Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate social responsibility is all about a company being a responsible part of society. The best way to give back to society, is fundraising for worthy causes. Companies, customers and communities can and should thrive together and can restore a living, working countryside that benefits all.

People

The CRT is nothing without its people, we value all staff and volunteers and the work they are doing to restore the countryside. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer as per the Human Rights Act 2010, and work in line with the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We work with the NFU to deliver Health and Safety standards to ensure the welfare of our staff and volunteers.

Customers

As a charity, the customers of the CRT are the donors. We have the upmost respect for them as the charity would cease to exist without them. We are open and honest in all our communications and make sure they are regularly updated. If donors are unhappy with our work, they are encouraged to tell us by letter, and if necessary, we will report ourselves to the fundraising regulator.

Suppliers

We conduct due diligence on all our suppliers, and they are selected in line with our finance policy.

Environment

Recycling, re-using and waste reduction are all important to the CRT because they benefit wildlife. Everything we do is for wildlife, and we limit our usage as much as possible. We also avoid all travel, accept necessary journeys and consider the environment when selecting vehicles.

Community

People who live in the locality of our farms benefit wildly from our conservation activities. They get to experience the additional wildlife and are invited to visit the farms for special events and activities. Some of our properties have permissive paths running through, which allows our community to experience our work whenever they choose. We also have special initiatives just for the community, such as our Education Programme and the farm orchards.

Of course, we can also help you deliver your CSR policy. See our volunteer opportunities

Please will you make a donation so we can continue to restore a living working countryside?

Please select a donation amount (required)

£100 Helps with the cost of providing habitats for a range of farmland wildlife.

£50 Allows our conservation team to spend an afternoon monitoring the success of the CRT community’s activities.

£20 Provides our volunteers with resources to complete essential conservation tasks.

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Our Objectives

The Countryside Regeneration Trust's charitable objectives.
Trustees

Trustees have independent control and legal responsibility for our charity’s management and administration.
Financials

We spend less than 20% on governance and salary costs.

School trips on the farm
Volunteer with the CRT

Would you like to help wildlife and do your bit to create a landscape bursting with life? To enjoy quiet time connecting with nature to benefit your wellbeing, or to get stuck into exciting conservation projects with a friendly team? To learn new skills or develop existing ones? Whatever motivates you to consider volunteering, we’d love to have you in our team.
What We Do

The CRT promotes nature-friendly farming to help reverse biodiversity decline and combat climate change. We believe nature is integral to good farming and we protect, promote and regenerate our land and all life on it. We put our philosophy into practice on over 2,000 acres of working farms, small-holdings and woodland across England.
Slow-worms – the gardener’s best friend

The UK has 6 native reptile species including the curious slow-worm (Anguis fragilis). Although serpent-like in appearance, slow-worms are in fact limbless lizards and an amazing example of de-evolution.
Wildlife & Farms

To achieve our vision of a living, working countryside we have purchased 18 sites across the UK, each with their own unique ecosystem and biodiversity.
Bere Marsh Farm

Mixed farmland, Dorset
Conservation Volunteer

This is your chance to get 'down and dirty' to help CRT improve the habitats and environment on our farms, with a wide range of conservation projects and initiatives.
Robin Page

Co-Founder
David Mills MBE

Trustee
Regenerative Farming & CRT

Since our inception we have been working tirelessly to achieve our vision of a living, working countryside, and that is not changing, but in a world that’s in its sixth mass extinction we must evolve to fight this threat.