Watch Membership

Watch is the junior membership club of The Wildlife Trusts. Most of our members are between 5 and 14 years old, but any young person can join.  You might subscribe to get magazines and posters sent to you, or go along to a group - or both.

Membership Benefits

Membership goodies you get when you subscribe are:

• Membership card and badge
• Watchword magazine - 3 per year
• Your local Wildife Trust junior newsletter - 3 per year
• Wildlife Extra giant colour poster - 3 per year
• 'Ready for Action' guide to wildlife watching
• News about special events (you can also visit the adults' website to see what's going on near you)
• Information about our Gold Award

You can:

• Discover loads of stuff about nature and the environmnet right where you live
• Have fun with other members in Watch Groups
• Collect Action Badges for a Watch Gold Award

How much does it cost to subscribe?

Membership of Wildlife Watch varies slightly depending on your local Trust but costs no more than £17 for up to four young people living at the same address!  Join online or print off a form to send by post by clicking here. If you are under sixteen you will need a parent or guardian to complete this form.

 Join a Watch Group and get active!

By going along to Watch group you will be able to make friends with other nature detectives and have lots of fun taking part in all sorts of practical activities from pond dipping to wildlife safaris.

Watch Groups are organised by volunteer Leaders who know about the local places and wildlife. They generally work with their young members and local experts to organise all kinds of wildlife and environmental activities:

• badger watching
• bat detecting
• pond-dipping
• wildlife campaigns
• wildlife gardening
• mini-beast pootering
• arts & crafts
• environmental games
• tree health surveys
• composting
• woodland wanders - and much, much more!

Contact the Watch organiser of your local Wildlife Trust to find out about groups near you; this is the best way to check things like where groups are active, whether they are open to all ages or if an adult needs to stay with you. Every group is different.

How much does a Watch group cost?

Going along to a Watch group is free in some places but often there is a small sub to help cover stuff like refreshments or materials.