We are the community volunteering charity

Have fun, get fit, learn new skills… and help your local environment.

Join thousands of people across the UK transforming green spaces for nature and for people. Together we can improve the places that you live and tackle issues that matter to you. Join in, feel good.

Happy 25th birthday to the National Lottery!

On 19th November 1994, the first National Lottery draw was broadcast on BBC 1. The voice-over at the start of the broadcast described the show […]

Celebrate 60 years of TCV by planting trees to kick-start National Tree Week!

This year marks a very special milestone for us as we celebrate our 60th anniversary. To mark the occasion, we are holding a mass public […]

People at an I Dig Trees planting event in Bristol

Find TCV near you

England

Our outcomes and how we deliver them

Communities

Health & Wellbeing

Environment

Learning & Skills

Communities

TCV supports communities to be stronger, working together to improve the places people live and tackle issues that matter to them.

Community outcomes

Health & Wellbeing

TCV supports people to improve their physical and mental health and wellbeing, by being outdoors, active and connected with others.

Health & Wellbeing

Environment

Green spaces are created, protected and improved, for nature and for people.

Environment outcomes

Learning & Skills

TCV helps people to improve their confidence, skills and prospects, through learning inspired by the outdoors.

Learning & Skills outcomes

During 2016-17, TCV worked with 127,000 people

Transforming 1,500 green spaces
Delivering 160,000 volunteer days in 15,000 projects
Improving 30 hectares of woodland
300,000 trees planted

Our strategy is informed by many helpful and insightful ideas from TCV volunteers, staff, funders, partners and supporters.