Once you feel ready to tackle the great outdoors, there are plenty of opportunities to become an active volunteer.

Your local Wildlife Trust, the Woodland Trust, the RSPB and Butterfly Conservation all depend on volunteers to help manage their reserves, carry out surveys and many other activities.

Alternatively you can contact the The Conservation Volunteers, who run work parties for a whole range of UK conservation organisations.

These are just a few of the countless ways in which you can make a difference to wildlife conservation. Good luck!