Do you love being outdoors and have a good eye for detail? If you'd like to be part of one of the biggest restoration programmes in the UK then here's a 'fin-tastic' opportunity for you! 🐟

Why the YWT needs you:

Volunteers will play a vital role in ensuring surveys are delivered consistently throughout the season, and build a stronger, more resilient monitoring team. Volunteer support directly enables more comprehensive spatial and seasonal coverage, stronger datasets, and more robust evidence to guide future restoration decisions. Your time and effort will play a vital role in expanding what the team can achieve and in building a clearer picture of the health of the Humber’s estuarine ecosystems.

What will you be doing?

In this role, you will be involved in hands-on intertidal fieldwork, helping staff deliver finfish surveys in the Humber Estuary. You will help carry out fish surveys using seine netting — a method where a long net is pulled through shallow water and brought back to shore to gently gather fish so they can be recorded and safely released.

You will assist with setting up and retrieving nets, as well as helping to count, measure, and identify estuarine fish species caught in the nets — developing your fish ID skills and gaining confidence in species identification over time.

Full training and induction will be provided. For more information and to apply please visit Yorkshire Wildlife Trust website: https://www.ywt.org.uk/volunteering-opportunities/intertidal-fish-survey-volunteer 

The deadlines for applications is Thursday 26th March.