A waiting list has been introduced for Northumberland Coast volunteers after a record number signed up in 2024. The Northumberland Coast Conservation team is a volunteer initiative which aims to protect and regenerate the Northumberland Coast National Landscape ( formerly known as the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ). The number of people registering the join the team has steadily risen in the past few years, with a record 200 volunteers now on board - meaning that the team is at maximum capacity.
So far this year volunteers have removed 2,500kg from 31 of Northumberland's beaches with more clean-ups scheduled. They are also collating beach wash-up and pollution data and reporting findings to the Environment Agency and Marine Conservation Society. Read more: Inside the shipping container café overlooking the beach in Northumberland village Keep up to date with all the latest local news from Northumberland with our free newsletter Volunteers may also find themselves doing nature recovery tasks, habitat management, and practical conservation, as well as looking after parts of the Northumberland Coast Path.
Their team will soon be on "chick watch" alongside ranger service Space for Shorebirds, and surveying the number of seabirds to hatch on the Northumberland Coast. Plus, volunteers recently joined National Trust rangers on Inner Farne to help with breeding preparation for Arctic terns by removing old nesting areas and replacing them with fresh beds. .
