Find out what partners are doing near you
Meet our partners
Breathing Places is pleased to be working with a huge number of organisations. Meet some of them below.
Government agencies
Natural England
Whether you’re in town, by the sea or in the countryside, Natural England simply wants you to get out and enjoy nature – it supports wildlife all over the country.
Countryside Council for Wales
Discover the amazing range of wildlife the Welsh countryside has to offer – once you’ve seen it, you’ll want to help protect it.
DCSF
Department for Children, Schools and Families. Enabling children to make a positive contribution to society and to have lives full of opportunity
Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Protecting Ireland’s beautiful heritage, so your kids can enjoy future generations of wildlife.
Forestry Commission
Woodlands are so important – for our health and future and for wildlife. And this is the government department working to protect them.
Scottish Natural Heritage
Helping you to enjoy Scotland’s countryside and wildlife, and making sure it stays healthy in the future.
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Charitable organisations
Bat Conservation Trust
The mysterious bat is a fascinating mammal that really needs your help to survive. Find out here how you can help collect vital information to give them a better chance.
BTO (British Trust for Ornithology)
There are so many easy and fun ways you can help to gather information on birds – BirdTrack is a fantastic way to volunteer, whether you want to watch through your window or get out into the open.
Buglife
Bugs – they might be small, but they rule the world! Find out why the insects that come bottom of the food chain are so important to the rest of us.
Bumblebee Conservation Trust
The trust was founded in response to growing concerns about the 'plight of the bumblebee'. Find out how you can help the survival of these very important animals.
Butterfly Conservation
If you love butterflies and you want to do something hands-on to help them, this is the place for you. Your survey could help keep butterflies fluttering.
ENCAMS (Environmental Campaigns)
Litter can be lethal to wildlife, so Keep Britain Tidy. Find out how you can help.
FACE
Farming and Countryside Education. Learn about food and farming in a sustainable countryside.
The Field Studies Council
An environmental education charity committed to helping people understand and be inspired by the natural world.
The National Trust
If you want to get out and visit some of the hundreds of gardens, forests, woods, fens, beaches, farmland, downs, moorlands, islands and many other places that are part of our heritage, this is a great place to start.
Plantlife
Protecting all forms of plant life across the world, looking after nature reserves and even bringing back endangered species from the brink of extinction.
The Ramblers
Britain’s biggest charity working for walkers, with over 70 years' experience and 500 groups. The charity campaigns to safeguard the walking environment for future generations and to promote walking. It runs hundreds of free, led walks across the UK every week.
Royal Horticultural Society
Helping to share a passion for plants and inspire all of those with an interest in gardening
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Inspiring and delivering science-based plant conservation worldwide, and enhancing quality of life
RSPB
Find out how to help our feathered friends survive threats to their habitat. The RSPB has lots of advice on bird-friendly gardening, bird watching, feeding, putting up nestboxes and much more.
The Waterways Trust
Bringing together community and conservation, nature and recreation! Enjoy our canals, rivers and streams and help their wildlife survive.
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
Enjoy a great day out to one of nine wetland centres in the UK, courtesy of the leading organisation saving wetlands for wildlife and people.
The Wildlife Trusts
A great place to start if you want to volunteer to help wildlife – it’s the largest voluntary organisation in the UK, protecting wildlife and its many habitats. There’s even a branch for kids.
The Woodland Trust
Trees are the lungs of our planet, keeping our air fresh and us breathing. Celebrate our biggest plant life with the Woodland Trust by planting a tree, becoming a woodland warden or even taking part in a survey.
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Volunteer groups
BTCV (British Trust for Conservation Volunteers)
Go on a conservation holiday, keep fit at the Green Gym, start a conservation project with your local school – the opportunities to volunteer are endless. All you need are wellies and enthusiasm.
Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland
Help nature in Northern Ireland: plant a tree, join a Green Gym, gather information about local wildlife – there are so many fabulous and fun ways to volunteer.
CSV (Community Service Volunteers)
All-things to do with volunteers: full time, part time, training, managing other volunteers – you’ll find it here.
Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens
For a touch of the countryside in the city, visit a city farm! Whether you want to volunteer, make a visit, organise a trip for a party of children, this is the best place to start.
GreenPrints
GreenPrints uses the experience and expertise of five organisations to encourage more 16 to 25 year olds to volunteer their time and energy to improve green-spaces in their local communities.
Get involved in 1 or 2 day events which are happening all over the UK or if you're passionate about a certain area you can apply for a long-term flagship project and get a grant of up to £10 000.
Groundwork
Safe and healthy communities include balancing people with nature. Simply find out how it’s done, or join in as a volunteer.
NICVA (Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action)
If you want to set up a community Breathing Place, have a look here for advice. You’ll need to gather some volunteers, and NICVA can help you find out how.
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Educational projects & working in schools
Grounds for Learning
If you’re in Scotland and a teacher, or you’ve got kids at school and want to find out how to make a Breathing Place for students to look after, this is the charity for you.
Eco Schools
The Eco-Schools programme provides a simple framework to enable your school to analyse its operations and become more sustainable.
Learning Through Landscapes
If you're a school or early years setting, Learning Through Landscapes can help you make the most of your outside space for nature and for you
Open University
Open University is taking part on Breathing Places, and wants you to get involved! Here are suggestions for how to Do One Thing and updates from Springwatch and Autumnwatch.
National Science Week
National Science and Engineering Week is a 10-day celebration of science, engineering and technology, taking place 6-15 March 2009. There are thousands of events and activities taking place across the country and this year they are helping to save our UK bees.
The Reading Agency
Inspiring and encouraging adults and children to read
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Public parks & open spaces
GreenSpace
If you want to help regenerate a public green space anywhere in the UK, this charity can help. From saving your local park to making your community green more wildlife friendly, GreenSpace knows how.
Greenspace Scotland
The same idea as GreenSpace, only particular to Scotland.
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Funding
The Big Lottery Fund
Responsible for giving out half of the money raised by the National Lottery for good causes, The Big Lottery Fund have worked directly with Breathing Places to support over 1,000 community groups with a share of £9.5 million.
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