---
title: "Best Wildlife conservation charities in the UK"
description: "Charity ratings for wildlife conservation charities in the UK."
source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/conservation
retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:36:09.776Z
license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0"
---

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# Wildlife conservation charity ratings

Protecting endangered species and habitats. 81 wildlife conservation charities rated. This is the ranked list.
| Charity | Score | Cause spend | Income | Scope |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LINCOLNSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/lincolnshire-wildlife-trust) | 99 | 93% | £8.9m | Local |
| [THE BAT CONSERVATION TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-bat-conservation-trust) | 99 | 89% | £3.0m | UK-wide |
| [BUMBLEBEE CONSERVATION TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/bumblebee-conservation-trust) | 99 | 90% | £2.5m | UK-wide |
| [LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/leicestershire-and-rutland-wildlife-trust-limited) | 98 | 84% | £2.9m | Local |
| [DEVON WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/devon-wildlife-trust) | 97 | 87% | £7.5m | Local |
| [WILD FISH CONSERVATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/wild-fish-conservation) | 97 | 88% | £1.6m | UK-wide |
| [ACTION FOR CONSERVATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/action-for-conservation) | 97 | 100% | £1.2m | UK-wide |
| [THE WILDLIFE TRUST FOR BEDFORDSHIRE CAMBRIDGESHIRE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-wildlife-trust-for-bedfordshire-cambridgeshire-northamptonshire) | 96 | 83% | £14m | Local |
| [PLANTLIFE INTERNATIONAL-THE WILD PLANT CONSERVATION CHARITY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/plantlife-international-the-wild-plant-conservation-charity) | 96 | 86% | £8.1m | UK-wide |
| [DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/dorset-wildlife-trust) | 96 | 77% | £7.3m | Local |
| [UK OVERSEAS TERRITORIES CONSERVATION FORUM](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/uk-overseas-territories-conservation-forum) | 95 | 100% | £577k | UK-wide |
| [THE WILDLIFE TRUST OF SOUTH AND WEST WALES LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-wildlife-trust-of-south-and-west-wales-limited) | 94 | 64% | £5.3m | Local |
| [INSTITUTE OF CONSERVATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/institute-of-conservation) | 94 | 100% | £847k | UK-wide |
| [HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/hampshire-and-isle-of-wight-wildlife-trust) | 93 | 88% | £9.9m | Local |
| [KENT WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/kent-wildlife-trust) | 92 | 86% | £8.4m | Local |
| [SHEFFIELD WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/sheffield-wildlife-trust) | 92 | 97% | £3.6m | Local |
| [GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/galapagos-conservation-trust) | 92 | 86% | £1.8m | Local |
| [THE SURREY WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-surrey-wildlife-trust-limited) | 91 | 87% | £6.4m | Local |
| [SUSSEX WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/sussex-wildlife-trust) | 90 | 72% | £7.2m | Local |
| [RADNORSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/radnorshire-wildlife-trust-limited) | 90 | 99% | £696k | Local |
| [YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/yorkshire-wildlife-trust) | 89 | 93% | £17m | UK-wide |
| [DURHAM WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/durham-wildlife-trust) | 89 | 87% | £4.3m | Local |
| [THE WILDLIFE TRUST FOR BIRMINGHAM AND THE BLACK COUNTRY LTD](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-wildlife-trust-for-birmingham-and-the-black-country-ltd) | 89 | 98% | £1.2m | Local |
| [CUMBRIA WILDLIFE TRUST LTD](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cumbria-wildlife-trust-ltd) | 88 | 88% | £14m | Local |
| [Sheldrick Wildlife Trust UK](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/sheldrick-wildlife-trust-uk) | 88 | 86% | £10m | Local |
| [Ocean Conservation Trust Limited](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/ocean-conservation-trust-limited) | 88 | 81% | £7.5m | Local |
| [THE HERTFORDSHIRE AND MIDDLESEX WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-hertfordshire-and-middlesex-wildlife-trust-limited) | 88 | 71% | £3.8m | Local |
