Professional Organisations | Volunteering Opportunities | Jobs
Professional Organisations
| Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management | ![]() |
IEEM is the professional body which represents and supports ecologists and environmental managers. The IEEM has over 2300 members drawn from local authorities, government agencies, industry, environmental consultancy, teaching/research, and NGOs. |
| Countryside Management Association | ![]() |
The CMA is the largest organisation of its kind representing professionals engaged in countryside and urban greenspace management throughout England and Wales. |
| Botanical Society of the British Isles | ![]() |
The Botanical Society of the British Isles is for everyone who is interested in the flora of Britain and Ireland. From its earliest days it has welcomed both professional and amateur members, and it remains the biggest and most active organisation devoted to the study of botany in the British Isles. |
| British Ecological Society | |
The British Ecological Society was established to promote and foster the study of ecology in its widest sense, the Society currently has around 4,500 members spread around the world. The core activities are the publication of results of research in ecology, the development of scientific meetings and the promotion of ecological awareness through education at all levels. |
Volunteering Opportunities
| BCNP Wildlife Trust Ecology Groups | |
The BCNP Wildlife Trust Ecology Groups are teams of volunteers who actively support and learn about their local wildlife and their habitats, improving habitat management, through monitoring, combining the skills of natural history with existing ecological knowledge and a scientific approach. |
| Somerset environmental records centre | ![]() |
SERC has a team of about 12 trainees helping out at the centre. |
Jobs
| Countryside Job Service | ![]() |
The CJS publishes free and low cost information to promote countryside careers in the UK and environmental conservation worldwide. |
| The Wildlife Trusts | ![]() |
Job vacancies with the County Wildlife Trusts. |
| LANTRA Sector Skills Council | |
Lantra is the Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based sector, is licensed by the UK government to drive forward the new skills, training and business development agenda for the sector. |
| Countryside Jobs Link | |
Has links to job sites, volunteering opportunities, employers, helpful advice and job profiles. |
| EnvironmentJobs.co.uk | |
UK based jobs and volunteering opportunities in the environment sector. |





