How you can help
You can help Suffolk Wildlife Trust create a Living Landscape for Suffolk in many different ways. Explore the information on this page for ideas about how you can get involved.
As an individual
Join
Becoming a member of Suffolk Wildlife Trust is the best way to support all areas of our work across the county. As a member you will receive information about our activities and be the first to hear about new opportunities. You can join Suffolk Wildlife Trust as an individual, household, family, Wildlife Watch young member, life member or buy membership as a gift for somebody else.
Join today
Volunteer
Volunteers help all areas of our work, from taking part in species surveys to helping out with education activities. Visit our volunteering pages to browse and enquire about current opportunities.
Leave a legacy
A gift in your Will will only be used to buy and extend nature reserves and for projects to safeguard threatened species. Each legacy gift, regardless of size, will have a direct and lasting impact on Suffolk’s wildlife and wild places. Read more about how you can do this, and about the inspiring projects we have been able to undertake through the kind support of people who have remembered Suffolk Wildlife Trust.
Shop online
Browse for wildlife gifts including sheep sponsorship, branded clothing and specialist wildlife books. Visit our online shop.
Support a local group or species group
Across the county there is a network of local groups that meet and organise events to support the Trust. Each local group also produces a newsletter detailing their achievements and activities. There are also specialist species groups such as the Suffolk Bat Group and Mammal Group that you can get involved with.
Get involved in a project or survey
If you have a passion for dissecting barn owl pellets, or surveying your local churchyard for wildflowers appeals to you, we’d like to hear from you. Have a read through our project pages for more information about getting involved in specific areas of our work.
Fundraise or make a donation
Making a direct donation to the Trust, to support our work or our latest appeal is a fantastic way to show your commitment. You can donate online or send a cheque made payable to Suffolk Wildlife Trust to the address at the bottom of the page. Alternatively, call 01473 890089 during office hours to make a donation over the telephone.
Other ways you could fundraise for the Trust include:
Recycling your mobile phone and inkjet cartridges- please email us and we will send you a free post envelope, alternatively drop-off your phone at a visitor centre. Free collection is available for 20 items or more.
Shopping through a commission donation site called buy.at
Donating a percentage of your eBay sales income
Shopping at the Co-op with our share number 4232
Buying your bird food from Vine House Farm
Opening a We Care account with Ipswich Building Society
We want your fundraising ideas……
if you’ve got a stonking idea about how you would like to raise funds to support our work we’d love to hear from you. Be it a sponsored tea party, plant sale or bike ride, get in touch with our community development officer Michael Strand by email or on 01473 890089. If you are doing a sponsored event we are registered with Just Giving where you can set up a fundraising page to collect donations
Manage your land for wildlife - private nature reserves
If you have land that you currently manage for wildlife, or are interested in finding out more about this, our dedicated team of conservation advisors will talk through your situation and can arrange a site visit to assess the land and offer ongoing support. If you would like to talk to a conservation advisor and/or arrange a site visit please contact info@suffolkwildlifetrust.org or telephone 01473 890089.
Make your garden into a wildlife haven
Through Suffolk Wildline our dedicated and free advice service we can answer your questions and give you tips about how to make your garden a haven for wildlife.
Buy firewood and other by-products from our nature reserves
Firewood can be ordered from Lackford Lakes on 01284 728541, Bradfield Woods on 01449 737996 and Redgrave & Lopham Fen on 01379 687618. You can also buy firewood and other products such as mulch at the visitor centre (subject to availibility).
Attend an adult Wildlearning course
Our adult courses range from bee keeping to botanical illustration, there is something to suit everybody. Visit the adult learning section of the site to find out more. You can even buy a wildlearning course gift voucher in our online shop.
As a group
Community action for conservation is making huge strides for wildlife across Suffolk. Parish councils, schools, allotment owners and church groups, to name but a few, are pulling together to make a difference for the wildlife on their doorstep.
If you are part of a group that would like to do something for wildlife (examples include restoring a village pond or managing a local churchyard) get in touch with Tracey Housley our Community Conservation advisor. Not only can Tracey offer one to one advice, she produces a community newsletter and runs training courses exclusively for community groups - where you can get together with likeminded people to develop your conservation skills.
If your group is interested in raising funds for Suffolk's wildlife take a look at The Wild Bunch
At work
For five decades, Suffolk Wildlife Trust has forged successful relationships with Suffolk’s business community.
We are seeking long-term relationships with business people who genuinely care about wildlife and believe that, like our 25 000 members, conservation of biodiversity plays a crucial role in combating climate change.
Visit our Investors in Wildlife or contact Michael Strand.
