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Open Air Laboratories – Biodiversity Survey

Time taken:
10 - 15 minutes to dip your head into a hedge and discover the life that resides in it
Impact:
Help with important research into our world's biodiversity
Cost:
Nothing
Pyjama Rating:
Day clothes only

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Europe, Garden Insect, Bird, Flower and Animal Count, Green, Home & Garden, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Science & Research, Under 20 minutes, United Kingdom

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Barry Ideas Bank – Ideas for Community Action

Time taken:
15 minutes to sign up and register your idea to improve Barry Town
Impact:
Potential to make Barry Town a better place to live in
Cost:
Nothing
Pyjama Rating:
100% full on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Community Development, Country, Do Good, Europe, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Submit an Idea, Under 20 minutes, United Kingdom

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Little Hugs – Little Blankets for Little People

Time taken:
30 minutes to knit a small square to be made into a larger blanket
Impact:
Provides comfort to parents of very sick children
Cost:
Knitting materials and postage costs
Pyjama Rating:
Day clothes or pyjamas

Categories: Actions, Blankets, Quilts and Afghans, By Category, By Time, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Europe, Human Welfare, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United Kingdom

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Visit Woods – Woodland Reviewer

Time taken:
Upto 30 minutes to share information about a UK woodland you're familiar with
Impact:
Potential to inspire others to visit woodland areas and experience nature
Cost:
No costs if you're just submitting info online. Possible travelling costs if you're making a special journey to a woodland area
Pyjama Rating:
Day clothes

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Environment, Europe, Green, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United Kingdom

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Guide Dogs – Talking Buses Campaign

Time taken:
1 minute to email a UK Member of Parliament on an issue affecting visually impaired people
Impact:
Potential to change UK law to make talking buses compulsory so that bus travel will be easier for everyone
Cost:
Nothing
Pyjama Rating:
100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, By Time, Country, Europe, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 1 minute, United Kingdom

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Fix My Street – Reporting Community Problems

Time taken:
A few minutes to report a problem about your local area in the UK
Impact:
Helps local communities in the UK to be safer and cleaner
Cost:
Nothing
Pyjama Rating:
Day clothes or pyjamas

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Environment, Europe, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 10 minutes, United Kingdom

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Sunshine Bank – Thanking Volunteers

Time taken:
A few minutes to register to thank a 'Do Gooder'
Impact:
Helps the local community of Brighton & Hove, UK to say thank you to those who deserve it!
Cost:
Nothing
Pyjama Rating:
Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Europe, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United Kingdom

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Free Cakes for Kids – Making Birthdays Special

Time taken:
30 minutes in total to make a cake - the oven does the rest!
Impact:
Brightens up a needy child's birthday in the UK
Cost:
Baking materials
Pyjama Rating:
Day clothes

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Europe, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Offline, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United Kingdom

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Water Safety Map – Mapping Water Related Incidents

Time taken:
10 minutes to add a UK water related incident to the water safety map
Impact:
Increases public safety awareness of dangerous water related locations, with the potential to save lives
Cost:
Nothing
Pyjama Rating:
Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Donate Your Knowledge / Expertise, Europe, Human Welfare, People, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 10 minutes, United Kingdom

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RSPCA – Give Animals A Voice

Time taken:
15 - 30 minutes to participate in various online campaigns
Impact:
Helps the fight against animal cruelty in the UK
Cost:
Nothing
Pyjama Rating:
100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, Animal Rights, Animal Welfare, By Category, By Time, Country, Europe, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United Kingdom

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Campaign to Protect Rural England – Stop Road Building

Time taken:
3 minutes to send a pre-written email to stop road building
Impact:
Protection of the UK countryside
Cost:
Nothing
Pyjama Rating:
100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, By Time, Country, Environment, Environment, Europe, Habitat Conservation, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United Kingdom

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Fix My Transport – Reporting Transport Issues

Time taken:
Upto 10 minutes to record an issue with the UK transport infrastructure
Impact:
Helps people get common public transport problems resolved
Cost:
Nothing
Pyjama Rating:
Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Community Development, Country, Do Good, Europe, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 10 minutes, United Kingdom

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The Web Wellbeing Experiment

Time taken:
10 minutes, 5 times a week for 4 weeks to complete a wellbeing course
Impact:
Contributes to an understanding of how exercise and meditation may improve a person's life
Cost:
Nothing
Pyjama Rating:
Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Citizen Science Projects, Country, Do Good, Europe, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Science & Research, Under 20 minutes, United Kingdom

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Shwop – Buy One, Give One Back!

Time taken:
20 minutes to collect some clothes and recycle them
Impact:
Avoids waste going to landfill. Raises money for Oxfam.
Cost:
Nothing
Pyjama Rating:
Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Environment, Europe, Green, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Recycle, Recycle Clothes & Shoes, Under 20 minutes, United Kingdom

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RSPB – Postcards That Save The Albatross

Time taken:
Upto 5 minutes to fill in a web form to receive free 'Save The Albatross' postcards
Impact:
Helps to save the albatross from extinction
Cost:
Free to receive the postcards in the UK, but postage maybe necessary if you wish to post the postcards onwards
Pyjama Rating:
Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, Animal Welfare, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Europe, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United Kingdom

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