Manx National Heritage is looking for volunteers to work in its gardens and grounds.

The heritage agency is responsible for more than 3,000 acres of land across the Isle of Man and has plans for its gardens at Castle Rushen, Cregneash, The Grove and Rushen Abbey.

At the Grove Museum in Ramsey, a small team of volunteers has already commenced work on re-establishing the country gardens, following designs and planting schemes taken from historic photographs and paintings of the Grove.

At Rushen Abbey in Ballasalla, new flower beds are being established featuring naturalistic planting and at Cregneash volunteers led by Karen Griffiths are developing and maintaining the fruit and vegetable plots and cottage gardens with produce from the former, being supplied to the Cregneash and Sound cafes.

Philip Payne, horticultural manager for Manx National Heritage said: ’As a garden volunteer with MNH you will have the opportunity to work in some of the island’s most stunning outdoor places.

’You’ll help bring some exciting plans for our gardens to fruition and could be involved in anything from planting to pruning, seeding to establishing flower beds.’

To find out more, email [email protected] or go to Rushen Abbey Gardens, Ballasalla, on Mondays between 10am and 1pm, Cregneash, on Tuesdays from 10am and The Grove Museum in Ramsey on Fridays from 10am.

Wear clothing and footwear suitable for outdoor work and the weather conditions on the day.