The Conservation Corps In 1959 the (then) Council for Nature appointed Brigadier Armstrong to form the Conservation Corps, with the objective of involving young volunteers, over the age of 16, in practical conservation work. The corp's first project was at
Box Hill, Surrey, One of the volunteers present was
David Bellamy, who went on to become a Vice President of BTCV. • In August 2006 BTCV moved to its present headquarters in
Doncaster. The new "environmentally friendly" building features a
sedum-covered roof – hence its name – Sedum House. The Scottish office is in Stirling and the Northern Ireland office in Belfast.
The Conservation Volunteers In May 2012, BTCV
rebranded under the
trading name The Conservation Volunteers (TCV). In 2014, TCV welcomed
Sir Jonathon Porritt as President. In 2024,
His Majesty The King became The Conservation Volunteers' new Royal Patron. ==See also==