Garden - Tom Marshall
Wildlife Garden Get Together
Celebrate gardening for wildlife
Open your garden to friends and family or your local community during 2023 and raise funds to help protect of our precious habitats and vulnerable wildlife in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
No matter how big or small your outdoor space is, you can get involved and open up your wildlife garden to inspire others to make their own outdoor spaces more wildlife-friendly too!
Wildlife Garden Get Together is easy to take part in and provides a wilder alternative to the regular charity coffee morning fundraiser. Open the garden gate, put the kettle on and show off your wildlife garden this year!
With 15 million gardens in the UK at a combined size of around 270,000ha, gardens are a vital and significant habitat for wildlife - providing food, water, shelter, breeding and nesting areas and a way to travel from one place to another.
From small balcony gardens where you can invite a few friends over, to large private estates, community gardens and everything in between. It doesn't matter what size of garden you have, just so long as there's a feature or two that you can share to inspire others to garden for wildlife. Anyone can get involved and get together to celebrate gardening for wildlife.
How to host a get together event
To get started, simply download the your pack, which includes all the necessary tools and information needed to host a successful event. By hosting a Wildlife Garden Get Together, you'll not only inspire others, but also contribute to the vital effort of protecting wildlife and wild places across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
- Register for your Wildlife Garden Get Together Pack.
- Select a date to host your event.
- Invite your friends, family, neighbours or even your local community to join you.
- Check out our top tips.
- Send us your photos and any money you raise at you event.
Once you have finished your event, we’ll send you a certificate of thanks along with your very own Team Wilder plaque!
Tips and ideas for your Get Together
Here are some of their top tips and fundraising ideas to help you raise as much as you can, and inspire as many people as possible, whilst having fun at the same time.
FAQs
What is Wildlife Garden Get Together?
Wildlife Garden Get Together is a spin on the regular charity coffee morning concept. All you need is a garden that encourages local wildlife and a friend or two to invite over and join you.
When is it?
From May to September but if you’d like to host an event outside of this time that is fine too. You choose the date.
How do people get involved?
Host an event and invite friends, family, neighbours or your local community.
How do I sign up?
Sign up via our website to take part and we will send you a Wildlife Garden Get Together fundraising and ideas pack.
How will the money I raise be used?
All money raised from Wildlife Garden Get Together will be unrestricted. This means that they will be spent where the need is greatest, enabling us to continue working towards our vision of a wilder Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
How do I pay in raised funds?
Once your fundraising is complete, please send your donations to us as soon as possible so that we can thank you officially and celebrate your gift. Please don’t send cash in the post though. If you can’t pay in your fundraising using any of the options below, contact us at fundraising@hiwwt.org.uk or give us a call on 01489 774400.
Bank Transfer
Account Name: Hampshire And Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Sort Code: 60-83-01
Account No: 20189341
Reference: Get Together
Online
You can pay in your fundraising online at www.hiwwt.org.uk/donate
If your fundraising has been collected from various individuals, groups or businesses please do not tick the Gift Aid box when paying in online.
JustGiving
If you have been using JustGiving to collect donations, then these will be sent to us automatically. Remember to close your JustGiving page so that we know you have finished fundraising and can send you your official thank you and certificate.
Cheque
Please make any cheques payable to Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and send to us at Fundraising Team, Beechcroft House, Vicarage Lane, Curdridge, Hampshire, SO32 2DP.
Remember to include a note with your name and contact details with the cheque so we can confirm that is has arrived safely.