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Country house in Shropshire wildlife

Shropshire, England | 4-5 hours per day | 3 meals per day | Private Room & Private Bathroom
Penelope Bowkett

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Nationality: English
Last active: Aug 17, 2026
Joined: Jan 21, 2026
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Beautiful Country House and glamping site set in 45 acres of woodland Key info: * 4-5hrs per day, 2 days off per week * Self catered * Gardening/ Decorating / general propert…

Beautiful Country House and glamping site set in 45 acres of woodland Key info: * 4-5hrs per day, 2 days off per week * Self catered * Gardening/ Decorating / general property maintenance * Shropshire, UK Our country home has the benefit of 45 acres of private woodland, gardens and grounds and is home to an abundance of wildlife, rare plants and flowers. We also have hot tubs. The area is very scenic and breathtakingly beautiful. We welcome people who want to spend time outdoors helping in the house and our gardens and grounds. We can teach you to ride a lawn tractor, compact tractor and a quad bike and use brush cutters, fencing in the fields etc. No experience is necessary, we are good teachers. My Mother has a lot of gardening knowledge to pass on. Volunteers are encouraged to share their culture and food during shared meals in the evenings. We can also teach carpentry & DIY skills if you want to help with maintenance around the house.

Help needed

What we need help with: We welcome volunteers to help with all aspects of gardening, land and woodland/ orchard management. Also house keeping and pet care. DIY, Maintenance.…

What we need help with: We welcome volunteers to help with all aspects of gardening, land and woodland/ orchard management. Also house keeping and pet care. DIY, Maintenance. Volunteers with carpentry, forestry skills welcome but not essential. Volunteers with photography and social media skills are also welcome. We have a small tractor and two lawn tractors. We are happy to teach volunteers to use them and strimmers and blowers. We are regularly building new garden structures and maintaining old ones. Its a lot of fun and very satisfying for those who wish to be involved. Helpers would also help look after our dogs.

Accommodation

Private Room & Private Bathroom
We offer our volunteers a range of accommodation. A double bedroom on the second floor of the house (for couples or single people). The room is well furnished with a comfortable double size bed and a single bed. There is a desk. There are windows on view on 2 elevations to our amazing gardens. There is a small bathroom next to this room. You will have the use of a shower room on the ground floor and full use of a large sitting room with a widescreen smart TV. There is wifi in the room. We have large gardens with sofas and tables and chairs for alfresco dining. We also have a ground floor bedroom suitable for a single person or a couple. This room has a single bed that converts to a double with a corner sofa, coffee table and its own TV. We are also constructing a tiny house for volunteers which has a bedroom with a TV suitable for sleeping. It also has a toilet and a sink. We are still working on the compact kitchen and shower room for this self contained accommodation that should be r

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Skills

Skills that would be useful at this property

Gardening Groundskeeping DIY General maintenance Social media management

Information

Meals

3 meals per day

We provide all food. Volunteers will help themselves to breakfast; cereals, toast, pastries, eggs, jam, honey, chocolate spread etc. I make lunch for everyone e.g. sandwiches, sausage/cheese rolls, crisps, cheese and biscuits, salad, quiche, pizza, burgers, cake etc. We can cater for vegetarians. Volunteers take turns to cook dinner in the evenings and can request ingredients of their choice.

Schedule

4-5 hours per day

2 days off per week

Volunteers

Up to 5 volunteers at a time

Expectations

  • Be flexible with working hours
  • Be respectful of the property and family
  • Maintain a clean living space
  • No smoking or vaping

Stay length

Minimum 4 weeks

Maximum 10 weeks

Amenities

Wifi
TV
Laundry
Car park space
Hot tub
Books
Firepit
Board games
Collect from station/ drop off
Streaming service(s)
BBQ
Incredible views

Availability

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Local area

We have a glamping site with large areas of land. We have large areas of natural woodland that require constant management and are home to some incredible wildlife. Cleehill…

We have a glamping site with large areas of land. We have large areas of natural woodland that require constant management and are home to some incredible wildlife. Cleehill summit is a beautiful walk in the Shropshire Hills National Landscape.

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