Fundraising

Parley Common Land Purchase

By Atul Srivastava - Fundraising Coordinator

© Chris Dresh (ARC)

Parley Common is an area of 107 hectares of heathland in Dorset. It is a home to all six UK native species of reptiles, three species of native amphibians, and many birds, butterflies, dragonflies and other species. ARC owns some of the site already, and is now fundraising to buy an additional 19.37 hectares at Parley Common which is now for sale, and to ensure it continues to be managed as a nature reserve in future.

Our target of £206,620 includes the land purchase itself and associated costs. At the time of writing we have raised £72,500 offline so far, and launched a JustGiving campaign: www.justgiving.com/

campaign/ParleyCommon

We hope readers are able to donate at this link, and share it with others who may also be willing to do so. If you would like to discuss making a major gift towards this appeal, please email:

atul@arc-trust.org

Thank You to Animal Friends!

By Atul Srivastava - Fundraising Coordinator

Thank you to Animal Friends Pet Insurance, which made two donations to ARC in 2020. Firstly, in response to an application for funds, they granted £4,000 towards the costs of running our events online as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

We were then delighted to be included in the Animal Friends Christmas Appeal 2020, which involved a public vote. Thank you to those of you who voted for ARC! This led to a second donation of £3,000 towards ARC’s core costs.