The Barn Owl Trust is Britain's main source of information for one of the most beautiful birds on Earth. Anyone who has ever watched a wild Barn Owl hunting at dusk has surely been touched by the experience. Sadly, these magical birds have become increasingly rare – and the reasons are all man-made. Founded in 1988, the Barn Owl Trust is a small national charity working very hard to conserve the species and other wildlife.We are a small team of professional staff and volunteers, a grass-roots, non-profit organisation, based in Devon. With nearly 30 years experience in the field, we aim to be the experts on all aspects of UK Barn Owl conservation and pride ourselves on the sheer amount of practical conservation we do. Charity No: 299835 Find out more Website http://www.barnowltrust.org.uk Facebook http://www.facebook.com/BarnOwlTrust Twitter http://www.twitter.com/BarnOwlTrust YouTube Please click here to visit our YouTube page
Promoting the highest standards in design and protecting Hackney's unique heritage since 1967. The Hackney Society encourages positive development of the borough's built and natural environments, through timely engagement with a broad cross-section of local people and experts. We encourage exemplary new design, regeneration and conservation of our rich heritage through direct engagement with stakeholders, and our newsletter, Spaces, our publications, walks, talks, meetings and social media.
The charity aims to provide sources of water to underpriveliged children and adults in remote villages in Ghana through the construction of water boreholes and water tanks. By doing so it is hoped that villagers' health, education and lifestyles will be greatly improved and water bourne disease eradicated.
Copped Hall is a fine Georgian mansion under restoration. From 1986 a campaign was fought against development and so The Copped Hall Trust was born, saving the mansion and gardens in 1995. The Trust aims to protect the site and restore the Hall and its gardens for educational and community benefit.
Tree Africa works with small farmers, schools, businesses and governments, on a range of projects that improve livelihoods and protect the environment. Projects include tree nurseries, conservation farming, biodiversity protection, recycling and reducing pollution. At least 90% of income is sent overseas for projects in Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
Evesham's beautiful and iconic Bell Tower is in need of urgent and extensive conservation.The last major conservation project was in 1951; since then weathering has taken its toll (particularly at the higher levels).While at a distance the Bell Tower remains beautiful and remarkable; when you look close you will see damaged stonework, cracked and eroded dripstones, missing pointing, sulphate skins.... plus chicken wire holding some stones in place. See our gallery for detailed images.We are dedicated to raising the funds for this important work for this extraordinary landmark.Help us preserve this amazing building for future generations. Thank you.
The charity is currently focussed in Uganda and aims to provide clean piped water to underprivleged communities as well as establishing sustainable revenue streams for the support and education of poor local children. The ultimate goal is to use locally generated revenue to develop schools and educational facilites in these communities
Wildlife ACT Fund is an independent not-for-profit trust focused on endangered species conservation. We focus on delivering time and expertise, implementation of anti-poaching measures, finding and funding equipment as well as educating rural communities about conservation.
The Railway Land Wildlife Trust manages a Local Nature Reserve on old railway sidings in Lewes, East Sussex, where several social and ecological projects are located. The Trust is raising funds to build the Linklater Pavilion, a centre for the study of environmental change, on the Reserve.
It is a small charity working with its Ugandan friends in Iganga (in Eastern Uganda) to develop sustainable projects such as an orphanage, health centre, blind centre and water source protection - to improve their health and quality of life + develop our awareness and understanding.
Gecko Sri Lanka is a student-run charity, set up in response to the December 2004 tsunami. They fund sustainable community-based projects in Sri Lanka including building homes for families displaced by the tsunami, constructing water tanks for villages without clean water & equipping schools with basic education supplies.
WPA promotes biodiversity conservation by conserving one of the most threatened bird groups. Pheasants and their relatives occur throughout the world and are vital to livelihoods and cultures in many countries. They are widely seen as indicators of healthy habitats and are amongst the first species that suffer from over-exploitation.
This beautiful cathedral has been offering inspiration to generations of people for over 750 years. However the years take their toll and the work of repairing and conserving the precious medieval stonework is vital. Work is beginning on the oldest part of the Cathedral, where the foundations were first laid in 1220. Salisbury Cathedral needs your help to raise the remaining funds needed to complete this conservation, to ensure the Cathedral continues to inspire future generations.
EAST Anglian Sailing Trust {EAST] is a regional charity, run entirely by volunteers, which provides regular accessible opportunities for people with a wide range of disabilities to take an active part in sailing stable keelboats and yachts on the coastal waters of East Anglia.
Moulsecoomb Forest Garden and Wildlife Project is a small award-winning charity in Brighton specialising in outdoor education and now in its 22nd year. Our project isn’t just about gardening. It plays an important part of the social glue that binds our local communities together with all types of people; young and old, pupils having problems at school, people with learning difficulties working together in a safe, pleasant and genuinely inclusive environment. Charity No: 1120073 Find out more Website http://www.moulsecoombforestgarden.org Facebook http://moulsecoombforestgarden.blogspot.co.uk/ Twitter https://twitter.com/mfgwp YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFwI83ZnM5k
The Trust’s mission is to ensure that Cutty Sark is preserved for this and future generations as a rich cultural resource for all. The ship reopened to the public in April 2012 following an extensive and complex conservation programme. For more information please visit www.rmg.co.uk/cuttysark
The Swanage Railway Trust is a registered charity responsible for preserving the heritage of the railways of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset and re-establishing a rail link between the town of Swanage and the national rail network at Wareham.
Owlrescue is an organization dedicated to the care and rehabilitation of owls and other birds of prey together with education of conservation and environment needs to make sure that these birds are around for the next generation. The charity founders, have been working with owls for over 15 years, initial as volunteers for the World Owl Trust. Sooner or later, the founders started to take the work home. This was the start of Owlrescue (2002) and in 2004, purchased a small holding near Corwen, North Wales to act as charity base for now increasing number of birds. The charity specialist Owl Rehabilitation Centre is based on a 3 Acre Small Holding at Bryneglwys, about 5 miles away from Corwen, with intake from North Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire area. The centre at present can cater for over 85 owls on a day basis and is supported by volunteers from a wide area, along with 3 local volunteers from village. The centre is not open to the public, with fundraising been done via attending local events, sponsorship of the birds, and doing public talks.
2 Water focuses on bringing water projects and providing sanitation to communities in need all around the globe. All donations are used towards our water pumps and borehole systems in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Ghana and Mozambique. We would love for you to join our mission to end water poverty worldwide!
We envision a world where wildlife thrives in healthy lands and seas, valued by societies that embrace and benefit from the diversity of life on earth. Our goal is to conserve more than 50 percent of the world’s biological diversity while ensuring a positive impact on millions of people globally.
We campaign to preserve and conserve, for the public benefit, Govanhill Baths and for the redevelopment and reopening of the Georgian swimming pool and wash house in Govanhill, Glasgow.
Education for renal problems, renal failure, remedies, dialysis & its types, Motivate people for Organ Donation. Educate people for clean drinking water, impact of unhygienic drinking water, way & sources to clean water. Education for All without borders, race & religion.
The Sussex Pony Grazing & Conservation Trust helps to protect valuable wildlife habitats of the Sussex High Weald and South Downs by undertaking conservation grazing with hardy Exmoor ponies. Conservation grazing helps to control more aggressive, dominant species of vegetation on chalk grassland and heathland thus encouraging bio-diversity and the restoration of sward structure. The Trust is custodian of around 80 'wild' Exmoor ponies whose unique characteristics make them ideal for this work.