can range within themselves, from scrub clearance to river management.

Risk assessments can be provided and we have public liability and employer liability insurance for all volunteers in a team. Full health and safety talks and tool demonstrations are given before each task by experienced and qualified Rangers who supervise the tasks throughout the day.

Prices

We have a set pricing structure for our activities and these cover full supervision for the day, provision of tools, materials, equipment and any protective clothing such as boots, gloves etc.

Corporate conservation task day (less than 10 people): £350 minimum charge for up to 10 people, additional cost of £25 per head for over 10 people
Corporate team building day (less than 10 people): £650 for up to 10 people, additional cost of £30 per head for over 10 people

We're very flexible in our approach and are happy to discuss options with companies. If you’d like to know more please contact us.