Volunteer with Walk Wheel Cycle Trust

People power change. Across the UK, volunteers make a difference every day. Will you join?

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From helping to maintain the National Cycle Network to surveying wildlife, volunteers like you make a real difference across the UK.

Our team of volunteers are out in local communities making a real difference.

From inspiring the next generation in schools and protecting wildlife, to caring for the National Cycle Network and championing better places to walk, wheel and cycle.

Together, we create happier, healthier communities for everyone.

Because when we change how we travel, we change everything.

Our health. Our wellbeing. Our world.

That's what we mean by people-powered movement.

People power change. Across the UK, volunteers make a difference every day. Let's celebrate our local heroes.

  • A woman wearing an orange jacket and black leggings and helmet stands beside bikes out an Active Travel Centre.

    Volunteer Joni inspires others to enjoy freedom on Route 93

    With National Cycle Network Route 93 on her doorstep, Joni prefers to jump on her bike and cycle into Londonderry for most of her short local trips.

    She loves the freedom this brings her and wanted to share it with others. 

    Jodi volunteers offering led group rides each month to share the joy with others. 

    Read Joni's story
  • Close-up photo of a group of teenagers laughing and smiling at the camera.

    Improving the wellbeing of young people as an I Bike volunteer

    In the last school year alone, the I Bike programme delivered approximately 1,600 activities to 17,000 pupils across Scotland.

    Our volunteers help make it possible and inspire young people to walk, wheel and cycle. 

    By teaching children and young people how to cycle or scoot, I Bike volunteers help to improve their wellbeing while gaining a fun and rewarding experience in return.

    Find out how I Bike volunteers make a difference
  • Volunteers litter picking on the National Cycle Network route 7 in Renfrewshire

    Helping people with learning disabilities feel part of their community

    A volunteer conservation group in Paisley helps people living with a learning disability connect to their local community, whilst at the same time looking after their local National Cycle Network. 

    Carrying out the litter picks on foot along traffic-free paths weaving through woodland and greenspace, the volunteers can access local nature whilst working together as a group.

    Read how our volunteers in Paisley are making a difference
  • A group of volunteers on their bikes stand next to their flowering patch of wildflowers on a sunny day.

    Bringing colour to the National Cycle Network

    For the past three years, a dedicated group of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust staff members and volunteers have been adding a splash of colour to Route 1.

    Each year, they come together to plant wildflowers along the Route.  Months later, the results speak for themselves.

    What was once a plain patch of land becomes a vibrant display of colour, bringing joy to the thousands of people who walk, wheel and cycle along this well-used section of Route 1.

    Find out how volunteers bring colour to the Network

Volunteering for everyone

We welcome people from all backgrounds to volunteer with us.

Together, we continue to learn and make efforts to ensure that volunteering with Walk Wheel Cycle Trust is for everyone and with everyone in mind.

Find out more about our volunteering for everyone standard

"One of my favourite things about being a Walk Wheel Cycle Trust volunteer is the camaraderie."

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Man smiling at the camera whilst volunteering on the NCN

So far in 2026...

3,986 hours

Recorded by volunteers

1,108 activities

Looking after the National Cycle Network

38 rides and walks

Led by volunteers in their local area

714 bags of litter

Collected