Monitoring and Research Volunteering

Get involved in our wildlife monitoring programmes and help gather data on a variety of species and habitats. The results of these surveys help us with practical reserve management. 

Opportunities come up across all three counties, and sometimes involve working remotely assessing or collating data. Opportunities may be weekdays, weekends, or evenings.

Current Monitoring and Research Volunteering Opportunities

Projects include:

• Bat call surveys
• Aquatic insect surveys
• Dormouse nest box monitoring
• Dormouse footprint surveys
• Breeding bird survey
• And many more...

Not all surveys run in all locations and surveys are often at remote nature reserves. Please get in contact to find out what opportunities here are near you.

Our main survey season runs from May to September/October, with only a few exceptions in late winter.

Experience required

Previous experience of surveying is useful but not essential for most surveys - all you need is the enthusiasm to come out regularly and the drive to learn more about our wonderful local wildlife. Our surveys are not set up to accommodate intensive volunteering over a short period - such as work experience placements - as for most projects survey days are spread out over several months.

For more information or to express an interest, contact us at ecologygroups@wildlifebcn.org