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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 more than 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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Chancellor visits Cheshire nature reserve to see conservation work in action

The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Cheshire MP George Osborne has met with the region’s leading wildlife and environmental charity - the Cheshire Wildlife Trust, at a ... Full Story

The Wildlife Trusts welcome new UK Marine Protected Areas

The Wildlife Trusts are celebrating the Government announcement of the designation of fifteen new Marine Protected Areas around the UK coast, but believe further protection is sti... Full Story

Don’t ‘wing’ it at Birdfair – flock to see The Wildlife Trusts!

Visitors to the 22nd British Birdwatching Fair listening out for unusual song may not expect to hear the call ‘two little ducks’ but it’s likely they will, if they visit The Wildlife ... Full Story

From breast stroke to brush strokes for marine wildlife

An artist has won a unique bursary to fund diving lessons to explore life under the UK’s waves. The Wildlife Trusts’ Underwater Award has been presented to Anna Kirk-Smith, in association wit... Full Story

Spotted: newborn beavers for the Scottish Beaver Trial

The first beaver kits to be born in the wild as part of the Scottish Beaver Trial have now been spotted in Knapdale Forest, Mid-Argyll, Scottish Beaver Trial staff announced today (Friday 13... Full Story

Global goodbyes for ‘Lady’ – the UK’s most famed osprey

The departure of the UK’s oldest breeding osprey, known as ‘Lady’, from its annual breeding ground at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve and Visitor Centre has s... Full Story

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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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