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Facts and figures about The Wildlife Trusts
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- The Wildlife Trusts consists of 47 wildlife charities covering the whole of the UK, the Isle of Man & Alderney.
- The Wildlife Trusts have more than 791000 'wildlife enthusiastic' members.
- Every year more than 33,500 volunteers give their support to The Wildlife Trusts.
- Wildlife Watch, our junior branch for children, has more than 150,000 members
- The Wildlife Trusts care for approx. 2,256 nature reserves throughout the UK
- Together our reserves cover an area of around 90,000 hectares.
- Our smallest reserve is Hethel Old Thorn, in Norfolk, a 13th century hawthorn
- Our largest reserve is Benmore Coigach, 6,000 hectares of west Highland mountain wilderness
- The Wildlife Trusts manage 1,000 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)
- The Wildlife Trusts manage 49 National Nature Reserves (NNRs) and 68 RAMSAR sites
- About five million people visit our local Wildlife Trust Visitor Centres and nature reserves every year
- Dragonflies can fly at speeds up to 36km/hour - forwards, backwards and sidewards!
- There are more than 30 species of slugs in the British Isles.
- There are 600 different types of spider in Britain - all are harmless.
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