Volunteer at the farm
Volunteering at Surrey Docks Farm is a fun and enjoyable way to learn new skills, meet new people and contribute to your local community.
About our volunteers
Surrey Docks Farm is lucky to have over a hundred regular volunteers dedicating their time each week. All volunteers play an important part in the running of the Farm and are valued for their contribution.
Our volunteers are involved with all aspects of the Farm; such as caring for our animals, serving customers in the farm shop or supporting staff to deliver our wide range of community and educational projects.
Who can apply
Please be aware we have a small staff team so volunteer supervision is very limited. We will support and train volunteers in their roles, but do expect volunteers to be capable of working independently and safely. We deliver a gardening wellbeing programme and training programmes for people with learning disabilities and you may be referred to one of these Community Projects to start out at the Farm.
Young people & students
We also offer livestock work experience placements for students who attend Monday-Friday for one or more weeks. Please see our Work Experience page for more information and to book a placement.
In line with our Safeguarding and Health & Safety Policy, volunteer roles are for adults only, so to be eligible you will need to 18 years or older. If you’re not yet 18 you may still be eligible for one of our youth clubs.