About us

The Wildlife Trusts are on a mission to bring nature back.

46 Wildlife Trusts. One central charity.

The Wildlife Trusts is a movement of 46 local Wildlife Trusts and a central charity (the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts), working across the UK, Alderney and the Isle of Man. It is the largest grassroots organisation dedicated to protecting and restoring wildlife. 

We take care of the wildlife on your doorsteps - and we’re nature’s champions in the hallways of power. We work in and with local communities to help people take meaningful action for nature.  

Local Action. Collective Impact. Global Change

Every Wildlife Trust is an independent charity, made by groups of people getting together, to make a positive difference to wildlife and people. 

Together, we have more than 945,000 members, over 33,000 volunteers, 4,100 staff and 600 trustees, and manage over 2,600 nature reserves for nature and for people. We are not a small voice in natureʼs corner. We are the UKʼs biggest movement for nature. And if enough of us make the right choices, nature has the power to bounce back faster than we imagine.
 

Our vision

Our vision is of a thriving natural world, with our wildlife and natural habitats playing a valued role in addressing the climate and ecological emergencies, and everyone inspired to get involved in nature’s recovery.

Protecting what’s left isn’t enough. We need to restore nature at a global scale, on land and at sea. And it needs to happen now.  

What we do