Discover Local Environmental & Wildlife Recording Groups
Discover and join a vibrant network of local environmental groups across Merseyside – dedicated to wildlife recording, habitat conservation, and community volunteering. Whether you’re interested in surveying rare species, restoring habitats, or joining community events, there’s a group for you!
British Trust for Ornithology and WeBs Counts
Volunteers can take part by completing bird surveying, giving a range of opportunities to develop skills such as map reading and species identification. Training courses and event are also run regularly to inspire people to take part in projects.
The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) – North West
Offers practical conservation tasks – planting trees, constructing paths, managing ponds – for all skill levels in Merseyside’s green spaces.
Green Sefton (Sefton Council)
Manages parks, coastline, and green spaces. Volunteer with habitat restoration tasks, biodiversity monitoring, guided walks, community engagement, and land management projects.
Knowsley Safari Park
Dedicated to conservation, research and contributing to many projects; the conservation team works locally, within Merseyside, as well as globally to protect biodiversity and tackle issues such as species loss.
Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society
The Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society (LECS) has grown to be a community of entomologists who offer and organise talks, workshops and fieldtrips, with two meetings per year held at the World Museum, Liverpool.
The Lancashire and Cheshire Fauna Society
The Lancashire and Cheshire Fauna Society has become a registered charity to continue to publish annual reports.
Memberships, to join the society, can be bought and this will include access to annual bird reports and other publications. Conferences are also held regularly for people to get involved in.
Liverpool Botanical Society
The Liverpool Botanical Society, founded in 1906, conduct regular events, meetings and field trips within the local area.
Membership for the year is £5, and allows access to the society’s library collection at the World Museum Liverpool.
The Mersey Forest
The Mersey Forest’s aim is to increase tree cover across Cheshire and Merseyside to 15% by 2050. They work to achieve through community engagement, tree planting and woodland management and restoration.
Volunteering opportunities can be found on their website, where you can also donate to support their work.
Mersey Rivers Trust
Improves river environments across the Mersey basin through volunteer-led invasive species control, riverbank repairs, biological surveys, and citizen science
Merseyside and West Lancashire Bat Group
A volunteer led group, focusing on monitoring and conserving bats to increase UK population sizes.
Anyone can join the group for free by simply filling out the membership form on their website, which then enables participation in the bat surveys.
National Trust (Formby & Speke Hall)
A volunteer led group, focusing on monitoring and conserving bats to increase UK population sizes.
Anyone can join the group for free by simply filling out the membership form on their website, which then enables participation in the bat surveys.
North Merseyside Amphibian & Reptile Group (NMARG)
Dedicated to conserving local herpetofauna, NMARG monitors rare species such as sand lizards and natterjack toads. Volunteers help with habitat work and survey training along the Sefton Coast.
North West Invertebrate Group (Tanyptera Trust)
North West Invertebrates host a variety of events such as webinars, workshops and recording days to improve invertebrate understanding and inform species protection and management. Some of these events are free to attend, whilst others must be booked in advance and require an admission fee.
North West Mammal Recording Network
North West Mammal Recording Group is a small group who aid to monitor and conserve mammal populations, helping to improve local mammal records. The group host events and activities to spread awareness and boost engagement, most of which are free to attend.
Anyone can become a member for free through their Facebook group.
RSPB (Liverpool)
Annual membership is £7 per year. The Liverpool group hold eight indoor meetings, costing £3 each, and twelve outdoor meetings which are mostly free to attend for members.
The group welcome volunteers to help with their committee and events.
Sefton Coast & Countryside Volunteer Groups
Teams like the “Buckthorn Bashers” carry out regular dune and habitat management tasks, from beach cleans to wildlife surveys – working year-round on the Sefton Coast.
The Wildlife Trust (Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside)
Membership is £2 per month, which includes a welcome pack, a members’ magazine three times a year, and access to members-only events.
Volunteering opportunities are regularly listed on their website, along with information on how to fundraise for the Trust.