Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) being fed in garden. Kent, UK. - Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
‘Recycle’ your Winter Fuel Payment
Donate your winter fuel payment to Durham Wildlife Trust and help to offset your carbon and fuel usage throughout the year by doing wonderful things for wildlife.*
When I qualified for the Winter Fuel Allowance last year, my first thought was that I didn't need it for myself, and that I should use it to help the environment instead. I wanted to make a difference locally, so I asked Durham Wildlife Trust if they could use it to plant some plum trees on one of their sites. It's not a big thing on its own but if we all do a little, it'll add up to a lot.
Planting of donated plum trees at Rainton Meadows
Plum tree planting at Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve, thanks to a kind donation via our Winter Fuel campaign.
Plum tree planting at Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve, thanks to a kind donation as part of our Winter Fuel campaign
Little terns (c) Mandy Bell
Donate today
*If you were born on or before 26 September 1955 you could get between £100 and £300 to help you pay your heating bills. This is known as a ‘Winter Fuel Payment’. Most payments are made automatically between November and December. For more information visit https://www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment