Living Seas - The Wildlife Trusts’ vision
Living Seas. What picture does this phrase conjure up in your mind? A rocky reef bursting with brightly coloured fish, corals and sponges? A boat trip in the company of leaping dolphins and playful seals? Fishermen hauling nets brimming with big, tasty fish? Living Seas are all these things and more.
We urgently need your help to bring back the UK’s Living Seas. Download Living Seas The Wildlife Trusts' vision.
 Blueprint for Water
Rivers, streams and waterways are the life lines of the country, but in many places this life is draining away. Our water environment is under pressure from pollution, development and over abstraction, but it doesn’t have to be this way. The Blueprint for Water sets out in stages how this situation can be rescued for the benefit of people and wildlife, and why Government needs to act, now.
Click here to download Blueprint for Water
 Wetland Vision
The Wetland Vision project unites five of the UK's leading environmental organisations in a bid to restore and re-create a network of wetlands for the benefit of people and wildlife alike. Many of the projects will also benefit the historic environment, as protecting wetlands conserves buried archaeology and fragile and irreplaceable historical archives. Click here to download the latest Wetland Vision Update.
Basking shark hotspots in the UK
 This report is the culmination of more than eight years’ boat-based study of the UK’s largest fish. The report identifies basking shark hotspots – places where sharks congregate at the surface - revealing a remarkable change in shark distribution over the study period with a marked decline in sightings in the south west of England.
To date it has been difficult to identify practical measures to address these threats and ensure the survival and recovery of basking sharks in UK seas. However, the conclusion is now clear: appropriate protection of basking shark hotspots may be critical to the survival of this threatened animal.
Click here to download a copy of the report.
Nature’s Place for Water - Working with nature to reduce flooding
 The Wildlife Trusts’ report, Nature’s place for water, reflects on last year’s summer floods and examines how The Wildlife Trusts are working with nature to provide sustainable solutions to flood management for the 21st century. Restoring some of the natural spaces for floodwater in our landscape through creating wetlands and using sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) will reduce the risk of flooding. Not only that but working with nature, rather than against it, can bring many other benefits, such as improved water quality and greater biodiversity. It includes examples of Trust projects which are aiming to reduce flood risk through restoring natural systems and illustrates how a catchment-wide approach to flood management could work.
Click here to download a copy of the report
Marine Reserves - TLC for our seas and sea life
Marine Reserves Report. This report, 'Marine Reserves – TLC for our seas and sea life', explains the urgent action needed to allow UK seas to recover from centuries of over-intensive exploitation, for everything from food to building materials and oil. One of the key demands of The Wildlife Trusts’ ongoing campaign for a Marine Bill is the creation of ‘marine reserves’; places where all fishing and other damaging activities are prohibited. In the report, The Wildlife Trusts name 15 important wildlife areas around the UK coast to illustrate how marine reserves might protect wildlife and contribute towards healthy seas.
To view an updated 2009 copy of the report click here.
 Local Authority Services and Biodiversity
The Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Act 2006 introduced a biodiversity duty on local authorities in England and Wales to conserve biodiversity. 'Local Authority Services and Biodiversity' provides a simple introduction to the duty; highlighting the benefits of and opportunities for protecting and enhancing the natural environment. The leaflet draws on existing good practice and will be a source of inspiration for local authorities to consider new and additional ways of integrating biodiversity conservation throughout their activities. To view a copy of the report click here.
A LIVING LANDSCAPE
The Wildlife Trusts’ report comes at a time when the importance of the natural environment and threats to its survival are becoming more clearly understood. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment highlighted that 60% of the world’s ecosystems are being degraded or used unsustainably, and the recently published ‘Stern Review’ pointed out the need for action on climate change for wildlife: “Climate change will require nature conservation efforts to extend out from the current approach of fixed protected areas. Conservation efforts will increasingly be required to operate at the landscape scale with larger contiguous tracts of land that can better accommodate species movement.”
  This Living Landscape summary report updated Summer 09 (pdf download, 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.
