Our wishlist: everyday items and some more unusual
Donations help to save the charity valuable funds. We welcome donations of the following items:
Please note that we have a large stock of plastic plant pots and are unable to store more of these at this time. (We may take some very small 3-inch pots.)
| Gardening items | e.g. kneeling pads, terracotta pots, organic peat-free compost, tools in a good condition, secateurs, chicken manure, organic approved slug pellets, modular seed trays (small/medium sized only), plant labels, string / twine, wire, cable ties |
| Plants and seeds | to plant out and / or sell |
| Stationery items | e.g. pens, pencils, crayons, post-it notes, glue dots, blue-tack |
| Art and craft materials | e.g. card making materials, stickers, paint brushes, PVA glue, glitter (bio-degradable), specialist paper and card, wire, string, tissue paper, stencils, poster paints |
| Paint and varnish | please note, we can only accept water based paint |
| Woodworks items | e.g. wood to be re-used (no chipboard or MDF please), cutter screws, nails, drill bits, sandpaper, spirit level, woodworking set square, linseed oil |
| Refreshments | e.g. tea bags, decaffeinated coffee, sugar, herbal tea bags, sugar free / no added sugar fruit squash. (Please note that for health and safety reasons all consumables must be within their sell by/ best before/ use by date and be in an unopened packet) |
| Raffle prizes for our events (or items that we can gift when relevant, e.g. present to our Earthworkers at Christmas) | |
| Habitat management equipment | e.g. sampling quadrats, pond dipping equipment (nets, magnifying glasses, etc), dichotomous keys for a range of habitat species identification (e.g. pond, hedgerow, woodland) |
| Relevant educational materials | |
| Personal protective equipment | e.g. overalls, waterproof jackets and trousers, aprons, large t-shirts, tabbards, ear defenders, goggles, gardening and woodworking gloves, gauntlet gloves, new or nearly new safety boots |
| Office supplies | e.g. A4 printer paper, envelopes, sticky labels, whole sheet A4 labels |
| Bags | paper and re-used plastic for our vegetable sales |
Other relevant items will be welcomed. We would love to hear from you. Please contact us here.
Thank you!