Travel blog

Pitcairn Islands 2010

A description of a trip to the Pitcairn Island archipelago by UKOTCF's Mike and Ann Pienkowski in 2010. Read moreRead more

Falklands, South Georgia, Antarctica 2011

A description of a trip to the Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica by UKOTCF's Mike and Ann Pienkowski in 2011. Read moreRead more

Turks and Caicos 2014

Description of UKOTCF Executive Director, Catherine Wensink's, trip to the Turks and Caicos Islands in 2014. Read moreRead more

Saint Helena 2015

A description of a three month working trip by UKOTCF volunteer Felix Driver to St Helena in 2015. Read moreRead more

Latest

Apology - update: UKOTCF email and web systems restored

Emails with @ukotcf.org addresses are now functional again, as are all parts of the UKOTCF web-site. We apologise to users for a failure in part of our communications system, now fixed. A serious hardware fault and a lack of backup, at one of our internet service providers, had prevented access to a few parts of our web-site, and also meant that all our @ukotcf.org email addresses could not be accessed for too long. Full story

New UKOTCF Wider Caribbean Working Group eBulletin

The new issue of the eBulletin of UKOTCF's Wider Caribbean Working Group is now available. Full story and link to eBulletin

Latest Montserrat conservation video released

UKOTCF has released the latest video in its series on the Adopt a Home for Wildlife initiative, part of its joint conservation programme with Montserrat National Trust. This video gives a background to the initiative and features conservation work on Tim Orton's area of tropical dry forest - a globally rare and threatened ecosystem. Full story and link to video

UKOT participants in Climate Change COP

UK Overseas Territories representatives participate in the Conference of the Parties (COP) 24 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Donations

This page allows you to make one-off donations or set up a regular subscription to support ongoing conservation efforts across the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. To find our more about how donations are used read more

Turks and Caicos Islands

Superb wetlands where the land meets the sea: A superb complex of natural coral reefs, tidal flats, mangroves and marshlands provide a haven for wildlife, and the natural basis of fisheries and tourism. The islands provide a home for at least 14 unique plants, reptiles (including the rock iguana), and an unknown number of invertebrates, as well as the vulnerable reddish egret and West Indian whistling duck. Read more

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Montserrat

The Caribbean's Emerald Isle: Despite its small size, Montserrat supports at least 132 tree species, 59 species of birds and 13 mammals. The Montserrat oriole is found nowhere else. Also restricted to Montserrat are the galliwasp and anole. The endangered 'mountain chicken' (a frog) is found only on Montserrat and Dominica. Several other species are restricted to Montserrat and some nearby islands. Read More

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A description of the volunteering opportunities offered by UKOTCF.

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St Helena

St Helena's isolated S Atlantic position has given rise to an unusual & remarkable land & marine flora & fauna. The Island is home to 45 plants that occur nowhere else and is a global hotspot for invertebrate diversity, with around 460 endemic species. The marine environment supports diverse marine life, including many endemics, and several charismatic migratory species including humpback whales, whale sharks and turtles. Read more