How you can help

Help us understand birds and the threats they face

There are lots of ways you can contribute. Many help us by taking part in our fieldwork surveys - but you can support us as a member, become a regional organiser, help at an event, or donate to an appeal. However you choose to support us - thank you.

Featured project

Nesting Neighbours

Take Part

Make a record of the activities of nesting birds in your garden, from nest building through to the young fledging.

Take part in a project

Find a survey, scheme or other project that needs your help.

Join BTO today

Join our growing community of BTO members and stay informed.

Make a Donation

Make a recurring or one-off donation and provide vital unrestricted funding.

Leave a legacy to inspire action for a wildlife-rich world

BTO relies on gifts in wills from supporters like you who are passionate about birds and the environment. Such gifts are vital to BTO continuing its research and informing positive conservation outcomes.

Learn more about leaving a gift

Follow our Cuckoos

Support our Cuckoo Tracking Project by sponsoring a bird and sharing their progress.

Fundraise for BTO

Find lots of fun ideas for how to raise funds for BTO.

BTO Shop

Browse our range of books, guides, ringing supplies and gifts.

If you value impartial science that makes a difference, support BTO with a regular donation.

Donate

Make your birdwatching count by taking part in a BTO project today

Volunteer

Featured appeal

Our future? It's in your hands

We are developing our youth engagement programme to find and nurture our surveyors of the future. With your donation we can provide resources to educate, engage and empower.

Learn more

Our volunteers: the beating heart of BTO data

Head and Principal Ecologist, David Noble, shares why volunteer-collected data are so important for an organisation like BTO.

Event

Conservation Careers

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, our panel of five women conservationists from across the UK will discuss how they got to where they are today, what inspires them, and what their top tips are for a...