Volunteer with Sustrans

Fantastic volunteers across the UK are making a real difference in their local area. We'd love for you to join us.

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Three volunteers stood together litter picking on the National Cycle Network

 

Volunteers are what makes Sustrans special.

They help look after their local communities by engaging with schools, supporting wildlife conservation, caring for the National Cycle Network and much more.

Sustrans volunteers are helping create happier and healthier lives for everyone.

We'd love your help too.

Can’t find a volunteering opportunity in your area? Take a look at our quick ways to volunteer and ways to get involved pages.

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Short on time? See our quick ways to volunteer
  • A group of Sustrans volunteers chatting and laughing in a circle while a person cycles past in the background

    Ways to get involved

    From helping to maintain the National Cycle Network to surveying wildlife or volunteering in your community, there are lots of ways that you can support our work.
    Ways to get involved
  • Woman smiling to camera as she volunteers on the National Cycle Network by cutting back vegetation

    Volunteering with Sustrans: FAQs

    Want to know more about volunteering with us? Read some of the frequently asked questions about our volunteer activities across the UK.
    Volunteering with Sustrans: FAQs
  • Volunteer working on traffic free path

    Assemble at Sustrans

    Find out more about our new online volunteering platform, Assemble.
    Assemble at Sustrans

  • Volunteering for everyone

    We are committed to improving inequality, valuing diversity and ensuring that everyone feels safe and included to volunteer.
    Volunteering for everyone
  • An Active Travel Champion leading a lunchtime walk

    Celebrate volunteering

    Volunteering with Sustrans comes in all shapes and sizes. Join us in celebrating the inspiring volunteering that is taking place every day across the UK.
    Celebrate volunteering
  • Man And Woman Volunteering

    Quick ways to volunteer with Sustrans

    Here are some of the easiest ways to give your time to Sustrans and make a big difference.
    Quick ways to volunteer with Sustrans
  • Three volunteers litter picking on the National Cycle Network

    Sustrans Corporate Volunteering

    From helping to maintain the National Cycle Network to surveying wildlife or volunteering in your community, there are lots of ways that you can support our work.
    Corporate volunteering

"One of my favourite things about being a Sustrans volunteer is the camaraderie."

Find out how you can get involved
Man smiling at the camera whilst volunteering on the NCN

Find out more about the impact volunteers make

  • Being able to cycle independently with a disability is priceless : Amanda's story

    Amanda Harris shares her story about how access barriers on walking and cycling paths affect her ability to cycle independently.
    Amanda's story
  • Rob Winslade riding his trailer on the Spen Valley Greenway

    My life as a Sustrans Ranger: Rob's story

    Rob Winslade talks about his work on the Spen Valley Greenway and Ringway and new developments to make the route more accessible for everyone.

    Rob's story
  • Group of men and women pictured at a mile post on Sustrans National Cycle Network -Route 92. The walking group are exploring the route along the Foyle river

    Walking along the historic Foyle: Hazel's Story

    Hazel Patterson is a Sustrans volunteer walk leader and recently found herself exploring Derry-Londonderry, known locally as Stroke City. Hazel talks about the sights and sounds that can be found on the banks of the historic Foyle.
    Hazel's story

So far in 2025...

8,451 hours

Recorded by volunteers

1,934 activities

Looking after the National Cycle Network

320 rides and walks

Activities by volunteers in their local area

1,784 bags of litter

Collected