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    Protecting slow lorises --> Help us protect slow lorises from being poached and used as pets, or tortured for the illegal wildlife trade. --> Learn more --> Donate --> Help us protect slow lorises from being poached and used as pets, or tortured for the illegal wildlife trade. -->

    Protecting slow lorises --> Donate today --> Help us bring wildcats back from the brink with the UK’s first wildcat ‘breed to release’ programme. --> Learn more --> Take part -->

    Springtime surveys --> Help your local wildlife by getting involved in one of our surveys. You don't have to be an expert and taking part is fun! --> Help wildlife at home --> Choose a survey --> 100% of the profits go directly to help wildlife both in the UK and overseas. -->

    Get involved in a springtime survey --> Help local wildlife --> 100% of the profits go directly to help wildlife both in the UK and overseas. --> Learn more --> Take part -->

    Our wildlife is disappearing --> Almost two thirds of species in the UK have declined in the past 50 years. There’s nothing natural or inevitable about this. It can be stopped. And everyone can play a part. That’s why People’s Trust for Endangered Species exists. --> Donate --> Read more --> Almost two thirds of species in the UK have declined in the past 50 years. It can be stopped. And everyone can play a part. -->

    Our wildlife is disappearing --> Read more --> Donate --> Almost two thirds of species in the UK have declined in the past 50 years. There’s nothing natural or inevitable about this. It can be stopped. And everyone can play a part. That’s why People’s Trust for Endangered Species exists. --> Read more --> Donate --> Take part -->

    Survey your hedgerows for free management advice --> Download the Healthy Hedgerows app today and with just a handful of questions, you'll receive instant management advice to grow your hedges. --> Learn more --> Tell us about your wild neighbours and help us build a picture of the wildlife on our doorstep. -->

    Survey your hedgerows for free management advice --> Learn more --> Take part --> Download the Healthy Hedgerows app today and with just a handful of questions, you'll receive instant management advice to grow your hedges. --> Learn more --> Take part
    Help us protect slow lorises from being poached and used as pets, or tortured for the illegal wildlife trade.
    Giving slow lorises more trees and safer ways to get about is critical in protecting them. Help by planting a tree, building a bridge and lessening the demand for slow lorises. Together we can change the fortunes of these tiny primates.
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    An annual celebration of fruit trees, flowers and food. See buzzing pollinators, eat and drink tasty orchard products, and enjoy the fresh spring air.
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    We need volunteers for our springtime surveys. Choose a survey to suit you, whether from home or when you're out and about, and help endangered wildlife and the habitats they call home.
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    Searching for Asian giant tortoises

    Sushmita Kar, one of our conservation insight grant winners at the Turtle Survival Alliance, talks to us about her recent field work expedition in Nagaland, India, searching for released Asian giant tortoises. Why are we looking for Asian giant tortoises? Asian giant tortoises are mainland Asia’s largest tortoise and the 6th largest in the world! …

    Watching water voles

    Watching water voles in 2023 Last year, PTES volunteers played a crucial role in helping us map the whereabouts of Britain’s water voles. The results from the National Water Vole Monitoring Programme (NWVMP) in 2023 were fantastic and it’s the dedicated time and effort put in by our monitors that means we can all look …

    Wood pasture at Briddlesford

    What is wood pasture? Wood pasture is a man-made mosaic habitat featuring open-grown veteran and ancient trees, an open ground layer such as grassland or heathland, grazing animals, wood decay and flowering shrubs. The structure and appearance can vary depending on historic and current management. If the site is in good condition, there will be …

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