UK British Wildlife Charities

At mid-day on 22nd April 2026...

On the Big Give, Earth Raise 2026 (rebranded from the Green Match Fund) kicks off. It runs to midday on 29th April 2026. Over 330 environmental charities are taking part. The themes are water, wildlife, nature, climate and people. Please share widely and donate if you can and use the chance to find out about the charities taking part and how you can help. Even if you can't donate, please share like mad! You can double your impact during this week, as your donation to hundreds of environmental charities will be doubled

UK Conservation Charities

Countryside charities cover all sorts of wildlife from hedgehogs to bumblebees, owls to bees. There will be many ways to get involved, from participating in surveys to encouraging wildlife into your garden, driving more slowly on the roads and taking litter home with you instead of leaving it for animals to try out as a snack. Many of these animals charities offer animals for adoption as gifts for loved ones or gift membership schemes.

There are a LOT more wildlife charities in Britain, caring for British wildlife, and this list is getting longer but please google your local area if you can't find something here of interest and see what you can do to help. And please don't forget to check their calendars (and ours) for events and dates coming up that you may be able to get involved with, even from home :-)

Wildlife Trust - there are 46 of these around the UK, so click here to find your local! The organisation is dedicated to protecting wildlife and wild places everywhere – at land and sea
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, one of the world’s largest wetland conservation organisations working globally to safeguard and improve wetlands forwildlife and people. They have information on how you can garden for wetlands at home!
The Countryside Restoration Trust is committed to wildlife-friendly farming and aims to protect and restore Britain’s countryside
Save Me Trust - Brian May and the Save Me Trust give a voice to animals and have a number of campaigns, including stopping the badger cull
Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue is an emergency wildlife hospital, it is a registered wildlife charity that works 24/7, 365 days a year. We rescue, rehabilitate and release our native wildlife.
The Badger Trust wants to see badgers thrive in the place they have called home for 250,000 years. If you're in Scotland, take a look at Scottish Badgers which is dedicated to the study, conservation and protection of badgers in Scotland.
The Mammal Society is working to give the mammals of the British Isles a brighter future
International Otter Survival Fund is dedicated to the conservation, protection and care of otters. You gotta love an otter!
Froglife is a national wildlife charity committed to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles and saving the habitats they depend on. They've got plenty of ways in which you can help from home.
Wildlife Aid is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of British wildlife. Based in Surrey, their Founder Simon Cowell has tragically been diagnosed with terminal cancer and there is a major appeal to continue his legacy and ensure wildlife can be helped for generations to come.
British Hedgehogs Preservation Society is dedicated to helping & protecting hedgehogs native to the UK
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust has four aims to help bumblebees and you can find out what they are here. Why not be a bumblee spotter? March is a great time to start.
The Bat Conservation Trust's vision is a world rich in widllife where bats and people thrive together.
Butterfly Conservation - butterflies and moths are very sensitive to the health of the environment and they need all our help and support, even if we can just plant a butterfly friendly plant or flower in a pot in the garden or on a balcony.
The Fox Project is dedicated to the conservation of red foxes, and it rehabilitates and fosters foxes so that they can go back in the wild.
RSPB (Royal Society for Protection of Birds), saving threatened birds and wildlife across the UK and overseas
There are a number of owl charities working to help owls, such as the World of Owls in Cumbria, the Barn Owl Trust (who have a page on helping tthem without giving money), The Hawk and Owl Trust in Norfolk, the Owl Conservation Project, The Owls Trust in Llandudno,
Birdlife International - 115 conservation organisations around the world come under its umbrella
Tiggywinkles, the Wildlife Hospital which has treated over 300,000 animals since it started.
Amphibian and Reptile Conservation - volunteer, take part in helping them with sightings and check out their new adder guide. Find your local Amphibian and Reptile Group - there are 60 groups around the UK
Buglife - conserving the small things that run the world. Find out what's going on in your region to help bugs.
Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation works for the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats. Find out how to help here. There are events, citizen science projects and you can sign the Pollinator Protector Pledge.
People's Trust for Endangered Species - lots of surveys to get involved with plus ways in which you can help in your garden. The Trust raises funds to support a huge variety of conservation work world wide, and it gives direct support for conservationists to involving the public and volunteers in practical action to help specific species and habitats .
Wildcat Haven focuses solely on saving the wildcat in the wild where it belongs. Why not adopt a Scottish wildcat to support their work? (The cats don't come to live with you, I should point out!)
East Sussex Wildlife Rescue provide a front-line rescue service for wildlife casualties who unlike their domesticated cousins, do not have owners to help look after them.
The Rivers Trust -works with its member trusts to make our shared vision a reality: wild, healthy, natural rivers, valued by all.
Whale and Dolphin Conservation have four goals: to create safe seas, to end captivity, to stop whaling and prevent deaths in nets. Find out how to help here.