Become a Friend of the Countryside

The CRT relies on our Friends, to help us protect, promote, and regenerate our land and all life on it.

The Friends of CRT are at the heart of our work, with your help we’re able to continue to build a better future for all.

From as little as £25 per year, you can help us achieve our vision.

As a thank you CRT Friends receive the following benefits:

Welcome Pack.
Regular copies of our magazine The Lark,produced especially for our supporters.
An invitation to Open Days and special events on our farms, including our flagship Festival of Farming, Food and Wildlife at Lark Rise Farm, Cambridgeshire.
The opportunity to volunteer at your local conservation projects.
Knowing you are helping to save the beauty of our unique British countryside for future generations.

Renew an existing Friendship Find out why you should become a CRT Friend today!

Select your subscription below to join today:

Individual Friendship

Nature lovers we need your help to continue our vital work of creating a cohesive countryside where humans and nature can flourish. Adults 18+ / £25 per annum. Read more

Do you share a love for nature with your house mate, sibling or partner? Then this friendship option is perfect for the pair of you to support our vital regeneration and conservation work. Two adults, same address / £35 per annum. Read more

Family Friendship

Is your family wild about wildlife? Here’s something you can invest in together… a future for healthy and biodiverse countryside. Two adults & up to four children / £40 per annum. Read more

Life Friendship

Wildlife needs you now and always to protect its beauty, biodiversity and health. Join us in a lifelong friendship today. Adults 18+ / £500 one off payment. Read more

Life Friendship 70+

Do you cherish the diversity of the countryside like us? Then please join us as a lifelong friend and create a future of cohesive harmony for all. Adults 70+ / £250 one off payment. Read more

10 reasons to become a friend of the CRT

CRT Friends are the beating heart of everything we do, it's through their generosity that we are able to support a living, working countryside. Not sure we're the right charity for you? Here are our top 10 reasons why you should become a friend today. Read more

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Families flock to look for fairies among the bluebells

More than 200 visitors enjoyed the mesmerising sight of a carpet of bluebells dappled with sunlight in the woods on Twyford Farm on Sunday 8 May 2022, did you make it to the day?
Why is nature friendly farming important?

When you’re rushing to pick up shopping from the supermarket or digging into your dinner after a busy day, it’s understandable if you’re not thinking about how your food was produced, but nature friendly farming should be at the forefront of our thoughts and why it is important.
Bird Migration in Herefordshire

It's a welcome sign of seasonal change greeting the migrating visitors to our sites. Awnells Farm and Turnastone Court Farm, Herefordshire receives many visitors over the coming months, including the feathered variety.
Lambing at Turnastone Court Farm

CRT Livestock Farming and Wildlife Monitoring Assistant, Katie Morgans, experienced her first lambing season this year at Turnastone Court Farm, Herefordshire, this is her diary of the experience.