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  • Volunteer Equipment Appeal

    Volunteer Equipment Appeal

    Volunteers complete essential conservation work on the CRT Properties. They urgently need new equipment to help them complete their tasks. Read more

    Target £5,000 Raised so far £40
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Our Appeals

Your donations allow the CRT to restore a living working countryside. 

If you would like to donate to one of our current appeals please see the matters which we are currently raising funds for. These have been highlighted by our farmers, volunteers and staff as items which urgently need funding and we would really appreciate a donation towards the cost.

If you have something more specific that you would like to donate to, please phone the office on 01223 262 999 and we would be delighted to discuss it with you.

Read more about our Fundraising Promise 

Support barn owls on CRT properties

Support barn owls on CRT properties

Barn owls are the pinnacle of the British Countryside. We are delighted that they are on many CRT properties, but looking after them does cost us money. Read more

Published: 12th January, 2021

Updated: 27th January, 2021

Author: Hayley Neal

Related topics:
  • Barn Owls
  • Donation
  • Lark Rise Farm
  • Pierrepont Farm
  • Thank you
  • Bere Marsh Farm
  • Appeal
  • Pierrepont Farm
  • Lark Rise Farm
  • Birds
  • Bere Marsh Farm
  • Our Appeals
Dorset Dream

Dorset Dream

We have our Dorset Dream, Bere Marsh Farm! Now we need to work hard to make it fit for purpose and turn it into the CRT flagship farm. Read more

Published: 17th July, 2020

Updated: 12th January, 2021

Author: Hayley Neal

Related topics:
  • Dorset
  • Bere Marsh Farm
  • Bere Marsh Farm
  • Our Appeals
Bat Cam

Bat Cam

Bats have moved into the recently restored Lodge at Turnastone Court Farm. We would love to purchase a bat cam so that we can monitor their activities. Read more

Published: 19th April, 2020

Updated: 12th January, 2021

Author: Hayley Neal

Related topics:
  • Our Appeals
Education Equipment Appeal

Education Equipment Appeal

We are fundraising to provide our fantastic Education Officers the resources they need to help engage children (and adults) on the CRT Farms. Read more

Published: 19th April, 2020

Updated: 12th January, 2021

Author: Hayley Neal

Related topics:
  • Mosaic
  • Our Appeals
Volunteer Equipment Appeal

Volunteer Equipment Appeal

Volunteers complete essential conservation work on the CRT Properties. They urgently need new equipment to help them complete their tasks. Read more

Published: 17th April, 2020

Updated: 2nd February, 2021

Author: Hayley Neal

Related topics:
  • Volunteer
  • Our Appeals
Extra food for endangered farmland birds

Extra food for endangered farmland birds

Supplementary feeding on seven CRT properties is one of the methods we use to to encourage wildlife onto our farms and to help protect some of the most at risk breeds. This has a high cost to the charity and we need your help. Read more

Published: 15th April, 2020

Updated: 13th January, 2021

Author: Hayley Neal

Related topics:
  • Our Appeals
Sponsor a tree

Sponsor a tree

The CRT are delighted to announce we are creating a Community Orchard in Barton Cambridgeshire. Help us by sponsoring a tree. Read more

Published: 30th March, 2020

Updated: 11th December, 2020

Author: Abbie Pearce

Related topics:
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  • Our Appeals
Thank you

Thank you

We are very grateful to our funders for enabling us to continue our vital work. Read more

Published: 25th October, 2019

Updated: 25th February, 2021

Author:

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    First taste of springtime nectar

    26/02/2021: Find out what Vince Lea has spotted during the winter month of February.

  • Garfield Weston Foundation gives grant to kick-start our new Volunteer Programme

    Garfield Weston Foundation gives grant to kick-start our new Volunteer Programme

    Countryside Restoration Trust has received a grant of £20000 to create a brand-new Volunteer Programme.

  • CRT Herefordshire Big Farmland Bird Count 2021

    CRT Herefordshire Big Farmland Bird Count 2021

    15/02/2021: Ruth Moss, Herefordshire Wildlife Monitor, was joined by Dr Vince Lea, Head of Wildlife Monitoring to complete the national survey. What did they see?

  • Fall in love with your local countryside

    Fall in love with your local countryside

    If you're celebrating this Valentine's Day with a romantic local walk in the countryside, you may spot the following species!

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  • Farmers help fire fighters during devastating blaze at Thursley Common

    Farmers help fire fighters during devastating blaze at Thursley Common

    On Saturday 30th May, a wildfire broke out at Thursley Common, a 20-hectare nature reserve less than four miles (as the crow flies) from CRT’s Pierrepont Farm in Surrey.

  • Our beloved barn owls get a new roof!

    Our beloved barn owls get a new roof!

    Our beloved barn owls get a new roof despite not reaching the target. Help us reach our target!

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  • Pierrepont Farm is on the map – the Cycling UK map!

    Pierrepont Farm is on the map – the Cycling UK map!

    A new 220-mile cycle route around the ancient country of Wessex and right through CRT’s Pierrepont Farm!

  • CRT Herefordshire Big Farmland Bird Count 2021

    CRT Herefordshire Big Farmland Bird Count 2021

    15/02/2021: Ruth Moss, Herefordshire Wildlife Monitor, was joined by Dr Vince Lea, Head of Wildlife Monitoring to complete the national survey. What did they see?

  • Farmers cannot ‘OPT-OUT’ of being responsible

    Farmers cannot ‘OPT-OUT’ of being responsible

    In an interview with Stephen Sackur on BBC World Service HARDtalk, CRT Friend, James Rebanks discusses Sustainable food in a growing world.

  • CRT mentioned in House of Lords

    CRT mentioned in House of Lords

    Baroness Hoey suggests that George Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs should visit Lark Rise Farm in Cambridgeshire.

  • Oxford - Cambridge Arc

    Oxford - Cambridge Arc

    The East-West Railway, a part of the Oxford to Cambridge growth arc will have a detrimental impact on Lark Rise and Westfield Farm in Cambridgeshire.

  • A critical time for barn owls to find their feet

    A critical time for barn owls to find their feet

    Arguably autumnal months are the most important time for barn owl young – like most young adults, they are often they are finding their feet in the big wide world.

  • The East-West Railway route that could devastate wildlife

    The East-West Railway route that could devastate wildlife

    The East-West Railway route that could run right through Westfield and Lark Rise Farm in Cambridgeshire. The plans could 'devastate' the farm and undo 27 years of work to build a sustainable habitat for British wildlife.

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Cambridge CB23 7AG

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