Environmental organisations
Black Environment Network (BEN)
BEN is established to promote equality of opportunity with respect to ethnic communities in the preservation protection and development of the environment
www.ben-network.org.uk
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV)
A well established charity promoting environmental conservation volunteering throughout the UK.
www.btcv.org.uk
Groundwork
Groundwork supports communities in need, working with partners to help improve the quality of people’s lives, their prospects and potential and the places where they live, work and play.
www.groundwork.org.uk
litteraction.org.uk
litteraction.org.uk is a resource to help individuals and local groups organise cleanup drives and awareness-raising educational activities in their local area.
www.litteraction.org.uk
Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts (RSWT)
RSWT is the largest UK voluntary organisation dedicated to conserving the full range of the UK’s habitats and species.
www.wildlifetrusts.org
Gardening
Garden Organic
Garden Organic is Europe's largest organic membership organisation dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food.
www.gardenorganic.org.uk
Royal Horticultural Society
The RHS is the UK’s leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening.
www.rhs.org.uk
The Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens
FCFCG is a charity that supports, promotes and represents city farms and community gardens throughout the UK.
www.farmgarden.org.uk
Funding
Lottery Funding
From the National Lottery Funding website you can search for all funding programmes available from all the National Lottery distributing bodies. www.lotteryfunding.org.uk
Awards for All
Small grants are awarded for people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.
www.awardsforall.org.uk
Composting
Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)
WRAP works in partnership to encourage and enable businesses and consumers to be more efficient in their use of materials and recycle more things more often. This helps to minimise landfill, reduce carbon emissions and improve our environment
www.wrap.org.uk/composting
Open space
Green Flag Awards
The Green Flag Award is the national standard for parks and green spaces in England and Wales and provides a benchmark of excellence in recreational green areas.
www.greenflagaward.org.uk
GreenSpace
A registered charity which works to improve parks and green spaces by raising awareness, involving communities and creating skilled professionals.
www.green-space.org.uk
Schools
RHS Campaign for School Gardens
For information on how to help get your school growing plants and gardening.
www.rhs.org.uk/schoolgardening/
Learning Through Landscapes
Learning through Landscapes campaigns on behalf of all children for better school grounds and helps schools and early years make the most of their outdoor spaces for play and learning.
www.ltl.org.uk