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The Wildlife Trusts (TWT)

By the 1960s, in response to the devastation of our natural habitats, Wildlife Trusts had been formed across the length and breadth of the UK to save our natural heritage for future generations.

Today there are 47 local Wildlife Trusts covering the whole of the UK, and we have nearly 800,000 members. We manage thousands of nature reserves and run marine conservation projects around our coast. We advise landowners on wildlife-friendly land management and every year we work with thousands of schools.

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Look what’s living in our seas!

Look what’s living in our seas!

Exciting sightings of marine creatures are being reported in the run up to The Wildlife Trusts’ National Marine Week, which kicks off on Saturday 31 July. Within three weeks, Dorset Wildlife Trust has reported new... Full Story
New era for restoring the natural environment

New era for restoring the natural environment

The White Paper on the Natural Environment provides a real opportunity to lay the foundations of nature conservation for the 21st century, according to The Wildlife Trusts. The conservation organisati... Full Story
If you go down to the bog today...

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If you go down to the bog today...

There are mind ‘bog’gling creatures lurking in the UK’s peat bogs – and The Wildlife Trusts are urging people to get out and discover them this International Bog Day, Sunday 25 July. Acidic and low in nutrients... Full Story
Listen up! Children to tune in to the sounds of nature

Listen up! Children to tune in to the sounds of nature

Most of us can picture a hedgehog, blue tit, or grasshopper, but what does one sound like? Members of Wildlife Watch, The Wildlife Trusts’ network of groups for children, are now able to find ... Full Story
Wildlife Trust urges Ministers to revise TB eradication strategy in light of appeal judgment

Wildlife Trust urges Ministers to revise TB eradication strategy in light of appeal judgment

The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales has today welcomed the announcement that the appeal brought by the Badger Trust against the Welsh Assembly Gove... Full Story
Pioneering podcast offers bus users wildlife insights

Pioneering podcast offers bus users wildlife insights

A new way for urban people to get closer to nature has been created with the launch of Britain’s first free-to-download podcast introducing bus passengers to the nature points of in... Full Story


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Living Seas

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Landscape-scale Conservation

 This summary report (pdf download, 1.5MB) from The Wildlife Trusts represents a call to arms to make ‘A Living Landscape’ a reality in the UK. In the report we outline a four point plan to overcome the barriers and act on the opportunities for landscape-scale conservation.

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