Brilliant bug discovery for kids Bugs are very often the first wildlife children encounter. We need to keep children interested in the huge variety of life around them. This donation could help us produce factsheets, and hold events for children where they can meet amazing minibeasts.
£10.00
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An elephant pedicure The Asian Elephant is endangered - its' natural forest habitat is being torn down by a fast-growing population demanding ever-more space. For elephants working in tourism, the hot Indian roads can burn their feet. This donation could provide a veterinary check and foot treatment.
£10.00
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Help us track the health of our countryside Plantlife runs an annual survey of Common Plants, the only one of its kind in the UK. This donation could supply volunteers with all the materials and support they need to do the survey and provide vital information on the health of our countryside.
£10.00
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Don't let go! This donation could pay for 4 MCS Don't Let Go packs to prevent 4 mass balloon releases that would result in the painful deaths of turtles, dolphins and other wildlife. These animals mistake the discarded balloons as food and the fragments block their digestive system.
£10.00
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Sleeping bag for a ranger on night patrol Anti-poaching and monitoring patrols detect and deter poachers and gather information about rhino ranges and numbers. This donation could provide a sleeping bag for a ranger on patrol.
£11.00
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Provide 6 native trees for UK wildlife Planting trees, such as the oaks, elms, rowans and hollies that make the UK countryside so glorious, provides vital habitat for our birds, mammals and insects. This gift could enable us to plant six saplings - not much for a gift that'll be there for centuries to come.
£12.00
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Protect orangutan habitat Wild orangutans have lost approximately 80% of their habitat in the last 20 years - this donation could help us to protect what's left.
£12.00
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Organic food at your fingertips Supporting “grow-your-own” makes fresh organic fruit and vegetables accessible to a much wider audience, enabling people - expert and novice alike - to grow nutritious produce in whatever space is available. Your donation could enable us to provide specialist training and practical advice.£12.00
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A mahout's suit Domesticated elephants are cared for by very dedicated keepers (mahouts), a skilled but not highly-regarded profession. As well as being practical, a uniform often increases job pride and satisfaction. This donation could provide a mahout with a new uniform for a year.
£15.00
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Feed a brood of ducklings Since 1946, WWT staff have cared for 95% of the world's recognised wildfowl species (154 of 163 species), achieving the first breeding records for 63 ducks, geese and swans, along the way. This donation could feed a brood of ducklings for the first two months of their lives, a critical period in their development.
£15.00
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Track a flamingo Since 2002 the WWT research team has been working, with others, to satellite track flamingos and our work has identified sites used by the Lesser Flamingo in East Africa so they can be protected and conserved. This donation could fund one day's tracking.
£15.00
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A bloom of buzzing bumblebees Despite their popular appeal, bumblebees have undergone a rapid decline. Three species are now extinct and others are under threat. This donation could help Buglife to protect bumblebees and make sure that they are there for future generations to enjoy.
£15.00
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Home for tree sloths The habitate of the sloth is under constant threat - help us protect the homes of tree sloths in the Brazilian rainforest. This donation could cover the costs of protecting 15 big trees for 3 years.
£15.00
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Sponsor a puffin for 6 months The puffin's comical looks and incredible fishing abilities make it one of the UK's best loved birds. Puffins need our help - partly because they only lay one egg a year, which makes their populations very vulnerable to disasters like oil spills at sea. This gift could protect some of their best nesting sites on RSPB reserves around the UK for 6 months.
£18.00
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Promote sustainable fisheries 65% of our fisheries are being fished beyond safe sustainable limits. Your donation could help us give current and concise information to encourage consumers (that’s you!) to eat fish from sustainable sources through our Good Fish Guides and online resources.
£20.00
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Elephant nibbles Elephants need about 50kg of food per day, enjoying jungle grasses, bamboo and mango. This donation could feed a domesticated Asian elephant with all the supplements it needs to maintain a healthy, vitamin-rich diet - including bananas!
£20.00
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Plant forty rainforest trees A tree's just a tree, right? Wrong...
£20.00
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Equipment for volunteers Help support the work of Plantlife’s Flora Guardians, volunteers visiting rare plant sites, undertaking surveys and doing practical conservation work. Your donation could help us provide them with the equipment they need.
£20.00
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Improving productivity in the developing world Soil fertility can limit agricultural productivity in many parts of the developing world. This donation could support our work and help us to share techniques that improve soil fertility through recycling of organic waste, including composting and use of animal waste.
£24.00
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Rations for rangers. This donation could provide a month's food rations for a team of 12 rangers or game scouts out on anti-poaching and monitoring patrols, allowing them to detect and deter poachers and gather information about rhino ranges and numbers.
£24.00
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Stop trade in baby orangutans Many hundreds of infant orangutans are taken from the wild for the pet trade every year - this is done by killing the mother and taking the baby. This donation could help us fight this illegal trade.
