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BTCV

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he BTCV is a charity supporting practical conservation work by volunteers throughout Britain. It does all sorts of stuff including supporting many local groups across the country, running training courses, and organising working holidays. it used to be called the 'British Trust for Conservation Volunteers' but it's now dropped that and is only called BTCV. In fact, BTCV contacted Naturenet and said that the old name was 'no longer legal'! So be careful if you want to use that subversive old-style terminology.

BTCV is a good way to get experience of the conservation industry. Many full time workers started off volunteering through BTCV. Click here for an example.

The series of BTCV practical handbooks are the definitive publications giving comprehensive information about practical management tasks. They are highly recommended by Naturenet. Astoundingly, these books are now fully on-line - see the links below.

Contact

Head office BTCV Sedum House Mallard Way Potteric Carr Doncaster DN4 8DB Tel: 01302 388 888 Email: information@btcv.org.uk

BTCV handbooks online: winnner of the Ranger's Award

• The excellent BTCV home page.
• BTCV Handbooks online: Naturenet cannot recommend this stuff highly enough. The definitive advice on how to do conservation work. And it’s free to look at on the web!