Manchester City Council

Parks, leisure and the arts Corporate volunteering in Manchester parks

Are you a business interested in employer-supported group volunteering?
 
Join us in caring for Manchester’s parks - an excellent way to support nature, enhance local green spaces, and bring your team together for a fun, rewarding day out.

Why volunteer?

When you volunteer, you can:

  • Enjoy the outdoors and fresh air in our parks
  • Take a break from the office
  • Work together as a team
  • Learn new skills
  • Improve your health and wellbeing
  • Show your organisation cares about the community.

How you help

Your time makes a big difference. You can help us to:

  • Protect wildlife and natural habitats
  • Improve air quality
  • Make parks resilient to climate change and flooding
  • Keep parks clean, safe, and welcoming
  • Make parks easy for everyone to use.

What you will do

Tasks are hands-on and may change with the season or weather.

You may:

  • Do simple gardening (weeding, planting, clearing leaves)
  • Remove problem plants (such as rhododendron and Himalayan balsam)
  • Paint fences, benches, or building exteriors
  • Help in woodlands (clear paths, manage trees).

What we offer

£150 per session

Book a guided volunteering day with our Rangers or Friends groups.

You will:

  • Work on real park projects
  • Take part in seasonal activities
  • Get support from expert staff.

£150+ enhanced sessions

Want to do more?

We can:

  • Match activities to your team’s goals
  • Provide extra tools or materials
  • Plan larger or more skilled projects.

£500+ partnership option

Build a long-term partnership with Manchester parks.

You can:

  • Support a project over a full year
  • See real progress and impact
  • Learn skills like planting, woodland care, and habitat work.

If you cannot offer any donation for your day, you can still get involved for free.

Join us for self-led activities such as:

  • Litter picking
  • Supporting ongoing park projects.

Get involved today