Bringing the wild back to life
You can protect endangered species by taking a few minutes to count stag beetles, assess the state of your local orchard or hunt for water voles.
Our wildlife is disappearing
Almost two thirds of species in the UK have declined in the past 50 years. There’s nothing natural about this rate of decline – it can be stopped. With your help, we are standing up for animals and plants that are vital for a healthy world.
Take action for water voles
Just £15 will help us to increase water vole monitoring efforts
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More than one in ten UK species threatened with extinction, new study finds
It’s not too late to save UK nature but we must act now – that is the conclusion from a coalition of more than 50 leading wildlife and research organisations behind the State of Nature 2016 report. Following on from the groundbreaking State of Nature report in 2013, leading professionals from 53 wildlife organisations have …
Read articleFind your local community orchard with our new interactive map
Wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) has launched the latest element in their ongoing orchard conservation work: an interactive community orchard map that lists around 400 community orchard groups across the UK, found at: www.ptes.org/community-orchards. PTES has identified over 35,000 traditional orchards remaining in England and over 7,000 in Wales. Alarmingly, this work …
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