Volunteers

VOLUNTEERING AT THE GARDENS

Could you offer at least a half a day a week? Would you like to be a Birmingham Botanical Gardens volunteer?

Volunteers play a very important role in caring for the Gardens and we offer a very warm welcome. We currently have about 55 people coming in to different departments of the Gardens on a regular basis.

Volunteers are allocated to a Departmental Manager and are given guidance throughout.

Gardening volunteers help out with daily horticultural maintenance, including, weeding, sweeping, lawn edging and dead-heading. It would especially, although not exclusively, suit someone who is already a keen gardener or would like to do work experience towards a career in horticulture.

Please note that all gardening volunteers must bring and wear their own safety boots (steel toe cap) when working at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

If you are interested in any of the volunteer vacancies listed below, please fill out an application form:

Online Application Forms

Education Volunteer Application

for volunteer vacancies in the Education Department

General Volunteer Application

for all other Departments

If you do this you will still have to post or e-mail in any supporting evidence or CV

Postal Application Forms

Please return your completed form to the Gardens marked for the attention of the relevant Departmental Manager together with your supporting evidence and CV.

General Volunteer Application Form

Education Volunteer Application Form

Education Volunteer Role Description

If you do this you will still have to post or e-mail in any supporting evidence or CV