Fundraising
By fundraising for WAF, today, you will be helping to care for British wildlife in need.
We are very fortunate to be supported, every year, by some extremely passionate individuals, who do all they can to help us care for British wildlife.This year, you could be that person, or that group, who helps us to secure our future and save our British wildlife. There are some great ways to raise money, whether at home or in your school or workplace.
Please, help us to help them. Whatever you can do to help will be hugely appreciated, whether it’s holding a car boot sale, doing a challenge, celebrating a special occasion, or simply shopping online to benefit WAF.
Ways to get involved...
Your own event
How about having a car boot sale or auctioning just about anything you no longer want on eBay to raise money? Or what about a lunch or dinner at a local pub or restaurant? It doesn’t have to be grand. You could hold a pub quiz and sell tickets or charge for entries, making it clear that this is a fundraiser in aid of raising money for the Wildlife Aid Foundation.
Check with your teacher or guardian as to whether you can hold an event to raise funds for wildlife and, if they say yes, get your class, or even your whole school, involved! Everyone could make a donation to wear fancy dress for a day, or you could have a British wildlife themed quiz.
Celebrate to save wildlife
Celebrate your birthday, wedding, Christmas or any other special occasion by asking for gifts to help the Wildlife Aid Foundation, instead of a present for yourself.
If you are having a party, we can send you printed literature so that your event can still be just as special and your guests can learn all about the work that we do at the same time.
Extra chores
You could walk your neighbours’ dogs, do their ironing or cut their lawns. Or how about charging a small fee to be the designated taxi-driver for your group on a night out?
Collection point
Keep a Wildlife Aid Foundation collection tin in your reception or staff canteen (contact us if you would like one of these). Get your own back on colleagues by asking them to make a donation to a swear box or get sponsored to be the office tea-maker all week.
Recycle
Recycling for Good Causes offers two hassle-free options, based on the type and quantity of items you wish to recycle. All options are at no cost to you and provide valuable funds to the charity or cause of your choice. Click here to find out more.
Jewellery & Watches (in any material, even if damaged or broken.
Currency – any coins or banknotes, UK & foreign (even if out of circulation)
Mobile Phones
Cameras (old film, digital and video)
Stamps (loose, single, albums, first day covers, presentation packs, collections)
Gadgets (Sat-Navs, iPods, MP3 players, games consoles, games & accessories)
Shop online
Adopt UK Wildlife
Adopt a
fox
The red fox is one of the UK’s most iconic species. Sadly, 70% of wild foxes do not make their first birthday, and an estimated 100,000 foxes are killed on UK roads, every year.
Many other foxes fall victim to litter and netting, in which they get entangled.
WAF rescues hundreds of foxes, every year. Some are able to be released immediately, where they have been found, and others will remain in our care until they make a full recovery.
Adopt a
PIGEON
There is an estimated 18 million pigeons in the UK. Pigeons are highly sociable animals and actually mate for life. Sadly, an estimated 3 million are killed, each year.
Throughout the world, people live side-by-side with pigeons, sharing the countryside, gardens, parks, sidewalks, and other outhouses and lofts that pigeons have occupied.
In our towns and cities, pigeons can often be the only contact with nature that a person may have, and these interactions play an important role in developing empathy and understanding of the natural world and, as such, are important in cultural services within societies.
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HEDGEHOG
Shockingly, the UK hedgehog population has declined by 96% in the last 60 years, due to habitat loss. So, when we rescue an individual hedgehog, we are not just giving that individual a second chance, but we are also working to safeguard the species.
Every year, the Wildlife Aid Foundation rescues, cares for, and releases hundreds of wild hedgehogs. These rescues are often orphaned hedgehogs, having lost their parents, or adult hedgehogs that have been brought to the centre, sick or injured.
Adopt a
BADGER
Badgers are the UK’s largest land predator and are one of the most well-known British species. Shockingly, in the UK, over 100,000 are killed by humans, each year. More than 40,000 die, every year, on our roads, many others get caught and trapped in man-made structures, whilst more than 140,000 have been culled.
It is predicted that 75% of the UK badger population will be lost by 2025.
We aim to do all we can to protect badgers. Every year, we have an increase in badger patients, predominantly orphaned badgers that just wouldn’t survive, on their own, in the wild. These little cubs typically remain in our care for 5 months, before being returned to the wild.
Adopt an
owl
There are 5 species of owl in the UK, including the Barn owl, Little owl, Tawny owl, Long-eared owl and Short-eared owl.
Habitat destructions, road traffic accidents (RTAs), and the use of pesticides (the owl’s prey consumes vegetation with the pesticide on it and the owl digests the prey), are all threats to wild owl populations.
Since WAF was formed, we have continued to take in orphaned owl chicks and provide them around the clock care to help build their strength for a life in the wild.
Adopt a
deer
There are 6 species of deer in the UK. This shy and graceful animal is an important species that contributes positively to our biodiversity.
Sadly, more than 200 are hit by cars in the UK, every day. Many others are injured or caught in man-made objects, such as fencing and netting.
The need for 99% of the Wildlife Aid Foundation’s deer rescues are due to humans. We do all we can to ensure that these beautiful animals can be successfully released back to the wild.
Adopt a
Bat
There are 18 species of bat in the UK, 17 of which are known to be breeding on our shores. All 18 species of bat are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act.
A reduction in food source is a major threat to bats. The use of pesticides, intense farming, and habitat loss, have all reduced the number of insects on which bats rely as their food source.
Adopt a
rabbit
Rabbits are one of the world’s most recognised species and have been a constant fixture of our childhood stories. Famous characters, such as Bugs Bunny, Peter Rabbit, and Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh, have provided us great entertainment, over the years.
Although rabbits are not native to Britain, having originally been brought over by the Normans, 1000 years ago, for food and fur, today, there is an estimated 36 million rabbits residing in the British countryside. With their brownish fur, big hind legs, long ears and fluffy tail, it is a common sight for most people to spot these cute little animals out grazing on the long grass and vegetation.
Today, rabbits are a vital part of the UK ecosystem. But populations have fallen by 60% since 1995.
volunteer with us
“Volunteering at Wildlife Aid, and working with the animals, is the most rewarding thing I’ve done in years. I used to feel totally powerless about what we’re doing to our environment, now I actually feel like I’m making a difference.” – Linda WAF volunteer
We rely on a large team of volunteers with diverse skills, ages and backgrounds, and need help with everything from odd jobs to educational talks, and animal husbandry to fundraising. Find out where you fit in.
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