£25.00
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A nest box for a Scaly-sided Merganser The Scaly-sided Merganser currently has a population of around 1,000 individuals and continues to undergo rapid decline. However, breeding populations in Russia increased slightly after the introduction of a nest box programme in areas struck by deforestation. This donation could pay for a nest box for these globally threatened birds.
£25.00
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Protect turtle nesting sites 6 out of 7 species of marine turtle are endangered. Just £25 ensures that one turtle nesting site in Sri Lanka is protected in-situ for 24 hours by trained community beach patrol officers - involving local communities in ensuring the survival of the endangered marine turtle.
£25.00
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Plant a hedgerow to help UK wildlife A huge variety of animals find food and shelter in these mini nature reserves, or use them as 'corridors' to move from one place to another. Many treasured hedgerows have been torn up in the last few decades.
£28.00
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Save an acre of rainforest Rainforests are called the lungs of our planet because they constantly recycle carbon dioxide in the atmosphere into oxygen. They're also incredibly valuable for wildlife, supporting countless species, many of which haven't even been named!
£28.00
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Manage our reserves WWT create and restore wetlands to help reverse the loss of these important areas throughout the world. In the UK, our own 2,000 hectares of wetland wildlife reserves provide winter refuge for more than 150,000 waterbirds. This donation could allow us to manage approximately 50 sqm of reserve for a whole year.
£30.00
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Employ a game scout This donation could cover the cost of employing a game scout for two weeks on anti-poaching and monitoring patrols, allowing them to detect and deter poachers and gather information about rhino ranges and numbers.
£30.00
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Luxury elephant hamper Elephants spend their days munching through kilos of food to sustain themselves. For those that cannot roam freely in the wild, supplements are vital to maintain their healthy diet. This donation could treat a domesticated Asian elephant to a whole month of delicious grazing grass and a full range of supplements including bananas!
£30.00
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A treasure chest of wild places Brownfield sites are pieces of land that have previously been developed. Many of these have been reclaimed by nature and are now home to a fantastic variety of rare bugs. This donation could help us to campaign to protect these extraordinary wild gems.
£35.00
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Plant mangrove trees Mangroves are a diverse but threatened ecosystems with an important role in protecting coasts against the forces of the sea. This donation could cover the costs of planting 7 Mangrove trees as part of the Reef Restoration project which is currently replanting mangroves in the Philippines and India.
£35.00
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For peat's sake, save us! Peat bogs provide a unique home for rare plants, animals and insects. 94% of this precious habitat has already been lost from the UK and this donation could support our work to conserve the jewels in the conservation crown.
£35.00
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Sponsor a puffin for 12 months The puffin's comical looks and incredible fishing abilities make it one of the UK's best loved birds. Puffins need our help - partly because they only lay one egg a year, which makes their populations very vulnerable to disasters like oil spills at sea. This gift could protect some of their best nesting sites on RSPB reserves around the UK for 12 months.
£36.00
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Fight the poaching of orangutans Orangutans may be hunted for food either from ignorance of the law, or in disregard of the law because of hunger and/or poverty. This donation could help us to protect them.
£40.00
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Minimise destructive fishing practices Simple changes to fishing methods could help save threatened marine wildlife. This donation could help us to speak directly to fishermen in the field, encouraging them to report sightings of wildlife and minimise destructive fishing practices.
£40.00
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Act today and help reduce landfill Our Sustainable Waste Management Team provides advice on a sustainable solution to organic waste management that everyone can follow – composting. Your donation could support our work in providing information and training for home composters and community volunteers.£40.00
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Save An Acre of Tropical Forest in Ecuador Working with local partners, Fundacion Jocotoco, the World Land Trust has already helped purchase and protect seven tropical forest reserves in Ecuador which are now safe from the chainsaw. This donation could enable the WLT to purchase and protect One Acre of tropical forest.
£50.00
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A month of Sunday lunches Domesticated elephants are looked after by dedicated keepers (mahouts) day and night. The relationship between the two is incredibly special, each putting their trust in the other. The elephant literally becomes one of the family. This donation could keep an elephant together with its mahout and his family by providing food & upkeep for all for one month.
£50.00
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Feed a pair of flamingos raising a chick Through conservation-breeding and education programes, WWT is working to halt the decline of the lesser flamingo and many other species. This donation could feed a pair of flamingos caring for a chick.
£50.00
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Buy an albatross protection kit An albatross can fly thousands of miles without stopping. Tragically 100,000 of these birds drown every year when they get caught in deep sea fishing lines. This gift could buy a kit of specially designed coloured streamers that warn the birds of danger, keeping them in the air for years to come.
£50.00
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School Education Our environmental education programmes teach children and adults about the importance of preserving natural resources - this donation could enable us to provide a set of educational cards for a school.
£50.00
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Luxurious living roofs - the high life for bugs Traditional habitats for bugs are often under threat of development. As well as campaigning to protect sites, Buglife is helping to pioneer new 'homes in the sky' for bugs that are being displaced. This donation could enable Buglife to build new living roofs to provide homes for rare bugs.
£50.00
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