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There’s never been a more urgent call to save nature, not just in the Shropshire Hills, but everywhere.

One in six species in the UK are under threat of extinction*. Habitat loss and climate change put a risk every one of the special plants, flowers, animals, insects, and birds you love to see when you visit the Shropshire Hills. Every penny the Shropshire Hills Landscape Trust receives is spent on nature recovery and community engagement projects.

You can support this work by gifting a donation to the Shropshire Hills Landscape Trust.

This can be a one-off donation or more regular payments.

Please GIVE US A QUID

If you can help, even the smallest donation to our Conservation Fund can make a big difference to the animals, birds, plants, and insects that are so vital to sustaining life in this landscape.

If only 10% of the people who visit the Shropshire Hills gave just £1, with added gift aid, we’d have £300,000 a year to spend on wildlife recovery and engagement.

Donate

Thank you for your support.

Registered Charity no. 1168432

photograph of Small pearl bordered fritilary butterfly

Small pearl-bordered fritillary

Declining butterfly whose caterpillar mostly feeds on violets. Needs damp grassy habitats and woodland clearings, often in mixed and mosaic habitats, which are good for lots of wildlife.

photograph of a pine marten

Pine marten

Elusive and nocturnal dependent on woodland cover. The first confirmed sighting of a pine marten in England for over a century was recorded in the Shropshire Hills.

photograph of a curlew

Curlew

Our largest wading bird but rapidly declining in the UK and Europe. The Shropshire Hills is a fragile stronghold where it is found nesting on farmland rather than moorland. Needs low intensity, diverse grasslands and wetlands, and also, due to now very low populations, some targeted predator control.

photograph of sphagnum moss

Sphagnum moss

There are around 30 different species of sphagnum in the UK. A natural sponge, holding astonishing amounts of water, and accumulating to form peat, one of the best carbon stores. Re-wetting suitable hill land and protecting smaller headwater flushes will enable it to thrive and to regulate our river flows.

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The donate button takes you to our Total Giving page to enter your details. At the point of payment you are transferred to pay.gocardless.com which refers to your donation, including one-off payments, as a ‘DIRECT DEBIT’. If you have clicked ONE OFF PAYMENT at the beginning of the donation process, you will only make ONE payment by Direct Debit. You will not be committing to any further payments.

Thank you for your support.

Registered Charity no. 1168432