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Help local wildlife by becoming a member today
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Start your membership with us, and get involved with activities, discover wonderful wild places and directly contribute to caring for Gloucestershire’s vulnerable wildlife that thrives over 1,000 hectares of land.
The vital conservation work we do today to enhance and protect the county's wildlife-rich landscapes to ensure the next generation are able to enjoy them tomorrow is an enormous undertaking. We rely heavily on membership to generate the funds we need, and cannot protect precious habitats and wildlife in Gloucestershire without our supporters.
Christmas 2024 notice
Members joining on the 19 December and after may not receive their welcome pack until after Christmas but we will be sending out packs until the 23 December. The office is closed from the 25 December to the 2 January. Upon our return, any new members who have joined in that time will be sent their welcome packs, and any queries will be responded to. Overall, please allow two weeks to receive your welcome packs over the holiday period. Thank you!
Renew your existing membership here, you can also use this form to update any bank details on Direct Debits.
If you are already a member and would like to increase your membership, you can use this form
Become a member and get...
Your Nature Reserve Guide which highlights some of the amazing wild places to visit on your doorstep, walks, and what we're doing to protect these green spaces.
Wildlife magazine twice a year, in which you can discover more about our work and projects, hear wildlife updates, the latest news from the Trust, events listings, details about volunteering and more.
Your Impact Report every summer, which shows you where your support goes and what we have achieved because of you.
As a member you’ll be helping wildlife on more than 1,000 hectares of nature reserves and beyond, right across our county.
Plus other member-only perks that you'll receive in your welcome pack!
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Family Members also get...
Children receive their first Wildlife Watch magazine, made especially for younger supporters. This includes a poster, stickers, and a 60-page handbook full of ideas for helping and spotting wildlife.
Children then receive three Wildlife Watch magazines a year, each with a poster.
You can also access the Wildlife Watch website for unlimited wild activities and inspiration.
We'll use your membership where it's needed most
Be it creating a wildlife highway in one of our woodland nature reserves,
creating the best conditions for over-wintering birds at our wetland reserves
or connecting our wild places to allow wildlife to recover and thrive.
73p in every £1 is spent directly on supporting wildlife and wild places.
12p goes to securing extra funding for our work and
15p is spent on broadening our income base to safeguard for the future.
Why support wildlife?
In the past few years, our gardens, allotments, parks and countryside have given us a place to get fresh air when we needed it most, and helped us get through some hard times. Nature is always there for us to walk our dogs, exercise, grow food or just sit to watch the world, so we need to be there for nature. Now it's time we give something back to those special spaces, by helping the wildlife within them thrive, to create a haven for nature and us altogether.
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Become a member
If you have a membership with us and have a query such as:
- I need to change my address
- I need to update my bank details
- How can I cancel my membership?
Please email us at membership@gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk and we can help you with your query.