Click below for a directory of the UK's main environmental organisations, their type, telephone number and web address
Environmental organisations and Government agencies |
| Organisation | Type | Main switchboard | Website | Parent Organisation |
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Department for Transport | Government Dept | 020 7944 8300 | www.dft.gov.uk |
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Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affaires (Defra) | Government Dept | 08459 33 55 77 | www.defra.gov.uk |
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Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) | Government Dept | 020 7944 4400 | www.communities.gov.uk |
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Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) | Parliamentary Committee | 020 7219 5774 | www.efracomparliament.uk |
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Environment Agency (England and Wales) | Government Agency | 08706 506 506 | www.environment-agency.gov.uk | Defra |
Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) | Government Department - ScottishParliament | 01786 457700 | www.sepa.org.uk | Scottish Parliament |
Natural England | Government Agency (NDPB) | 0845 6003078 | www.naturalengland.org | Defra |
Scottish Natural Heritage | Government Agency (NDPB) | 01463 725000 | www.snh.org.uk | Scottish Parliament |
The Countryside Council for Wales | Government Agency (NDPB) | 0845 1306229 | www.ccw.gov.uk | Welsh Assembly |
Environment and Heritage Service Northern Ireland | Government Agency | 0845 3020008 | www.ehsni.gov.uk | Defra |
Forestry Commission | Government Agency (NDPB) | 0845 3673787 | www.forestry.gov.uk | Defra |
English Heritage | Government Agency (NDPB) | 0870 333 1181 | www.english-heritage.org.uk | DCMS |
Waste Recycling Action Programme (WRAP) | Government Sponsored Limited Company | 0808 100 2040 | www.wrap.org.uk | Defra |
Carbon Trust | Government Sponsored Limited Company | 0800 085 2005 | www.carbontrust.co.uk |
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Energy Saving Trust (EST) | Government Sponsored Limited Company | 0800 512 012 | www.energysavingtrust.org.uk |
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Envirowise | Government Agency | 0800 585794 | www.envirowise.gov.uk | DTI and Defra |
English Partnerships (EP) | Government Sponsored Company | 020 7881 1600 | www.englishpartnerships.co.uk | Communities and Local Government |
Commission for Architecture in the Build Environment (CABE) | Government Agency | 020 7070 6700 | www.cabe.org.uk | DCMS and CLG |
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Voluntary Conservation Organisations, NGO, Associations, Research Councils | ||||
| Organisation | Type | Main switchboard | Website | Parent Organisation |
| National Trust | Charity / NGO / VCO | 0844 800 1895 | www.nationaltrust.org.uk |
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| National Trust for Scotland | Charity / NGO / VCO | 0844 493 2100 | www.nts.org.uk |
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| Royal Society for the Protection of Birds | Charity / NGO / VCO | 01767 680 551 | www.rspb.org.uk |
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| Wildlife Trusts | Charity / NGO / VCO | 01636 677711 | www.wildlifetrusts.org |
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| Groundwork | Charity / NGO / VCO | 0121 236 8565 | www.groundwork.org.uk |
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| British Trust for Conservation Volunteering (BTCV) | Charity / NGO / VCO | 01302 388 883 | www.btcv.org.uk |
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| Friends of the Earth | Campaign Organisation | 020 7490 1555 | www.foe.co.uk |
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| Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) | Campaign Organisation | 020 7981 2800 | www.cpre.org.uk |
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| Greenpeace UK | Campaign Organisation | 020 7865 8100 | www.greenpeace.org.uk |
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| Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) | Advisory Organisation | 02476 696699 | www.fwag.org.uk |
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| Country Land and Business Association | Association | 020 7235 0511 | www.cla.org.uk |
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| Buildings Research Establishment (BRE) | Research Trust / Company | 01923 664000 | www.bre.co.uk |
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| Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | Funding Council | 01793 411500 | www.nerc.ac.uk |
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| Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) | Research Centre | 01491 838800 | www.ceh.ac.uk | NERC |
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Transport associations and campaigns | ||||
| Organisation | Type | Main switchboard | Website | Parent Organisation |
| Confederation of Passenger Transport | Trade Association | 0207 240 3131 | www.cpt-uk.org |
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| Road Haulage Association | Trade Association | 01932 841515 | www.rha.org.uk |
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| Freight Transport Association | Trade Association | 08717 11 22 22 | www.fta.co.uk |
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| Sustrans | Campaign Organisation | 0845 113 00 6 | www.sustrans.org.uk |
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| Campaign for Better Transport | Campaign Organisation | 020 7613 0743 | www.bettertransport.org.uk |
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| Environmental Transport Association | Campaign Organisation | 0845 389 1010 | www.eta.co.uk |
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Lottery Funding Organisations | ||||
| Organisation | Type | Main switchboard | Website | Parent Organisation |
| Big Lottery Fund | Public Fund | 020 7211 1800 | www.biglotteryfund.org.uk |
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| Heritage Lottery Fund | Public Fund | 020 7591 6000 | www.hlf.org.uk |
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