| [GWENT WILDLIFE TRUST LTD](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/gwent-wildlife-trust-ltd) | 88 | 88% | £1.3m | Local |
| [AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/african-wildlife-foundation) | 88 | 100% | £894k | UK-wide |
| [MARINE CONSERVATION SOCIETY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/marine-conservation-society) | 87 | 81% | £5.3m | UK-wide |
| [NORTH WALES WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/north-wales-wildlife-trust) | 87 | 85% | £4.0m | Local |
| [SHROPSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/shropshire-wildlife-trust) | 87 | 91% | £3.4m | Local |
| [BUGLIFE THE INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/buglife-the-invertebrate-conservation-trust) | 87 | 91% | £3.4m | Local |
| [AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE CONSERVATION TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/amphibian-and-reptile-conservation-trust) | 87 | 99% | £2.3m | UK-wide |
| [PEOPLE'S TRUST FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/people-s-trust-for-endangered-species) | 87 | 69% | £1.8m | UK-wide |
| [CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/churches-conservation-trust) | 86 | 89% | £12m | UK-wide |
| [BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/berkshire-buckinghamshire-and-oxfordshire-wildlife-trust) | 86 | 66% | £11m | UK-wide |
| [SECRET WORLD WILDLIFE RESCUE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/secret-world-wildlife-rescue) | 86 | 71% | £1.3m | Local |
| [THE SOUTHERN WILDLIFE CARE AND ADVISORY TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-southern-wildlife-care-and-advisory-trust) | 86 | 100% | £623k | Local |
| [SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/suffolk-wildlife-trust) | 85 | 79% | £7.7m | Local |
| [THE VINCENT WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-vincent-wildlife-trust) | 85 | 94% | £929k | UK-wide |
| [Vale Wildlife Hospital](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/vale-wildlife-hospital) | 85 | 96% | £848k | Local |
| [NORFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/norfolk-wildlife-trust) | 84 | 63% | £9.4m | Local |
| [Cornwall Wildlife Trust](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cornwall-wildlife-trust) | 84 | 73% | £7.6m | Local |
| [SOMERSET WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/somerset-wildlife-trust) | 84 | 71% | £5.3m | Local |
| [AVON WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/avon-wildlife-trust) | 84 | 65% | £3.1m | Local |
| [THE FOX PROJECT (SOUTHERN WILDLIFE AMBULANCE NETWORK)](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-fox-project-southern-wildlife-ambulance-network) | 84 | N/D | £477k | UK-wide |
| [ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/essex-wildlife-trust-limited) | 83 | 61% | £10.0m | Local |
| [WILTSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/wiltshire-wildlife-trust-limited) | 82 | 95% | £6.3m | Local |
| [NORTHUMBERLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/northumberland-wildlife-trust-limited) | 82 | 67% | £5.5m | Local |
| [BRENT LODGE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/brent-lodge-wildlife-hospital) | 82 | 63% | £848k | Local |
| [STAFFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/staffordshire-wildlife-trust-limited) | 81 | 72% | £8.5m | Local |
| [GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/gloucestershire-wildlife-trust) | 80 | 77% | £6.1m | Local |
| [DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST - UK](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/durrell-wildlife-conservation-trust-uk) | 80 | 100% | £2.3m | UK-wide |
| [BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/butterfly-conservation) | 79 | 94% | £6.1m | UK-wide |
| [FALKLANDS CONSERVATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/falklands-conservation) | 79 | 99% | £1.4m | Local |
| [THE LEWA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY UK](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-lewa-wildlife-conservancy-uk) | 79 | 93% | £258k | Local |
| [ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/royal-society-of-wildlife-trusts) | 78 | 97% | £44m | UK-wide |
| [NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/nottinghamshire-wildlife-trust) | 78 | 45% | £8.7m | Local |
| [THE LONDON WILDLIFE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-london-wildlife-trust) | 78 | 55% | £7.3m | Local |

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