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Hedgehogs are vulnerable to extinction in the UK and need our help
50% decline of hedgehogs in our countryside (https://www.lancswt.org.uk/wildlife-explorer/mammals/european-hedgehog)
41% of insects threatened with extinction (https://www.lancswt.org.uk/wilder-future-campaign/action-insects)
80% of UK peatlands damaged (https://www.lancswt.org.uk/our-work/projects/peatland-restoration)
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92% of seagrass beds lost around the UK (https://www.lancswt.org.uk/habitats/marine/seagrass)

Help us to restore 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030

Together we can save wildlife
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Our natural world is in trouble

This is no secret. Wildlife is disappearing at an alarming rate - some are calling it the next mass extinction - and the threat of climate catastrophe is a constant worry. We live in a time of emergency.

There is still hope - we can tackle both of these critical issues - but we have to act now. Time is running out.

What needs to happen?

The Wildlife Trusts are calling for at least 30% of our land and sea to be connected and protected for nature’s recovery by 2030. Making more space for nature to become abundant once again will give our struggling wildlife the chance to recover and also restore beautiful wild places - places that store carbon and help to tackle the climate crisis.

30% is the bare minimum that nature needs to start recovering, but we are far short of this and need your help to turn things around.

The next ten years must be a time of renewal, of rewilding our lives, of green recovery. We all need nature more than ever and when we succeed in reaching 30 by 30 we’ll have wilder landscapes that store carbon and provide on-your-doorstep nature for people too. Everyone can support and help us to succeed.
Craig Bennett
Chief Executive, The Wildlife Trusts

We can do this together

By joining our mission for nature's recovery, you will make a real difference to wildlife and our natural world. Every pound donated will help us achieve our vision for a Wilder Future. Together we can restore huge peatlands, which store carbon and become a home for threatened birds like curlews and golden plovers. We will create new wetlands, which reduce the risk of towns and villages flooding and are also great for dragonflies and water voles. We will plant new underwater seagrass meadows to soak up carbon and shelter sea horses and other sea life.  

Nature has given us so much, it's now our turn to give back.

Donate today

Your support goes a long way

We have big plans for nature's recovery. Here are just a handful of the projects we're already pioneering to bring about nature's recovery on land and at sea.

With your help, we could do even more.

Mossland by Matthew Roberts

Restoring peatlands

Just 2% of lowland peatlands remain in our region, and even they are leaching carbon into the atmosphere due to peat extraction. We're replanting the bare peat to help it store carbon once more, help prevent flooding and create homes for threatened wildlife.
A reintroduced large heath butterfly after release

The large heath butterfly is one of the species we're reintroducing in the Great Manchester Wetlands. Photo: Steve Rawlins - Chester Zoo

Reintroducing wildlife

Many of our wetland areas were historically drained, degraded or destroyed, causing the local extinction of many animals and plants. Now, we're restoring these wild places so we can reintroduce this lost wildlife.
A red squirrel standing to attention on a fallen tree

Peter Cairns/2020VISION

Saving red squirrels

We're safeguarding our last remaining red squirrel populations in West Lancashire and North Merseyside to ensure we don't lose these iconic creatures from our region forever.
Sand dunes

Protecting sand dunes

More than 80% of Lancashire's sand dunes have been lost. Our Fylde Sand Dunes Project is changing that; restoring damaged dunes and expanding the dune system to create more space for wildlife, form a stronger soft sea defence and protect our coastal heritage for the local community.