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- - People’s Trust for Endangered Species was set up in 1977 to save our wildlife. We are governed by a board of volunteer trustees and our team of staff are passionate about protecting endangered species and places.
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Wildlife
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- - We protect wildlife in Britain and around the world by bringing our most threatened species back from the brink of extinction. We do this through ground-breaking research, practical conservation and education, all with the help of our supporters.
Wild places
- Close
- - Some habitats contain such a richness of life that we need to protect them at all odds. We are working to preserve ancient woodlands, orchards and wood pastures and parklands, as well as the countless species they support.
What we do
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- - Everything we do is based on scientific evidence. We gather this through surveys, which you can take part in, and by awarding research grants to the most inspiring scientists worldwide. This evidence guides our conservation efforts and is shared through our events and publications.
Who we are
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- - People’s Trust for Endangered Species was set up in 1977 to save our wildlife. We are governed by a board of volunteer trustees and our team of staff are passionate about protecting endangered species and places.
Success stories
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- - We strive to bring our most threatened species in the UK and around the world back from the brink of extinction. Our successes come from ground-breaking research, practical conservation and education, all with the help of our supporters.
Get involved
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- - There are so many ways you can help save endangered species. Fancy taking part in a survey, joining us on a wildlife event or becoming a regular supporter?
Shop
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- - Support our work in our shop with a range of charity gifts, home-ware, cards and more. 100% of the profits go directly to help wildlife both in the UK an overseas.
Donate
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- - There is nothing natural about the alarming rate at which we are losing animals and their homes. It is absolutely avoidable. We can stop the loss of our wildlife – but we need your support. You can act now by choosing to give to our cause. Thank you.

Hedgehog by Christopher Morgan. People's Trust for Endangered Species

Hedgehogs are disappearing - can you help them?

Your donation today will help create and protect the habitats that rural hedgehogs rely on. Support practical conservation and vital research this Christmas.

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Help save the nation's hedgehogs

We’re training volunteers to survey water vole sites, improve water vole habitats and help the water voles that still live in our waterways.

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We fund the very best conservation organisations, scientific researchers and wildlife experts out in the field through our various grants programmes. Take a look at the wildlife you're helping to save.

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Help us bring wildcats back from the brink with the UK’s first wildcat ‘breed to release’ programme.

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Hedgerow and view of fields by Megan Gimber.

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Survey your hedgerows for free management advice

Download the Healthy Hedgerows app today and with just a handful of questions, you'll receive instant management advice to grow your hedges.

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Tell us about your wild neighbours and help us build a picture of the wildlife on our doorstep.

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Download the Healthy Hedgerows app today and with just a handful of questions, you'll receive instant management advice to grow your hedges.

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Support our work by shopping with us. Choose from a range of homeware, cards and more. 100% of the profits go directly to help wildlife both in the UK an overseas.

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Help us bring wildcats back from the brink with the UK’s first wildcat ‘breed to release’ programme.

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Help dormice return to the wild

Dormouse populations have been declining for the past century, as their woodland homes have slowly disappeared. Our dormouse releases are putting them back into the wild.

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Help dormice return to the wild

Dormouse populations have been declining for the past century, as the woodland homes have slowly disappeared. Our dormouse releases are putting them back into the wild.

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Our wildlife is disappearing

Almost two thirds of species in the UK have declined in the past 50 years. There’s nothing natural or inevitable about this. It can be stopped. And everyone can play a part. That’s why People’s Trust for Endangered Species exists.

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Almost two thirds of species in the UK have declined in the past 50 years. It can be stopped. And everyone can play a part.

Our wildlife is disappearing

Who we are

We’ve been standing up for wildlife for nearly 50 years. With the help of scientists, conservationists, landowners, and the general public, we’re working to protect our delicately balanced ecosystem by bringing our most threatened species back from the brink.

Where we work

Funded by our generous supporters, our grant programmes support the very best scientific researchers and wildlife experts out in the field. The evidence they unearth guides worldwide conservation. Browse the map below to discover the amazing wildlife we’re saving from extinction.

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Hedgehogs are disappearing from our countryside. Can you help?

Hedgehogs are declining, especially in rural areas. Thanks to donations, we’re expanding our hedgehog work. Help us make a difference to hedgehogs in the countryside.

Meet the interns

We fund the very best organisations and researchers through our grant programmes, unearthing evidence that makes conservation action possible. Our internships offer the brightest future UK-based conservationists the chance to get started.

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Action for wildlife

Go WILD for hedgehogs

Wild areas are becoming increasingly scarce but you can help struggling wildlife by taking action at home. Take part in Hedgehog Street's new campaign to help hedgehogs.

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Hedgehogs are disappearing - can you help them?

Help save the nation's hedgehogs

Ground-breaking research

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Survey your hedgerows for free management advice

Survey your hedgerows for free management advice

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Help dormice return to the wild

Help dormice return to the wild

Our wildlife is disappearing

Our wildlife is disappearing

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Bridges of success: helping rare primates cross safely and reconnect their forest homes

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Hedgehogs are disappearing - can you help them?

Help save the nation's hedgehogs

Ground-breaking research

Ground-breaking research

Survey your hedgerows for free management advice

Survey your hedgerows for free management advice

Shop to support wildlife

Help dormice return to the wild

Help dormice return to the wild

Our wildlife is disappearing

Our wildlife is disappearing

Who we are

Where we work

Help hedgehogs thrive again

Meet the interns

Go WILD for hedgehogs

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Bridges of success: helping rare primates cross safely and reconnect their forest homes

Small mammal footprint project is on track

New dormouse handbooks for 2025