News
Welcome to The Wildlife Trusts' news section. Here you will find the latest news stories about our work, activities and events. Journalists can contact our press team to ensure enquiries will be dealt with immediately. Our usual working hours are 9am-5pm Monday-Friday.
For out-of-hours media enquiries during May, please contact Tanya Perdikou on 07887 754657 tperdikou@wildlifetrusts.org or Anna Guthrie on 07887 754659 aguthrie@wildlifetrusts.org.
Celebrating 100 years of nature conservation
Saturday 12th May, 2012
On 16 May 1912 a banker, landowner, naturalist and scientist named Charles Rothschild got together with like-minded enthusiasts to whip-up support for a radical idea: to identify and protect the very best of the UK’s wild places.
Taking a trip down memory lane
Saturday 12th May, 2012
Unique stories and shared experiences are being sought by The Wildlife Trusts, as they celebrate their centenary.
Wildlife Trust wins bid for precious marshland
Thursday 3rd May, 2012
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Birdsong with breakfast for wildlife gardeners
Monday 30th April, 2012
Centenary year welcomes new Chair
Monday 23rd April, 2012
René Olivieri will today be appointed Chair of The Wildlife Trusts; the sixteenth in the conservation organisation’s 100 year history.
New report on Scotland's lowland raised bogs
Thursday 19th April, 2012
Some of Scotland’s most important assets in the fight against climate change are badly damaged, but can be repaired, a new report says.
London Wild Bird Watch
Tuesday 17th April, 2012
Heading towards town for some twitching may not be the norm, but that’s just what Londoners are invited to do at London Wild Bird Watch.
Wildlife at risk as drought spreads
Monday 16th April, 2012
As environmental drought is declared in South West England and the Midlands, The Wildlife Trusts are reporting an increasing number of negative impacts on wildlife.
Loch of the Lowes osprey lays egg 62
Monday 16th April, 2012
The record-breaking osprey at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Loch of the Lowes reserve in Perthshire has laid the 62nd egg of her lifetime.
Government recognises growth can be green
Wednesday 11th April, 2012
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The Wildlife Trusts welcome the Deputy Prime Minister’s recognition that prosperity and environmental protection can go hand in hand.