Wildlife success story videos

Five triumphs on our farms

Discover how we are making a real difference to wildlife on our farms in these short videos from our conservation team this summer:

Lapwings

Find out how nature-friendly farming has enabled our best year ever of lapwing breeding at Lark Rise Farm:

Hazel dormice

Discover how Ruth has created an ideal environment for hazel dormice to live and breed:

Water voles

Hear how we are supporting water voles on our farms:

Barn owls

Discover why barn owls like to live and nest at Bere Marsh Farm:

Wildflower meadows

See what we do to measure how well our meadows are delivering for biodiversity:

How you can help

We can’t do it without you. If you want to help us protect local wildlife you can support the CRT in any number of ways, including joining the CRT as a Friend.

Hopefully our stories above will have given you a taster of how Friendship subscriptions help to support our work, and here's some more great reasons to be a Friend.

You can also help support our work by making a donation, volunteering on one of our farms and signing up to our monthly newsletter 'CRT News' for regular updates from our farms, straight to your inbox.

Latest

Conservation success as rare field crickets flourish at Pierrepont Farm

Hear rare field crickets chirping at Pierrepont Farm. Help CRT conserve wildlife habitats through volunteering, donating, or becoming a Friend.
Art on the Farm launches at Bere Marsh Farm

Experience stunning art inspired by the River Stour at Bere Marsh Farm. Exhibition runs until July 4. Open Thursday to Saturday or by appointment. Join us!
Moths of Bere Marsh Farm

Explore moth diversity at Bere Marsh Farm and join us for a free walk.
Volunteers needed for Barton Community Orchard

Volunteers needed to help manage Barton Community Orchard at Lark Rise Farm

Volunteer with the CRT

Would you like to help wildlife and do your bit to create a landscape bursting with life? To enjoy quiet time connecting with nature to benefit your wellbeing, or to get stuck into exciting conservation projects with a friendly team? To learn new skills or develop existing ones? Whatever motivates you to consider volunteering, we’d love to have you in our team.
What We Do

The CRT promotes nature-friendly farming to help reverse biodiversity decline and combat climate change. We believe nature is integral to good farming and we protect, promote and regenerate our land and all life on it. We put our philosophy into practice on over 2,000 acres of working farms, small-holdings and woodland across England.
School trips on the farm
Bere Marsh Farm

Mixed farmland, Dorset
Slow-worms – the gardener’s best friend

The UK has 6 native reptile species including the curious slow-worm (Anguis fragilis). Although serpent-like in appearance, slow-worms are in fact limbless lizards and an amazing example of de-evolution.
Pierrepont Farm

Dairy Farm, Surrey
Our farms and wildlife

The CRT has a wide range of wonderful properties across the UK. Many of these have been left to us in legacy whilst others were purchased to save the land - full of precious ecosystems and habitats - from intensive farming.
Conservation Volunteer

This is your chance to get 'down and dirty' to help CRT improve the habitats and environment on our farms, with a wide range of conservation projects and initiatives.
David Mills MBE

Trustee
The Buzz Café

Open Fridays and run by our wonderful volunteers. Enjoy tea, eco-friendly coffee, soft drinks and homemade sweet treats, set in the beautiful surroundings of Bere Marsh Farm.