Our Environment and Community Officers work with volunteers to:
- help maintain a cleaner, safer, greener environment in York
- create attractive neighbourhoods
- create a real sense of community
- improve health, wellbeing and inclusivity
See more information about the ways you can help your environment and community:
Environment and Community volunteers
We support many ongoing volunteer roles, including:
- Litter picking - help improve the appearance of areas that may otherwise be neglected
- Gardening - help tend the city's green spaces
- Snow Warden Scheme - helping keep residential pavements clear of snow and ice
- Park locking and unlocking - volunteers help keep parks secure
- Himalayan Balsam bashing - reducing this evasive non-native plant
- Leaf clearing - keeping drains and paths clear of leaves
To help you get the most out of your volunteering experience, we'll provide you with:
- health and safety training
- appropriate equipment
- ongoing support
- insurance
For more volunteering opportunities, please contact York CVS or see the national volunteering database at Do-it.org.
Join a local group
We actively encourage volunteers to set up groups, or to join existing ones which help make a difference in the local community and provide ways to learn new skills.
York has numerous voluntary groups who help maintain areas such as:
- Friends of Hob Moor
- Friends of Rowntree Park
- Chapman's Pond
- Bachelor Hill
- Acomb Wood
- Friends of Clifton Backies
- Friends of New Walk
- Friends of Glen Gardens
- Friends of West Bank Park
- Friends of Fishponds Wood
For information about joining a local group or volunteering in your neighbourhood, contact our Environment and Community Officers,
The Great British Spring Clean
We support Keep Britain Tidy's campaign, The Great British Spring Clean.
You can help in your neighbourhood by taking part in a litter pick, leaf clearing, or a community clean up.
The official Great British Spring Clean campaign is usually held annually in March.
Contact our Environment and Community Team for more information.
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