How to help wildlife

Find out how you can get involved by visiting the websites of our featured wildlife and conservation organisations.

Prepare a mammal friendly bonfire night
Top tips from the Mammal Society
Join the Garden Birdwatch
An ongoing garden bird survey from the BTO.
Help hedgehogs in Essex
Get involved in Essex Wildlife Trust's Nature Neighbours Campaign.
Survey a Tiny Forest
Discover your nearest Tiny Forest with Earth Watch. You can volunteer or simply visit these small urban woodlands.
Information and advice on avian influenza from DEFRA
Get the latest updates and advice on how to report bird flu.
Have your say in the People's Plan for Nature
The RSPB, National Trust and WWF want you to share your ideas for nature in the UK.
Help nature in your space
Nine top ways of making a wildlife friendly space, from Earth Watch.
Become a Sea Watch observer
Help contribute to local conservation for dolphins, whales and porpoises with the Sea Watch Foundation
Help moths and find out why they Matter
Find out more about #MothsMatter from Butterfly Conservation
Plant a wildflower-rich habitat
Part of the B-Lines project with Buglife; providing connected insect friendly areas across the country!
Get gardening for bugs
Top tips from Buglife on how to make your garden buzz with bees and bugs.
Help fight sea star wasting disease
Queen's University Belfast are researching the deadly disease in the UK's common sunstar
Help a wild animal
Build a bee hotel, a hedgehog home or provide food and water to birds, top tips from the National Trust.
Reduce your light pollution
Top ways to reduce the impact of light pollution on insects from Buglife.
Help hazel dormice
Report your sightings or do a dormouse survey with PTES
Take part in a harvest mouse survey
Join the Mammal Society's national harvest mouse survey.
Add a wetland to your garden
From a mini pond to a drainpipe wetland, find ways in which you can bring wetland habitat to your outdoor space, from WWT.
Make a bird feeder
The National Trust's guide.
Record fungi in Wiltshire
Get involved in Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's fungi survey.
Keep your bird feeders clean
Top tips from the BTO

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