Day: Various, with a regular meeting on a Wednesday

Time: Various

Frequency: Various

Minimum Age: TBC

Activities:

• Patrolling key visitor locations and paths at popular times to give visitors a warm welcome
• Assisting visitors with orientation
• Promoting the Countryside Code, safety on the sands, responsible dog walking and other key messages
• Litter picking at key sites
• Reporting any issues to the AONB staff, partner organisations or parish councils
• Carrying out visitor surveys

Volunteer role purpose:  To give visitors to the AONB a warm welcome and to promote and encourage responsible visits

Who we are looking for:  We are looking for friendly welcoming people, who love the Arnside & Silverdale AONB and want to share their knowledge with others, and in doing so make a contribution to looking after this very special area.

Visitor welcome volunteers will work in groups of two or three at sites such as Arnside promenade and shore, Arnside Knott, Sandside embankment, Dallam Park, Fairy Steps, Beetham village, Silverdale village and shore, the Lots, Jack Scout, Eaves Wood, Warton Crag and Trowbarrow.

Volunteers will receive training and familiarisation, including first aid training.

If this is something you think you’d like to get involved in, we’d love to hear from you. Simply complete and submit our volunteer enquiry form and we will get in touch with you to discuss in more detail.

Thank you for your support!