Fundraise for us

A man runs under the trees at Hardcastle Crags, West Yorkshire. — Breath in the autumn air, running beneath the trees

Wild swimming in the East Lyn river at Watersmeet, North Devon — Why not organise a wild swim for charity? These swimmers are enjoying a dip in the East Lyn river at Watersmeet, North Devon

Visitors dressing up in Tudor outfits in the orangery at Knole, Kent — Dressing up for a themed event in the orangery at Knole, Kent

The places we care for are made of incredible stuff – what are you made of?

Access to nature, beauty and green spaces is more important than ever. But the coronavirus pandemic has caused our income to drop sharply, which threatens our conservation work. By fundraising for us, you can help us to care for these sources of wellbeing for everyone.

Whether you’ve fundraised for us before or this is your first time, there are plenty of ways you can raise funds for the places you care about. Will you make your miles count by walking or running for us? Maybe your friends and family are sponsoring you to read 100 books this year? Or are you and your family raising money by growing 20 new plants in your garden?

Whatever you do, and whether you raise £200 or £2000, turn your passion into a fundraising success and you’ll help protect amazing places for generations to come.

What fundraising challenge will you take on to help protect the irreplaceable?

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Why we need your support

For over 125 years, people like you have played their part in protecting and caring for many of the UK's best-loved places. Thanks to your support, we now look after some of our nation’s most beautiful and precious landscapes, for everyone, for ever.

Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic has caused a sharp and sustained drop in our income. This threatens our conservation work at a time when access to nature, wildlife and green spaces is needed more than ever.

By fundraising for the National Trust, you’ll be helping us to continue our essential work, caring for places so that people and nature can thrive.

How your fundraising could help

£125 could help care for 250 feet of coastline all year round
£550 could fund two days of expert textile conservation work
£2,500 could plant one football pitch (½ hectare) of woodland

How to get involved

1. Choose your challenge

Your fundraising challenge can be anything you like. You could get active with a 20-mile run, swim or cycle – you could even complete 300 jumping jacks or cartwheels.

Or, if you’d rather get creative at home, why not commit to planting 20 new flower varieties in your garden, or paint 15 new pictures to share with family and friends? Maybe you want to set yourself the challenge of reading 100 books this year, or perhaps your challenge is something else entirely.

Cyclist on the Zig Zag road at Box Hill, Surrey under the autumn trees

Take up the Move for trees challenge

Nature needs our help, so start warming up and move for trees this autumn. Challenge yourself to complete 50km of activity during October, and raise money to help plant more trees. However you go the distance, every £5 you raise will plant a sapling, and bring us one tree closer to a greener future.

Ideas for sponsored activities

Walk 15,000 steps a day for 30 days
Build 40 homes for wildlife in a year
Cook 20 new recipes from around the world at home

2. Set up an online fundraising page

Once you’ve decided on your challenge or activity, head to JustGiving to set up your fundraising page.

When you’re ready, don’t forget to share it with your friends and family and ask them to sponsor your challenge. Why not make it a friendly competition to see who can raise the most money?

Visitors baking together in a National Trust kitchen

Set up your JustGiving page

The easiest way to raise money for your challenge is to set up a JustGiving page. Once you've done this, you can post updates and share the page with your friends and family so they can sponsor you.

3. Complete and share your challenge

Now, the only thing left to do is to complete your challenge and have lots of fun doing it.

While only those close to you can see what you’ve done, don’t forget to share your completed challenge with your sponsors and us.

We’d love to see what you’re doing so please share a photo or video of your challenge on our Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

Top tips for fundraising

Fundraisers taking part in a Great Scone Bake event at Heelis

Child skipping in the courtyard at Sutton House and Breaker's Yard, London

A volunteer documenting objects at Tyntesfield, North Somerset.

Don't go it alone

Getting friends, family and colleagues involved can help to share the load, spread the word and increase the fun. Who can join you?

Boost donations

Create an online giving page and don’t forget to shout about it. Share your event on social media and in your local newspaper and community.

Set a target

Whatever the scale of your challenge, setting a target will help keep you motivated and inspire others to support you.

Track your progress

There are lots of ways to help keep you on track and record your progress including apps or writing it down in journals or as charts.

Above all, enjoy it!

Make room for fun. You're doing something amazing for special places, so enjoy the moment and the memories you're creating.

A big thank you

Whatever your challenge, remember every penny you raise will help look after the places we care for. There’s been a big impact on our work because of the recent pandemic, but nature will continue to thrive and will be there to welcome you back.

From the towering trees in the deep green woodlands, to the chalky coastline, to the reds, yellows, blues and pinks in a garden in bloom, thank you for protecting the places that are special to us all.