Meet our volunteers: Hilary Jeffkins

Hilary Jeffkins is one of our brilliant volunteer leaders at Great Avon Wood. She has been volunteering with us for an amazing 3 years, starting her Avon Needs Trees journey at our very first site, Hazeland!

We had a chat with Hilary to find out more about her experience of volunteering with Avon Needs Trees, and what motivates her to be involved.

Hi Hilary! How did you first find out about Avon Needs Trees?

“My partner is a trustee for the charity.”

What do you enjoy most about volunteering?

“I enjoy meeting and sharing stories with other diverse and interesting people that all care about the environment. I find being outdoors is very therapeutic and the work done offers a real sense of achievement and hope for the future.”

Why do you support Avon Needs Trees?

“To help restore nature and work with like-minded people.”

Do you have a favourite volunteering memory you’d like to share?

“The winter weather can be a challenge when planting trees! I remember at the end of a very wet and windy day, a group walking back over the fields screaming and laughing as we were bombarded with hail stones. No one complained and everyone wanted to come back again!”

Thank you to Hilary for taking the time to chat with us and for all her help volunteering with us for the past 3 years! Our volunteers really are vital to Avon Needs Trees and we simply would not be able to do the work we do without them. Fancy getting involved yourself? Head to our Volunteering page to find out more.