The Zephaniah Forest tree planting

Volunteering

Birmingham TreePeople organise and oversee the Urban Forest Volunteers in the city. It was originally set up as part of the Tree Council’s Tree Warden Scheme by Birmingham City Council’s Tree Officers in 2016, and is now one of the largest of its kind in the UK. We open up our activities to volunteers throughout the year and are deeply grateful to their passion and continued efforts to support our city’s trees.

The Zephaniah Forest tree planting

Volunteer Categories

Occasional Volunteer

This category doesn’t have specific requirements or commitment and is best suited for those who attend occasional events like our training or planting. This volunteer network are kept up-to-date will all TreePeople open activities in the city and have helped plant and establish new trees as well as receiving training in species identification, pest & disease management and tree care. Simply join our mailing list to hear about these volunteering opportunities.

Urban Forest Volunteer

Urban Forest Volunteers are equipped with more knowledge about the activities and support our work at events. You’ll attend an induction session run by Birmingham TreePeople before you start volunteering and you’ll have completed the enrolment form below. Urban Forest Volunteers attend a minimum of one BTP training session every six months, and support at least one organised event every 12 months.

Specialist Urban Forest Volunteer

The requirements for Specialist Urban Forest Volunteer are the same as the criteria for an urban forest volunteer, but with additional training. This training can come from external sources, but also through our Level 2 Arboriculture programme. Specialist Volunteers bring extra skills to Birmingham TreePeople that we may not have in-house. the can also give extra support at tree planting and maintenance activities and lead training events where they will be paid as a freelancer.

The Zephaniah Forest Family Legacy tree planting - Ebony, local resident, with Joyce and Matt doing the gator bag.

Urban Forest Volunteer Application Form

If you’d like to become a volunteer, please complete this form.

Name(Required)
Address(Required)
Please provide your email address as the primary form of contact.
Please write your mobile or home phone number.
Please tell us your age or indicate a range.
How do you identify?
Please describe your ethnic group
Please choose one or more from the following options (hold down control to multi-select).
Please write your relevant experience and qualifications here. If not, please write N/A.
Please tell us why you’re joining BTP as an urban forest volunteer. If you have a reason not listed, please write it in the additional comments box.
Please describe any access needs we should be aware of
Please let us know how you found BTP, whether it’s through social media, from a friend, our website, flyers, or something else (please specify).
If you have anything else you’d like to say/ask, like additional interests or activities not previously listed, please let us know here.
BTP collects information about our urban forest volunteers, so we can add you to our mailing list to contact you about training, events, and our newsletters. It also means we can ensure your safety during volunteer activities. This information is only used internally and the privacy policy statement can be found below. When you terminate your volunteer status, all information held will be removed from our database. If you agree to these terms, please write your full name in the box below.

Please see below our privacy policy statement, explaining why and how we store and use the information we gather from our urban forest volunteers.
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