Urban Red Kite area in the Derwent Valley, Gateshead on the edge of Tyneside following on from the 'Northern Kites' re-introduction programme between 2004-2007. Group of birdwatchers Red Kite watching - Rob Jordan/2020VISION
Members' Area
Your Membership, Your Way
Manage your membership using the dropdown section below, plus find out more about upcoming events with members' discounts, how your support helps local wildlife and all the other benefits you can access.
If what you are looking for isn't on this page a member of our Supporter Engagement Team will be happy to help, please contact them at membership@wildlifebcn.org
Update your membership information
We safely and securely hold information to help us administer your membership. If any of this information changes or needs updating, please contact us directly or follow the links below.
Change of Address Replace membership card
Update how you hear from us
Renew your membership
Upgrade your membership
Increase your valued support for our Wildlife Trust by increasing your monthly amount or by becoming a Wildlife Guardian which comes with all sorts of extra benefits.
Your membership number
In order to take advantage of some of your membership benefits, you will need to know your membership number. You can find this number:
- above your name and address on the envelope sent to you with your latest copy of Local Wildlife – it's the long number to the right
- in your monthly e-news email if you have signed up to receive these
- by contacting us at membership@wildlifebcn.org with your name and address.
Confirm a Gift Aid declaration
Register or update your vehicle details for Summer Leys parking
Car parking charges are currently in place at Summer Leys Nature Reserve car park, members are able to park for free but must register their vehicle before visiting.
Get your free permit to visit Pitsford Water nature reserve
Members of the Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs and Northants can obtain a free permit to visit this tranquil reserve in Northamptonshire.
Please contact the Northamptonshire Office on 01604 405285 or via Northamptonshire@wildlifebcn.org.
Submit letters, photos or questions to Local Wildlife magazine
If you are a member of the Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs and Northants, we want to hear from you!
If you have a photo of wildlife you've seen in our three counties, or of a reserve you've visited, and would like them to appear in the magazine, please send them to editor@wildlifebcn.org with a brief description and where the photo was taken.
Please send your letters (no more than 150 words) and/or questions for our conservation team (no more than 50 words) to editor@wildlifebcn.org
2024 deadlines are:
- 10 Jan for the spring issue
- 7 May for the summer issue
- 3 Sep for the winter issue
People walking through Waresley and Gransden Woods by Rebecca Neal
Member Benefits
Don't forget as members you can access some amazing benefits, including;
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A welcome pack full of information about wildlife in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire
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Discounts on many events and wildlife safaris throughout the year
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Local Wildlife magazine 3 times per year
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Wildlife Training Workshop guide
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A comprehensive nature reserve guide book (for members on direct debit)
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Special invitation to our annual Members' Day and AGM
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Discounted membership to Cambridge University Botanic Garden
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5% discount on a green burial with our partners Muchwood Green Burials
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Will writing services with our partner Co-op Legal Services
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A free permit to visit Pitsford Water nature reserve
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Free parking at Summer Leys NR - please note that members must register for free parking before visiting
Image credit: Holly Wilkinson
Members' Day and AGM
Our Members' Day and Annual General Meeting took place this year on Saturday 19th October at Sharnbrook Academy, Bedford. Thank you to everyone who came along and enjoyed talks from our Young People's Forum, our CEO Brian Eversham and took part in walks around Strawberry Hill or sustainability-themed activities at the venue. Congratulations, too, to all the volunteer award winners who were announced on the day.
You can catch up with the presentations and AGM by watching the recording on our YouTube page.
At Muchwood Caroline Fitton
Get 5% off a green burial with our partners at Muchwood
Our partners at Muchwood Green Burials are now offering 5% off their three packages for green burial – a full plot, a half plot for ashes, or ash scattering – for members of the Wildlife Trust BCN.
Membership News and Updates
Thank you for supporting the Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs and Northants
Your membership helps us support and manage our reserves and the wider countryside in Beds, Cambs and Northants.
Watch the video below to hear Senior Ranger, Becky Green, talk about how your support helps her at Trumpington Meadows Nature Reserve.
Betony at Upwood Meadows June - c. Robert Enderby
Support our work
Did you enjoy your visit? From donating to volunteering, there are many different ways you can help us restore and protect local wildlife. We can't do this without you!
Brown hare in set aside field seeded with corn marigolds in summer - David Tipling/2020VISION
Wildlife Guardians
Upgrade your membership to become a Wildlife Guardian and provide essential funding for conservation, habitat creation and management, plus you'll receive exclusive benefits.
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) feeding on Cotoneaster berries in supermarket car park. Whitstable, Kent - Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
Refer a Friend
Help us spread the word and for every friend you refer who becomes a member of the Wildlife Trust BCN, we will give you a FREE Concise Wildlife Guide book*!
*T&C apply.