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🐮 Hello! 🌾Welcome to our Sanctuary page on Workaway. We are a vegan safe haven and forever home for over 150 rescued farm animals, including cows, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, geese and turkeys – we have a few rescue dogs too! The majority of our residents have been rescued from the intensive farming industry and they now live a peaceful and dignified life here at the sanctuary.
We rely on public donations for funding, and the sanctuary is run by a small team of vegan volunteers – around 20 who rotate shifts. You’ll be joining a warm, welcoming community of animal lovers and receive full training.
Please only apply if you are vegan thank you 🙏
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Experience Sanctuary Life First-Hand
This is a calling for all compassionate vegans! This is a unique opportunity to live and work at an animal sanctuary in Nottinghamshire for two months. You will have the chance to connect with our residents, learn about their stories and their amazing individual personalities.
🐐 You’ll gain insight into the daily running of a sanctuary and learn what it really takes to care for over 150 rescued farm animals. You’ll develop hands-on skills in animal care, enrichment, health checks, and sanctuary maintenance, together with a welcoming team of volunteers in the peaceful countryside.
Registered charity
This host is a registered charity in the UK and is looking for help with their charity project. Guidance on charity worker sponsorship by a UK registered charity, can be found here.
Registered non-profit
This host is a registered CIC in the UK and is looking for help with their non-profit project. Please check directly with them if they can provide sponsorship. More info can be found here.
Help
🧤You’ll support the daily running of the sanctuary and help with:
• Mucking out stables and coops
• Feeding animals & ensuring access to clean water
• Health checks & treatments
• Enrichment activities
• DIY & maintenance (e.g. fixing fencing, moving hay bales, building enclosures)
• Driving farm vehicles & using tools (if licensed)
• Dog walking on-site (our rescue dogs don’t have the run of the place as much as they would like to, so we take turns walking them around the fields of the sanctuary)
🚜 Ideal Volunteer Profile:
• We’re looking for and individual or couple
• Vegan (non-negotiable – no animal products allowed on site)
• Physically fit and capable of lifting heavy loads
• Experienced in animal care, ideally in a rescue/sanctuary setting
• Practical, positive, and not afraid to get muddy
• Able to work solo and in a team
• Willing to help out of hours in emergencies
• Fluent in English (this is to avoid any miscommunication that could endanger you or the animals, such as not fully understanding which gates need to be closed after feeding time / in the evening. We love to meet people from all over the world and learn about your culture too!
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
🏡What’s Included:
• A double bedroom with en-suite in the main sanctuary house
• Shared kitchen, living room, and utility room
• Plant-based food is provided – and if you enjoy cooking, even better! You’re welcome to make use of the kitchen, and share meals together.
• If you have a car, there are local shops a short drive away and we may ask you to help with the occasional shopping run!
• High-speed Wi-Fi
• On-site parking
• Option to park your camper van on-site (no extra animals, sorry)
📌 Please Note:
• We can only accommodate an individual or a couple, and you must be over 18.
• No dogs or other pets permitted
• You must be able to commit to the full 2-month stay
• No meat, dairy, eggs, honey or animal products on-site – this is a strictly vegan sanctuary
What else ...
📍Location & Getting Around:
The Sanctuary is located just off Junction 27 of the M1, with motorway links to nearby towns and cities if you want to explore. Nottingham city centre is around a 30-minute drive away, and there’s a bus stop close to the sanctuary with a direct route into the city. The nearest train station is just a 10-minute drive away, so travel to and from the sanctuary is easy, especially if you have your own car.
Here's what's on our doorstep:
🚌 Bus stop with direct service to Nottingham
☕ Local café and pub within walking distance
🌿 Beautiful countryside, with the Peak District not far for a weekend getaway.
How to Apply:
If this opportunity feels just like your thing, please do send us a message through Workaway with a bit about yourself, any relevant experience, and why you'd love to join us. Let us know your preferred dates and whether you’re applying solo or as a couple.
💚 Final Word
Sanctuary life is not for the faint-hearted. But if you’ve got grit, heart, and a love for animals, you’ll have an incredible experience and learn a ton!
📌Please note: as this is a live-in opportunity at a working sanctuary, we reserve the right to end the placement early if there are major issues with compatibility, conduct, or the ability to meet the physical and emotional demands of the role. This is to ensure the wellbeing of the animals and all volunteers.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
