YOUNG South Devon volunteers are being invited to give a dormouse a new home and help find out what barn owls get up to.

A project based on the Sharpham Estate near Totnes is targeting 16 to 25-year-olds to help in a series of environmental projects.

They include building dormouse and bird boxes to provide new wildlife homes.

Other projects include badger bait marking, to help map badger activity around the estate.

The projects are part of a worldwide environmental volunteer scheme called Igomango which is backed by the national V volunteer charity.

V is giving £300,000 over the next three years to help young people become involved with nature.

Jack Skuse, of the Igomango project managers, said during February a number of themed days are being organised at Sharpham for volunteers.

The first is today when volunteers will team up with the Barn Owl Trust to track owls which have been fitted with radio transmitters.

"As a volunteer you will get a chance to really get to grips with the skill of tracking; spending time looking at maps trying to judge what the bird was using as a roost and travelling across Devon searching for these roosts, using simple common sense and a fairly hefty aerial," he said. "Not only will you be able to add these volunteer day experiences to your CV, but the results of your findings will be used by The Barn Owl Trust to make future Barn Owl conservation recommendations."

Anyone interested in volunteering can call or text Igomango on 07772 067149, email christinecarol @igomango.com, or visit the Igomango Facebook page