More About Us

Owning no land, BTCV provides a unique bridge between individuals and their environment, by linking volunteers and land managers, including local authorities and other public bodies, community groups, schools and private landowners. We celebrated our 50th anniversary in 2009.

Our activities result in a wide range of improvements for local communities, achieved through using the environment to deliver social, educational and health related outcomes. Most of this work helps to protect or enhance local biodiversity, mitigate the effects of climate change, or improve access or interpretation of greenspaces, to enable people to enjoy them more.

In 2010 we directly worked locally with 676 different, registered volunteers, who carried out 3,082 days of work on 116 sites, taking part in 549 projects whilst directly supporting 140 local groups and organisations. 301 groups were also members of the BTCV Community and received further support as a result of this.

Locally we provide a wide range of second tier support to local community groups. We also set up new groups, normally with a view to ensuring their ability to effectively operate independently of BTCV within two years, with their management and control being handed over to their members, who are generally local people living in the locations where they’re based.

In addition, we run Conservation Holidays, accredited and informal training courses, Green Gyms and a range of one-day conservation projects that are open to everyone. We also deliver Employee Action Days in partnership with businesses and other organisations.

Lots more information about who we are and what we do can be found on our national web site here.