Applications are now open if you'd like to join us to help care for the land and the animals here.

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You don't need horse experience (there is no use of the animals here in any way). We just ask for a willingness to work hard for a couple of hours a day, to enjoy being outside in nature and to be fairly fit and strong.

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Things we need help with include:

• Land management - clearing old hay and manure from yards, tracks and fields

• Putting out hay for the herds

• Foraging herbs on the land for drying/ medicine making

• Removing old fencing & putting up new fencing

• Chopping dead fallen wood (we leave most for wildlife habitats)

• Clearing Himalayan balsam from the river banks

• Planting trees

• Help in the vegetable garden and polytunnel

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We encourage all our volunteers to mindfully immerse in nature and to respectfully enjoy the peacefulness of the herd roaming freely whilst we quietly work around them.

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Spaces for volunteering are very limited. Only one or two volunteers are invited to be here at any one time. This is because we like to keep the sanctuary a peaceful place every day.

 

Other volunteering opportunities exist for those with time to offer for fundraising and grant funding. If you have these skillsets and are interested in supporting Springwood Sanctuary remotely in your own time, then we'd also love to hear from you please.

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If you're local to Springwood...

and would like to visit for a couple of hours on a regular weekly or monthly basis to help out, please message Jacqui via the contact form.

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If you live further away...

We're looking for just 2 hours physical work a day to help us on the land, 5 days a week in exchange for free (self catering*) rustic accommodation here. Accommodation is our small annexe plus the opportunity for camping by the river or lake if you'd like to. One or two volunteers are very welcome to come and stay to volunteer at the same time, so if you and a friend would like to come and help us together that would be great.

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As we're in a very remote and secluded setting, this opportunity would suit someone who has their own transport and who enjoys their own company.  The nearest shops are in Llandysul (5 miles / 10 minute drive away) and Lampeter (10 miles / 20 minutes drive away). The nearest train station is Carmarthen (16 miles / 30 minutes drive away).  The nearest bus stop to Llandysul, Lampeter or Carmarthen is half an hour walk away. 

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There's plenty of free time to pursue a hobby, do other work, relax and have time to yourself. It's important to realise that we're not up to much socialising in the evenings and are working during the day, so we can't be relied upon for company outside the daily 2 hours volunteering time. If you're coming on your own, you would need to be someone who is looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of the world for a while. 

 

This opportunity would suit someone who is looking for a quiet time to immerse in nature and to be mindful whilst pursuing a nature based hobby (eg walking, wild swimming, writing, playing music, drawing or taking photography etc). There is an abundance of wildlife here and we're within a half hour drive of the Cardigan coastline with it's stunning beaches and large population of bottle nosed dolphins.

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*We are a vegan sanctuary, so we'd expect you to respect this and the animals who live here by not bringing any animal products to the sanctuary please.

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We are not open to the public. Please make a prior appointment before your visit.

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Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers for your amazing support. ​​​