 The full report (pdf download, 2.5MB) describes the science behind landscape-scale nature conservation with many examples of The Wildlife Trusts’ record in large scale conservation. It details policy changes needed to restore the UK’s ecosystems, including: using the planning system to enhance biodiversity; investing in management and restoration; tailoring policy and practice for landscape-scale restoration, and buying time to address climate change.
 The Landfill Tax Credit Scheme, now the Landfill Communities Fund, was introduced in 1996 allowing landfill site operators to contribute up to 6.7 per cent of their landfill tax liability to eligible projects in return for a 90 per cent tax credit.
In the last 10 years over £700 million has been provided to support 26,000 projects across the UK. Projects funded include the reclamation of land; the reduction or prevention of pollution; maintenance of public parks and amenities; the conservation and protection of the nation's biodiversity; and the restoration of churches and historic buildings. Celebrating 10 Years of the Landfill Communities Fund PDF (5mb) New Window.
Status of Local Wildlife Site systems 2008
T his is the fifth in a series of surveys that have been conducted by The Wildlife Trusts on Local Wildlife Site systems across England.
Status of Local Wildlife Site systems 2008 pdf
WILDLIFE TRUSTS' ANNUAL REVIEW
Annual Review 2008/2009 (e-brochure)
Annual Review 2008/2009 (pdf 6MB)
Annual Review 2007/2008
Annual Review 2006/2007
Annual Review 2005/2006
Previous years are available on request. Click here to find out how to contact us.
 HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND REPORT
This report details Wildlife Trust projects which have collectively received more than £72 million of National Lottery funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund over the last 10 years, providing enormous benefits to both wildlife and people.
Since its launch in November 1994, The National Lottery has raised more than £16 billion for good causes across the UK. The Wildlife Trusts partnership has received more than 317 separate grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund, for projects managed by the 47 local Wildlife Trusts.
 BASKING SHARK REPORT 2004
Reveals the secret life of these fascinating creatures.
WHERE TO BUY PEAT-FREE PRODUCTS 2008
WATER POLICY TEAM FACTSHEETS -
 THE WILDLIFE TRUSTS' GUIDE TO WILDLIFE GARDENING leaflet containing top tips for creating a wildlife friendly garden.
Blackcurrants & Conservation report
The Wildlife Trusts have formed a unique partnership with blackcurrant growers giving the opportunity to influence an important sector of UK agriculture to help reverse the decline of native British wildlife. Read more about this partnership here
 LET OUR GARDENS LIVE!
A MANIFESTO FOR GARDENS, PEOPLE & NATURE
The Forum for Gardening with Wildlife in Mind, of which The Wildlife Trusts are members, has produced a document entitled Let our gardens live! A manifesto for gardens, people and nature.
 SITE MATTERS
SITE matters is the biannual Wildlife Sites newsletter produced by The Wildlife Trusts for lead partners involved in operating the many Wildlife Site systems across the UK. Features aim to share information and good practice associated with running or using a Wildlife Site system, explain new legislation and planning guidance, highlight grant schemes, provoke thought and improve networking between dispersed Wildlife Site officers. SITE matters is received by all local authorities and Wildlife Trusts as well as the main nature conservation organisations.
 BEAUTY AND THE MINI-BEAST, A WILDLIFE WEEK REPORT - calling for action for those "less cuddly", but vitally important, endangered species.
 REFLECTIONS ON WATER – Water Briefing
The Wildlife Trusts’ views on the sustainable management of water resources in England and Wales, making recommendations on new policies and practices that should be adopted.
 RESCUING RATTY (published Sept 1999)
Update on The Wildlife Trust's work for water voles. Includes case studies of activities from around the Trusts.
 STANDING UP FOR SPECIES
The second in the series. It features several recent case studies demonstrating the urgent need for better legislation to protect species and to improve the protection and management of their sites. (Currently out of stock)
TREADING NEW GROUND - Wildlife Sites
This report looks at Wildlife Sites, important places for wildlife outside the statutory sites. Systems for recognising and caring for Wildlife Sites have been developed locally, but there are inconsistencies and in some areas, the sites are vulnerable to threats such as development. The Wildlife Trusts are calling for a more coherent system to be put in place nationally.
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