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Fundraise for BBOWT
Go wild, get fundraising
Your local wildlife needs you!
Whether you fancy organising a bake sale, taking on a Tough Mudder, or even doing a marathon, you can help raise essential funds and make a real difference for wildlife.
Whatever your talents, you can use your skills and do something you enjoy to help raise vital funds towards the Nature Recovery Fund.
Go wild, raise money, and help the wildlife you love.
Organise your own fundraiser today!
A bit of fancy dress never goes amiss! Photo by Ric Mellis.
Wild Fundraising Guide
Download our free guide, packed full of inspiration, ideas and tips on how to fundraise in aid of BBOWT.
Lizzie Pepper (back row, centre) celebrating buying Duxford Old River with colleagues from BBOWT. Photo by Richard Cave
Set up your own fundraising page
A great way to start is with an online fundraising page. Collect the money you raise without handling cash, keep track of how much you've raised and share the link with friends and family. Begin your fundraising story today!
Case Study: Team Dormouse's Three Counties Walk
Left to right: Kate Hussey, Tom and Cate from Team Dormouse
Team Dormouse is a small band of nature-loving friends who want to help species and ecosystems recover and flourish. The group completed a sponsored walk through Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, raising a fantastic £860 for BBOWT's Nature Recovery Fund!
Some of the team, including Kate Hussey, had fundraised in the past for The Wildlife Trusts’ Big Wild Walk. She knew how much fun it could be, even in the pouring rain!
Kate said: "We think the work BBOWT is doing is brilliant and vitally important - both for nature and people - and the chance to contribute to such a worthwhile cause as the Nature Recovery Fund seemed like a huge privilege to us."
The group set up a JustGiving page and promoted the walk through their network of community groups, clubs and societies, as well as advertising in local magazines and newsletters. When asked what advice they would have for others thinking about fundraising, Kate said:
"Contact BBOWT and ask for their support - you’ll get all the encouragement and handholding you need, and more! Plan well enough ahead and plan thoroughly. Even a simple event like ours took hours of organising and lots of discussion, so you need to factor that in so you can enjoy the journey and not get stressed."
Case study: Ned's Three Peaks Challenge
Ned took on the Three Peaks Challenge and raised over £430 for BBOWT!
Ned (centre) on his Three Peaks Challenge
"I thought it would be important to choose a challenge which I would not only enjoy but also do in aid of a charity which meant something to me. Between 2016 and 2017 I completed a traineeship at BBOWT and as such I had an understanding of how they worked and where the funds I raised would go. I felt that by doing this I would be able to give back to an organisation that has helped me so much with training and development for the career I wish to go into.
"One of the hardest parts of the whole challenge for me was fundraising. One of the best pieces of advice I could give would be to know beforehand who you’re going to be asking to help you towards your goal. Whether this is friends, family, colleagues or anyone else. Once you know this you can set a realistic goal for yourself.”
Be a fundraising hero
Join our gallery of fabulous fundraisers!
Charlotte ran the London Marathon for BBOWT and raised £572 for local wildlife.
Sam, Alex, Verity and Kelly went the extra (muddy) mile for us when they completed a Tough Mudder to raise funds for BBOWT.
Emily skates her way to fundraising for BBOWT
A bit of fancy dress never goes amiss! Photo by Ric Mellis.
You don't have to get active! A bake sale is a tasty way to raise money for local wildlife.
FAQs
All your questions about fundraising should be answered here. If not, please get in touch by emailing fundraising@bbowt.org.uk or call us on 01865 775476.
I would like to do some fundraising, but I don’t know where to start. Can you offer any advice?
Yes, absolutely. First we recommend you download a copy of our fundraising guide, which is crammed full of great ideas to get you started. Our friendly fundraising team are also on hand to give you lots of hints and tips to help make your fundraiser a success! Get in touch by calling 01865 775476 or email fundraising@bbowt.org.uk
How do I fundraise online?
There are several fundraising platforms to help you raise donations online. We recommend JustGiving, though you are welcome to use whichever platform you prefer.
How do I send you the money I have raised?
There are several ways to send us the funds you raise, take a look at the options below and decide which one suits you best.
Please return any completed sponsorship forms to: BBOWT, The Lodge, 1 Armstrong Road, Littlemore, Oxford OX4 4XT
If you are unsure or need any help then please get in touch by emailing fundraising@bbowt.org.uk or give us a call on 01865 775476.
Via our website
Donations from your fundraising event can easily be paid using our online donation form. Please use the comments box to add details of your fantastic fundraising!
Bank transfer
Payment can be made via bank transfer to the following account. It’s always helpful to add a reference relating to you and your fundraiser in the space provided when making a bank transfer, this helps us to match payments and acknowledge safe receipt to you as quickly as possible. Please email us when making a payment so we can advise our Finance Team to look out for your donation.
Account Name: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
Sort Code: 20-65-18
Account Number: 23085473
By cheque
Cheques should be made payable to Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust and posted to:
BBOWT, The Lodge, 1 Armstrong Road, Littlemore, Oxford OX4 4XT
Please include a separate slip of paper with your name, contact details and details of your fundraising event.
By phone
Call our team on 01865 775476 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) to make your donation by debit or credit card.
How do I know that you have received the money I sent?
We like to acknowledge all fundraisers with a personalised thank you letter, so this should arrive a few weeks after sending your funds in. If you would like confirmation that your funds have reached us before you receive your thank you letter, please email us at fundraising@bbowt.org.uk, making sure to include the amount raised and date sent to us, and we will check this for you.
How do I claim Gift Aid on the money I raise?
As a registered charity, BBOWT is allowed to claim back an extra 25p on every £1 donated to us in Gift Aid.
A JustGiving fundraising page will handle Gift Aid automatically for online donations.
If you are fundraising using our sponsorship form, please check that the sponsor is a UK taxpayer, record their home address, postcode and donation amount, and make sure that they tick 'Gift Aid'.
Completed sponsorship forms and a cheque made payable to Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust should be sent to: BBOWT, The Lodge, 1 Armstrong Road, Littlemore, Oxford OX4 4XT.
Please email fundraising@bbowt.org.uk if you have any Gift Aid enquiries.
Can I use your logo to promote my fundraiser?
We are usually happy to let you use our logo with permission, so please get in touch if you would like to!
Can you help promote my event?
We are often able to share details of fundraising events on social media, and can offer some help with promotion, so please do let us know what you have planned! Remember to tag us @BBOWT in all your posts on social media.
How do I explain to people what the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust does?
The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust works to give wildlife a helping hand across the three counties. This includes monitoring species and running projects to support declining species such as water voles, and threatened habitats such as chalk grassland.
We look after more than 80 nature reserves spanning more than 2,500 hectares. Our nature reserves are central to our work to secure a better future for wildlife.
To find out more, take a look at our About page.
How will the money I raise be used?
Monies raised will go towards BBOWT's Nature Recovery Fund. You will be supporting vital work across our three counties, enabling our conservation, preservation and education work to continue. The funds you raise will be 'unrestricted' meaning the money can be put towards important projects that we really need it for.
Click below to learn more about our biggest ever fundraising appeal.