Support us

Donate

Donate to our crowdfund. At the moment our priority is raising enough money to purchase the central piece of woodland. Once we've raised the money for the purchase we'll be raising money to support the management and conservation of the woods.

All contributions to support the charitable trust in its objectives are greatly appreciated - every penny counts... thank you. 

Volunteer

The work of the charity is only possible through the help of volunteers. Our work is inclusive and we welcome anyone who is keen to get involved – there’s always plenty to be done!  You can give as little or as much time as you have.

We are really keen to find someone who can coordinate our volunteers, as well fundraisers and fundraising co-coordinators, or anyone with marketing and communication experience.

We currently work in groups and these are detailed below to give some idea of the many different aspects you could help with.

• • Fundraising and Finance - fundraising and fundraising co-ordination, financial experience such as accounting, auditing, insurance and potentially investing for sustainable income generation. 

Finance Advisor role  Download
Fundraiser role  Download

• • Marketing and Communications - responsible for outreach, raising awareness and engaging stakeholders, potential partners and wider public in supporting the Trust's work. This group will look after the website, events and our newsletter. A small unit is responsible for IT and systems development.

Marketing and Communications role  Download

• Woodland Planning and Management - responsible for developing a strategy for the entire woodland in collaboration with the two other landowners; planning and implementing the management of the Trust's portion of the woodland in consultation with users. Practical hands on management of the woods begins here. . .

Woodland Planning and Management  role  Download
Woodland Conservation role  Download

• Biodiversity Survey and Monitoring  - responsible for collating a database of all plants and animals recorded in the woodland from a wide range of sources, alongside surveys and monitoring over time.

Biodiversity and Monitoring role  Download

• Governance - oversees the development of policies, structures and processes that allow the Trust to function effectively in line with our constitution. This includes administrative support to Trustees and Members, and coordination across the Working Groups.

Governance role  Download

If you feel inspired to support our work, please fill out this form to let us know which group(s) you’re interested in joining, as well as the skills and time you're able to contribute. Someone from the Trust will contact you in response. Don’t worry if you’re not sure where you or your skills fit best - just get in touch and we’ll find the right group for you! 

Become a Member 

To be an effective charity we need members.

You can be a volunteer, or a member, but ideally we would like you to be both.

Membership is completely free and anyone can become a member as long as they support the aims of the charity which are to acquire, conserve and utilise the central section of the woods as a peaceful place for people to go and enjoy nature. The constitution, which explains the role of members in more detail, is on the website and can also be viewed here: 

BAWT Constitution

The main role of members is to hold the trustees to account and oversee their work. Members get to look at the accounts, and raise both suggestions and any concerns about the work of the charity if they wish, and are responsible for voting for both trustee appointments and resolutions. This involvement from you would mostly be at the Spring annual general meeting. 

To become a member simply fill out this form, and one of the team will get in touch.  

If you represent an organisation and wish to apply for corporate membership, please email: info@buckenhamancientwoodland.org. 

You can resign from your membership at any time by emailing to the address above.