Charities - environment and heritage

The Conservation Foundation has been creating and managing environmental initiatives for 30 years and has pioneered its own approach to environmental campaigning – often in association with partners, which rather than being confrontational is innovative, effective and fun.

Cumbria Wildlife Trust has been dedicated to safeguarding the county’s wildlife for future generations since 1962 and, with your help, will continue to do so for many years to come. We aim to rebuild biodiversity and engage people with the natural environment by being active in local communities and an influential wildlife champion.

Garden Organic is the UK’s leading organic growing charity and has been at the forefront of the organic movement for over 50 years. Our work enables and supports people to get involved in organic growing, through research, education, demonstration gardens and practical projects, and through lobbying and campaigning on issues vital to people and the environment.

There are two Greenpeace organisations in the UK: Greenpeace Limited and Greenpeace Environmental Trust (registered charity number 284934).

Greenpeace Limited campaigns, lobbies and carries out non-violent direct actions in defence of the natural world. We work on issues ranging from climate change to oceans and promote solutions to environmental problems. A bequest to Greenpeace Limited will help to keep our campaigners in action on land and sea.

Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust (HMWT) works to protect wildlife. The charity manages a combined area the size of 1,000 football pitches, from beautiful wetlands and woodlands to rare patches of heath and orchard. We take practical action every day to help wildlife flourish, through the management of our 44 nature reserves and the protection of the species that live there.

Founded in 1967, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Limited is a registered charity with the twin aims of education and heritage conservation. The Trust cares for 36 scheduled monuments and listed buildings within the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site and operates 10 museums which collectively tell the story of the Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.

The National Churches Trust breathes life into church buildings and the communities they serve. The Trust provides funding and practical long term solutions to the building work, access and community needs of the 47,000 churches, chapels and meeting houses in the UK, regardless of denomination or setting – rural or urban.

Founded in 1895, the National Trust looks after special places throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland for ever, for everyone. We are Europe’s largest conservation body and a charity that is completely independent of Government, receiving no direct state funding for our core work. We rely for income on membership fees from our 3.8 million members, revenue raised from our commercial operations and donations and legacies.

Leave a gift that will keep on growing

Plantlife is the charity that is speaking up for the nation’s wild plants. It’s creation in 1989 was in the context of the dramatic loss of the nation’s native wild plants; it has now become the leading charity dedicated solely to saving wild plants in their natural habitats.

Energy – a basic requirement for economic, health and social development
More than 1.3 billion people worldwide cannot access electricity. Indoor air pollution from fuel used for lighting and heating (paraffin, wood, grass, animal dung or charcoal) is a major cause of respiratory disease and kills nearly 2 million people every year – mainly women and children. Lack of access to energy hinders economic activity, and affects all aspects of development – it is a significant barrier to good education, better health and finding a way out of poverty for the world’s poorest people.

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening. Our goal is to help people share a passion for plants, to encourage excellence in horticulture and to inspire all those with an interest in gardening.

The Wildlife Trusts: Your Local Wildlife Charity

There are 47 Wildlife Trusts working to protect wildlife across the UK, the Isle of Man and Alderney. We care for 2,300 nature reserves, we campaign for better protection of the UK’s wildlife on land and in our seas and we inspire people about nature.

Help us create a living landscape for Suffolk

Suffolk Wildlife Trust is the county's largest voluntary organisation working on nature conservation and environmental issues. We have 26,000 members and are part of a network of 47 Wildlife Trusts operating across the United Kingdom.

Sustrans makes smarter travel choices possible, desirable and inevitable. We’re a leading UK charity enabling people to travel on foot, by bike or on public transport for more of the journeys we make every day. We started by creating the National Cycle Network: a comprehensive network of safe and attractive routes for cyclists and pedestrians.

The National Trust for Scotland is unique in that our activities cover the full range of the nation’s cultural, built and natural heritage. With over 100 properties in our permanent care, the Trust preserves Scotland’s unique architecture, landscape and rich, colourful past. There are more than 75,000 hectares (185,000 acres) of gardens, mountains, wilderness, coastlines and islands in the Trust’s care that are maintained for the enjoyment of visitors and managed sensitively for the benefit of the environment.

Making trees matter to everyone

About VEGFAM
Vegfam “Feeds The Hungry Without Exploiting Animals” by funding sustainable, self-supporting projects: seeds and tools for vegetable growing, fruit/nut tree planting, irrigation and water wells. Also emergency relief in times of crisis and disaster. Vegfam helps people to help themselves.

It is difficult to overstate the importance of Westminster Abbey in the nation’s spiritual, historical and cultural make-up. For 1000 years it has shared our country’s tragedies and celebrations. This Gothic masterpiece is the burial or memorial site of over 3,300 souls including statesmen, poets, scientists, warriors and 17 monarchs. Since 1066, it has been the coronation church and it is the national church of the Commonwealth. It also welcomes over 1.5m visitors and worshippers each year.

Two little known facts about Westminster Abbey…

The Yorkshire Dales has a unique and precious landscape, enjoyed by millions of visitors every year. But it is a landscape that needs our constant care.