Become a Friend

Together, we can restore a living, working countryside.

Support the Countryside Restoration Trust

From as little as £25 per year, with the following benefits of being a Friend:

Welcome Pack.
Regular copies of our magazine The Lark, produced especially for our supporters.
An invitation to Open Days and special events on our farms, including our flagship Festival of Farming, Food and Wildlife at Lark Rise Farm, Cambridgeshire.
The opportunity to volunteer at your local conservation projects.
Knowing you are helping to save the beauty of our unique British countryside for future generations.

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Individual Friendship

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Joint Friendship

Two adults, same address / £35 per annum Read more

Family Friendship

Two adults, two children / £40 per annum Read more

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Life Friendship 70+

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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

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

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

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 despite not reaching the target. Help us reach our target!
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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

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

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

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

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

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 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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