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Wildlife conservation charity ratings

Protecting endangered species and habitats. 81 wildlife conservation charities rated. This is the ranked list.

Choosing wildlife conservation support

1. PurposeRead the registered purpose to establish which wildlife conservation activities the organisation undertakes.
2. AccessCheck the specific programme’s location, eligibility and contact route; a directory category does not establish access.
3. EvidenceCompare the relevant programme’s results and financial period, with definitions and evidence of follow-up.

Selection questions from CharityCompare. Confirm current services with the charity; Clarity Scores assess financial and disclosure proxies, not programme effectiveness.

Understand impact evidence

Charity	Score	Cause spend	Income	Scope
UK OVERSEAS TERRITORIES CONSERVATION FORUM	100	100%	£577k	UK-wide
LINCOLNSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST	99	93%	£8.9m	Local
THE BAT CONSERVATION TRUST	99	89%	£3.0m	UK-wide
BUMBLEBEE CONSERVATION TRUST	99	90%	£2.5m	UK-wide
LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED	98	84%	£2.9m	Local
DEVON WILDLIFE TRUST	97	87%	£7.5m	Local
WILD FISH CONSERVATION	97	88%	£1.6m	UK-wide
ACTION FOR CONSERVATION	97	100%	£1.2m	UK-wide
THE WILDLIFE TRUST FOR BEDFORDSHIRE CAMBRIDGESHIRE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE	96	83%	£14m	Local
PLANTLIFE INTERNATIONAL-THE WILD PLANT CONSERVATION CHARITY	96	86%	£8.1m	UK-wide
DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST	96	77%	£7.3m	Local
THE WILDLIFE TRUST OF SOUTH AND WEST WALES LIMITED	94	64%	£5.3m	Local
INSTITUTE OF CONSERVATION	94	100%	£847k	UK-wide
HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT WILDLIFE TRUST	93	88%	£9.9m	Local
KENT WILDLIFE TRUST	92	86%	£8.4m	Local
SHEFFIELD WILDLIFE TRUST	92	97%	£3.6m	Local
THE SURREY WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED	91	87%	£6.4m	Local
SUSSEX WILDLIFE TRUST	90	72%	£7.2m	Local
RADNORSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED	90	99%	£696k	Local
YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST	89	93%	£17m	UK-wide
DURHAM WILDLIFE TRUST	89	87%	£4.3m	Local
THE WILDLIFE TRUST FOR BIRMINGHAM AND THE BLACK COUNTRY LTD	89	98%	£1.2m	Local
CUMBRIA WILDLIFE TRUST LTD	88	88%	£14m	Local
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust UK	88	86%	£10m	Local
Ocean Conservation Trust Limited	88	81%	£7.5m	Local
THE HERTFORDSHIRE AND MIDDLESEX WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED	88	71%	£3.8m	Local
GWENT WILDLIFE TRUST LTD	88	88%	£1.3m	Local
MARINE CONSERVATION SOCIETY	87	81%	£5.3m	UK-wide
NORTH WALES WILDLIFE TRUST	87	85%	£4.0m	Local
SHROPSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST	87	91%	£3.4m	Local
BUGLIFE THE INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION TRUST	87	91%	£3.4m	Local
AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE CONSERVATION TRUST	87	99%	£2.3m	UK-wide
CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST	86	89%	£12m	UK-wide
BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST	86	66%	£11m	UK-wide
SECRET WORLD WILDLIFE RESCUE	86	71%	£1.3m	Local
THE SOUTHERN WILDLIFE CARE AND ADVISORY TRUST	86	100%	£623k	Local
SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST	85	79%	£7.7m	Local
PEOPLE'S TRUST FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES	85	72%	£1.8m	UK-wide
THE VINCENT WILDLIFE TRUST	85	94%	£929k	UK-wide
Vale Wildlife Hospital	85	96%	£848k	Local
NORFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST	84	63%	£9.4m	Local
Cornwall Wildlife Trust	84	73%	£7.6m	Local
SOMERSET WILDLIFE TRUST	84	71%	£5.3m	Local
AVON WILDLIFE TRUST	84	65%	£3.1m	Local
ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED	83	61%	£10.0m	Local
CUAN WILDLIFE RESCUE	83	46%	£1.0m	UK-wide
WILTSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED	82	95%	£6.3m	Local
NORTHUMBERLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED	82	67%	£5.5m	Local
STAFFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED	81	72%	£8.5m	Local
GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST	80	77%	£6.1m	Local
DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST - UK	80	100%	£2.3m	UK-wide
BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION	79	94%	£6.1m	UK-wide
FALKLANDS CONSERVATION	79	99%	£1.4m	Local
BRENT LODGE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL	79	63%	£848k	Local
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS	78	97%	£44m	UK-wide
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST	78	45%	£8.7m	Local
THE LONDON WILDLIFE TRUST	78	55%	£7.3m	Local
AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION	78	100%	£894k	UK-wide
THE LANCASHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST	76	77%	£9.2m	Local
GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST	76	86%	£2.1m	Local

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