Donate to the British Trust for Ornithology | BTO

Each year we need to raise thousands of pounds to fund our research and monitoring of Britain's bird populations. The data obtained from our work provides crucial evidence for the conservation of bird species and habitats.

Ways to donate

Choose to support a specific appeal or the whole breadth of our work via the methods below.

Regular donation by Direct Debit

Set up a regular donation by Direct Debit

You can set up a regular Direct Debit payment to us online. You can choose monthly, quarterly or annually. Regular donations really help us to plan our work in the future. It's fast, easy and secure and you can cancel at any time.

Single donation by credit card

Make a single donation online today

Make a single donation online today using our secure payment system.

You can also:

Make a donation through Paypal

A donation made via Paypal incurs no fees for the BTO - your whole donation contributes to our work.

Pay by card over the phone

You can also choose to make a card payment over the phone by calling our headquarters on 01842 750050.

Send a cheque

Or you can send a cheque made payable to the 'British Trust for Ornithology' to The Fundraising Team, BTO, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2PU

Don't forget to gift aid your donation if you are a tax payer - just fill out a declaration form and send it back to us. We can then reclaim 25p out of every pound from the government. Download a copy of our Gift Aid declaration form -

Gift Aid declaration form (PDF, 61.08 KB)

Thank you for your support.