John Muir Award makes an impact - John Muir Trust
214,000 hours for wild places: Our 2025 John Muir Award Impact Report reveals how thousands of people across the UK are taking action for nature.
New figures from the 2025 John Muir Award Impact Report reveal more than 6,800 participants have contributed over 214,000 hours to discovering, caring for and protecting wild places since the programme's relaunch in spring 2025.
Since the John Muir Award relaunched in spring 2025, more than 6,800 people across the UK have completed the Award, spending over 214,000 hours discovering, exploring, conserving and sharing their experiences of wild places.
Delivered by the John Muir Trust, the Award encourages people of all backgrounds to connect with nature through practical action. From schools and youth groups to community organisations and wellbeing programmes, participants are helping restore habitats, build confidence and develop a lasting appreciation for the natural world.
Since relaunching, participants have collectively:
- Completed 214,492 hours of Award activity
- Contributed 74,695 hours of practical conservation work
- Planted 5,196 native trees
- Collected 2,799 bags of litter
- Removed 19,663m² of invasive species – the equivalent of almost three football pitches
- Maintained 12,075 metres of footpaths
- Supported 2,247 participants who identified as facing barriers to accessing nature
The figures reflect activity taking place across all four UK nations and the Channel Islands, with 438 organisations helping deliver the Award.