Volunteer this Spring and take pride in your local community

The UK's leading practical conservation charity is encouraging thousands of people to get involved with local environmental conservation projects at hundreds of locations across the UK.

BTCV's third annual 'Spring into Action' campaign will run from 1 May- 8 June 2008 and allows new volunteers to experience first-hand the benefits of helping out their local community by improving their surrounding environment.

Last year's 'Spring into Action' campaign saw over 18,000 volunteers give more than 31,000 days of their time to improve their environments at over 760 locations. From clearing urban spaces to creating wildlife habitats, volunteers made a big difference to their local surroundings.

This year is set to be even better. Projects vary from tree planting to dry-stone walling, footpath construction to monitoring wildlife populations. BTCV project leaders are on hand to provide guidance and training, and volunteers are free to work at their own pace as all ages and abilities are welcome.

The campaign is an opportunity to work on and take pride in the surroundings you share with your local community as well as being a chance to work outside and get some exercise! Celebrities seem to agree, as British legend Sir David Attenborough is a Vice President of the charity.

For more info visit: Btcv.org/springintoaction.