Nature Recovery Fund

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More nature, everywhere: raising a million pounds to restore Herefordshire’s wildlife

Great Britain is now classified as one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries and nearly one in six species are currently threatened with extinction. In Herefordshire, once common, iconic species such as turtle dove and nightingale are already locally extinct, while others, such as curlew, water vole and adder, remain only in small, isolated populations, and are on the brink of being lost from our county. 

With pressures from the changing climate, agricultural intensification and development all increasing, we must likewise extend and intensify our own efforts to restore, create and connect wildlife habitats within our landscapes and recover nature for future generations. 

We need to see more hedgerows crisscrossing our fields, alive with yellowhammers; rivers filled with a tapestry of water crowfoot; farms dotted with ponds; meadows filled with wildflowers and buzzing with insects; woodlands dotted with flower-filled glades.  

We want to support our communities to be part of this recovery, to train the next generation of conservationists and share skills and knowledge across the county. 

We’re running out of time

Nature continues to decline in the UK every year. There’s no time to wait to take urgent action: we must step up our efforts now. That’s why we’ve launched our Nature Recovery Fund appeal with an ambitious target of raising £1 million target within three years and goal of raising £100,000 this year.

£1 million will allow us to think big and develop large-scale programmes to bring back wildlife, recover key landscapes and reconnect our communities with nature.

Please donate today!

Small black and white bird perched on a mossy branch

Pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) adult male in woodland, Wales, UK - Mark Hamblin/2020VISION

A wood white butterfly resting on a plant, with its distinctive oval wings closed

Wood white © Frank Porch

Common Toad, Bufo bufo, on brick edging in garden, Norfolk - Dawn Monrose

©Alex Mustard/2020VISION

false - Vaughn Matthews (please also tag @vaughnmatthews8 if using on Instagram or @VaughnMatthews2 on Twitter)

A pine marten standing on a log, looking towards the camera

Pine marten © Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION

Grizzled skipper © Tom Hibbert

©Gillian Day

How your donation can help

Our appeal focuses on bringing back wildlife, recovering landscapes and creating wilder communities – the three elements we need to ensure nature’s recovery.

Your donations will enable us to step up our action and progress projects in all three areas in the coming years. Wherever the funds are used, you can be sure it will go towards helping us achieve our vision of more nature everywhere.

Donations from this campaign will be classified as unrestricted and used by Herefordshire Wildlife Trust to achieve its charitable purposes, progressing work to restore wildlife, recover landscapes and engage communities.