Read about the fantastic work done by our volunteers over the years
8 ways to connect with Ben Nevis (from near or far!)
Published: 2 Jun 2025
Even if you have never been to Ben Nevis, that does not mean that you can’t love it, be inspired by its wildness, or take action and care for it
Case study: Accessing nature
Published: 23 May 2024
Communications Team volunteer Libby Hanson says it is time to rethink what accessibility to nature means for those with limited physical mobility
Case study: Volunteering in Wild Space
Published: 21 Feb 2023
Gillian Johnstone shares her experience of volunteering in the Wild Space visitor centre in Pitlochry.
Participating in nature conservation
Published: 30 Jun 2021
This document is a summary of research, drawn together on behalf of the Wildlife Trusts, which show that participating in nature conservation had a positive impact on participants with low levels of mental wellbeing.
Growing a Phoenix Forest at Glenlude
Published: 24 Jun 2021
Planting trees in the Phoenix Forest to commemorate and celebrate people who overcome drug and alcohol problems
Conservation work party report library
Published: 19 Oct 2020
Read more about the fantastic work done by our volunteer conservation work parties over the years
Case study: Putting something back
Published: 25 Mar 2019
Keen hill walker Derek Sime has been volunteering a day a week in our Wild Space visitor centre since autumn 2015
Case study: Applying PhD skills to practical projects
Published: 22 Mar 2019
PhD student Vanessa Burton spent three months volunteering with our land team, based in our head office in Pitlochry
John Muir Trust talks
Published: 17 Jan 2017
If you have a passion for the great outdoors, a love for nature, an interest in wildlife or perhaps are intrigued about what a conservation charity does for the environment, we can present to your group