As an individual there are so many ways to support us, get involved, and help create a nature-rich future for Oxfordshire. Explore the options below, including: one-off donations, regular membership subscriptions, legacy, and volunteering. Whatever contribution you can make is greatly appreciated by Wild Oxfordshire.
A gift to Wild Oxfordshire will help us conserve Oxfordshire’s environment ensuring its beauty and the benefits it gives us are enjoyed by all for generations to come. Individuals who are passionate about Oxfordshire’s environment can support us with a one-off or regular donation. The Friends of Wild Oxfordshire donation form can be downloaded here.
Friends of Wild Oxfordshire enjoy an exclusive Annual Lecture with reception, and invitations to visit Wild Oxfordshire projects.
Shopping online can raise money for Wild Oxfordshire at no cost to you. Give As You Live enables you to donate a small percentage of your total spend to Wild Oxfordshire every time you shop.
Simply download the app or go via the Give as You Live website to access your chosen shop. It does add an extra click to your online shopping, but we hope you agree it’s worth it! You can also use Smile Amazon and elect Wild Oxfordshire as your chosen charity.
If you’re spring cleaning your finances, use Give as you Live to compare insurance, utility prices etc and Wild Oxfordshire will receive a one-off £10-£20 donation.
If you drink wine or bubbly you can help our environment simply by saving the corks! Corks don’t break down in landfill but Recorked UK (https://recorkeduk.org/) recycles corks and donates money to charity. There are collection points at Bothy Vineyard (https://www.bothyvineyard.co.uk/), Marcham Shop, Hanney Community Shop, Appleton Community Shop, Added Ingredients in Abingdon, Common Ground in Oxford, Childrey Village Store, Cumnor Post Office Shop and Blewbury Post Office. Recorked UK donates a penny to Wild Oxfordshire for every cork collected – So drink wine (responsibly) and save our environment!
Join our network of community groups and conservation organisations, all working together, supporting and inspiring one another to deliver nature recovery across our County
We are lucky in Oxfordshire to have a wonderful group of hard-working, passionate, and knowledgeable individuals employed by a variety of organisations (charities, local government, DEFRA bodies, AONBS, businesses), in addition to a large number of volunteer community groups and individuals.
Working together for Nature’s Recovery is essential so that we can support each other and collaborate to achieve greater impact for our environment and communities.
Membership of Wild Oxfordshire supports our work leading on essential countywide strategic biodiversity plans such as the State of Nature and the Nature Recovery Strategy, and our facilitation of several partnerships and knowledge-exchange groups.
Early bird registration for annual Communities conference
Invitation to our Annual Lecture and other networking opportunities
Community ecology advice: Priority access to a consultation with our ecologist.
Your group’s profile on our Community Groups map and Directory
Opportunity to advertise news, volunteering opportunities and events in our email Bulletin and on our website.
Up to one article per year about your organisation in our biannual Newsletter.
Your organisation’s profile on our Directory of Partners and your logo on our ‘Supporters’ page.
Early bird registration for annual Communities conference
Invitation to our Annual Lecture and other networking opportunities
Community ecology advice: Priority access to a consultation with our ecologist.
Your group’s profile on our Community Groups map and Directory.
Opportunity to advertise news, volunteering opportunities and events in our email Bulletin and on our website.
Up to one article per year about your organisation in our biannual Newsletter.
Your organisation’s profile on our Directory of Partners and your logo on our ‘Supporters’ page.
Supporting Wild Oxfordshire as a business has many advantages. You will be supporting action for nature in your local area, contributing to your ESG goals of being a 'nature-positive' business - so important for staff wellbeing and customer satisfaction. As a small local charity, support from you would make a big difference, which will manifest before your eyes.
There are many options for corporate support for Wild Oxfordshire, from an annual contribution, donating a percentage of profits, to nominating us as Charity of the Year.
Benefits include:
- Invitation to our Annual Lecture
- Logo and listing on our website
- Logo on specifically-sponsored event or project materials
- Linking staff with their local community group for volunteering opportunities.
- Walks and Talks from our experienced Ecologists and Engagement specialists.
- Regular communications from Wild Oxfordshire to provide ideas of activities staff can do to help nature
Staff fundraising ideas
A great opportunity to get your staff involved in fundraising for Wild Oxfordshire, and learning more about how they can help with nature's recovery. Ideas for fundraisers which your staff could do include:
- Sign up to Give as You Live
- Sponsored nature walk
- Workshop to make bug or bird houses
- Presentation and walk from Wild Oxfordshire on wildlife-gardening, pollinators, hedges, verges or earth worms
- Wildlife photography competition
- Plant sale (local, native)
- Cake sale with prize for best nature-themed cake
If you'd like to discuss any of the options further, please contact our Chief Exec, Camilla Burrow (camilla@wildoxfordshire.org.uk)
