Wildlife Trusts

We believe passionately that wildlife and natural processes need to have space to thrive, beyond designated nature reserves and other protected sites. To achieve this it is vital that the richest wildlife sites are protected and sustained as a starting point from which nature can spread back into our wider landscapes. And at sea we must also protect areas now for a future when our marine wildlife can thrive more widely.

Every year, more than 7 million people visit our nature reserves including thousands of school groups, but we’re not just about land management. Every day we are working to help people from all walks of life discover and enjoy nature. We run over 11,000 events a year, helping more than 380,000 people connect with nature in their local patch. We work with about 5,200 schools and welcome people to more than 120 visitor centres. Through our work, we advise more than 5,300 landowners on how to manage over 200,000ha of land for wildlife.

There are 47 Wildlife Trusts covering the UK, the Isle of Man and Alderney.

Each of the 47 Wildlife Trusts is an independent, autonomous charity with its own trustees, whose primary concern is the conservation of nature within its own geographical area.

Local Trusts are split into regions; a single Trust covers Scotland; Wales has six Trusts which work increasingly closely together; there are Trusts for Ulster, the Isle of Man, Alderney and the Isles of Scilly and 36 Trusts across England largely based on the old county boundaries or small groupings of such counties.

All 47 Trusts are members of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts.

Find your nearest Wildlife Trust here: http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/your-local-trust

Or search 'Wildlife' on Handsam SchoolTripsAdvisor or see the list below.