Plantlife
The Global Voice for Wild Plants and Fungi
Plantlife's mission is to secure a world rich in plants and fungi, for the benefit of people and the planet.
Sectors: Community and Volunteers Countryside Ecology Environmental and Outdoor Education Horticulture Policy and Advice Practical Land Management Publicity and Fundraising Sustainability Wildlife
Regions: National International Scotland (North) Scotland (South) Wales Northern Ireland England East Anglia Midlands North East North West South South West
HQ or Main Location: HQ in Salisbury
This organisation offers Voluntary Opportunities.
This organisation may have apprenticeships or internship vacancies.
Organisation Size: Medium (50-249)
Overview
Plantlife is the global voice for plants and fungi. The charity works to enhance, protect, restore and celebrate the wild plants and fungi that are essential to all life on earth. Biodiversity loss is now the fastest it’s ever been and Plantlife’s work has never been more vital. Plantlife champions and accelerates conservation action, working with people at the heart of a global network and local communities. Plantlife's mission is to secure a world rich in plants and fungi, for the benefit of people and the planet.
Their priority work in the UK are on species in Grassland and Temperate Rainforest areas. Plantlife initiated No Mow May, Let it Bloom June, National Meadows Day, Waxcap Watch and they developed Rapid Rain Rainforest Assessment. They also provide advice and guidance on Biodiversity Net Gain, and have been designated by DEFRA as responsible body for conservation covenant. Globally, Plantlife is the co-creator of Important Plants Areas (IPAs) and currently hold the secretariat for the Global Strategy for Fungal Conservation.
Short Courses
Various First Steps in Woodland Fern ID Unlimited Days
Online, Plantlife
Free Course
Various Grassland Fungi Identification and Management - free online course
, Plantlife
Free Course
News
- Communities called to celebrate and protect the UK’s irreplaceable meadows this National Meadows Day
- Aspen Bristle Moss Moved in Emergency Bid to Save Rare Scottish Population
- Statement on the removal of species-rich grassland action from the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026
- Join Thousands Across the UK Taking Part in the No Mow Movement
- Award-winning Film About Moss Wins International Acclaim
- One of Britain’s Most Endangered Orchids Back From the Brink of Extinction
- Rare and Remarkable Fungi Discovered in Record Numbers Across UK
- Losing Ground: Call on Government to Protect Our Irreplaceable Meadows
- The UK’s Hidden Rainforests: The Magical Ancient Woodland You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
- “Give Dandelions a Chance!” – Public Urged to Rethink Wildflowers, as Plantlife Launches No Mow May
- Rare lichen moved from Cornwall to East Anglia in bid to improve conservation status in the UK
- Hope for rare woodland flower as Scottish conservation project is roaring success in the Cairngorms National Park
- Butterfly Conservation, B&Q and Co-op sign letter urging Government to end peat sales
- Nature 2030 releases new ‘Restoring a Green Britain’ report
- Bee part of the solution and grow a bee banquet!
- 3D-printed birds welcome migrating terns to Scottish breeding sites
- Fungi new to the UK discovered in the Cairngorms
- No Mow May: dawn of a new British lawn
- Almost 2 million acres of GB grassland lost as woodland and urban areas expand
- Legion of citizen scientists to work with leading conservationists in Cairngorms
