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Most of our events are now Day Tasks in the wider London area and limited to where we able to help out with NT Rangers on a weekend. Normal working hours for a Day Task are usually 9:00 – 16:00. You do not need to be a member to come along to volunteer.
We will try to continue with weekends away but unfortunately the number of locations we can stay at or visit is very limited, as a result of the NT stopping Working Holidays and closing the basecamps. However we are doing our best to keep our name known and keep volunteering to carry out vital conservation work for the NT.
This year most weekends are now extended to leave on the Monday morning, so two full days of volunteering. If you want you can leave on Sunday before or after meal, just let us know when booking.
As always we are looking for volunteers to help with leading, but have arranged most for the first half of 2026. If we have no volunteers to help lead then the event may be cancelled and next year we may reduce the number of events.
Where a location is in a different colour this is a link to the NT website for that location or if a weekend away to Bunkhouse/Basecamp with details and directions. There may be changes throughout the year, and where known we will update the work sites or tasks, but note these may change due to weather or other jobs taking priority. Please click here to send an email to the Bookings Officer with event number (if listed) and location or location and date, your contact details (preferably a phone number).
The events listed below can be booked using both event number and location. See bottom of page for booking procedure. After raising the cost of weekends away in 2025 they will be held the same for 2026.
| Event No. | Date | Location Task, if known (May be subject to change) | Leaders | Spaces Available / Total | Cost |
| 221 | Sat 6 Jun Day Task | Osterley Park, Isleworth, Middlesex | Fiona Lander | Spaces Available | Free Bring packed lunch |
| 222 | Fri 26 Jun – Mon 29 Jun | Calke, Ticknall, Derbyshire | Peter Symm Jeannie Worsfold | Spaces Available / 14 | £20 |
| 223 | Sat 11 Jul Day Task | Hatchlands Park, East Clandon, Guildford, Surrey Stretches of sweeping parkland sheltering a classic country house | Nick Gray | Spaces Available | Free Bring packed lunch |
| 224 | Fri 17 – Mon 20 Jul | Stourhead, Nr. Mere, Wiltshire | Peter Symm | Spaces Available / 8 | £20 |
| 225 | Fri 31 Jul – Fri 7 Aug Week away | Snowdonia Different location Bwlch Mwlchan – Hafod y Llan, Nant Gwynant, Beddgelert, Gwynedd, LL55 4NL Woodland Management – tree thinning within established woodland as well as removing beech regeneration and invasive species across woodland and open land areas | Andy Whiteley Clare Boyden | Spaces Available / 18 | £48 |
| 226 | Sun 23 Aug Day Task | Morden Hall Park, Morden, London, SM4 5JD | Rose Chandler | Spaces Available | Free Bring packed lunch |
| 227 | Fri 11 Sep – Mon 14 Sep | Calke, Ticknall, Derbyshire | Piers Plumridge TBA | Spaces Available / 14 | £20 |
| 228 | Sun 27 Sep Day Task | Petts Wood, Chislehurst, Kent, BR5 1NZ An oasis of peace and tranquillity only 13 miles south-east from the centre of London. | Mark Gill | Spaces Available | Free Bring packed lunch |
| 229 | Fri 9 – Mon 12 Oct | Stourhead, Nr. Mere, Wiltshire | Peter Symm | Spaces Available / 8 | £20 |
| 230 | Sat 24 Oct Day Task | Ightham Mote , Mote Road, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0NT Outstanding 14th-century moated manor house, gardens and estate. | Nick Gray | Spaces Available | Free Bring packed lunch |
| 231 | Sat 7 Nov Day Task | Osterley Park, Isleworth, Middlesex | Nick Gray | Spaces Available | Free Bring packed lunch |
| 232 | Sun 22 Nov Day Task | Morden Hall Park, Morden, London, SM4 5JD | Rose Chandler | Spaces Available | Free Bring packed lunch |
Page updated 1st June 2026
If numbers are low on an event please consider coming along to support us, and the work we do for the National Trust. If we have to cancel due to low numbers it may affect future bookings at that location.
Please click here to send an email to the Bookings Officer with event number and location or location and date, your contact details (preferably a phone number). They will pass on your details to the leaders. Don’t forget to transfer the money if required. Note that this year we have slightly raised the cost of weekends away for the first time in several years to reflect increased food costs. Members please see the latest email on events for details of how to transfer payment to bank account, pleaase ensure you use event number(s) as a reference.
Any bookings not accompanied by payment will take second place to those who have paid, and if the event becomes full you will be placed on the reserve list.
For last minute bookings please contact the leader. If you are not a member, or do not have their contact details, then click here to send an email to the Bookings Officer with your contact details (preferably a phone number), who will pass on your details to the leaders.
You do not need to be a member of the LWMNTV to attend any of these events. If you pay your membership before attending a weekend event, we will send you a Free Event Pass worth £16 and valid for six months, as an encouragement to try one.
Normal working hours for a Day Task are usually 9:00 – 16:00. Please note that if you do not want to attend the whole weekend you are welcome to attend just one day, we usually work approx 09:00 – 17:00 or earlier in winter. Please contact the Bookings Officer or Leader to let them know.
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