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500,000 people involved with our events

2,300 nature reserves across the UK

100 coastal and undersea conservation projects

98,000 football pitches of wildlife-rich land

We are a grassroots movement that believes we need nature and it needs us. More than 800,000 members and 35,000 volunteers work together with their Wildlife Trust to make their local area wilder and make nature part of life, for everyone.

Every Wildlife Trust is an independent charity.

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Updated 6th September - Own goal: Government considering badger cull in new areas where they have funded successful vaccination programmes

The Wildlife Trusts call for national badger vaccination programme to help combat bTB as an alternative to culling.

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Back on the move – threatened sand dunes set for a dynamic future with National Lottery funding

A radical new approach to managing sand dunes that aims to reverse over 100 years of decline has been given £4m funding from the…

Take action for badgers

Badger culling is not the answer to stopping the spread of bovine TB. Instead we are vaccinating badgers as a positive alternative.

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Making nature part of life

Vine House Farm field with red tractor and birds © Nicholas Watts, Vine House Farm Bird Foods

Farming

Over 70% of the UK’s land is farmed in some way – so how this land is managed has a big impact on wildlife.

Nature for wellbeing

Spending time in nature makes us happier and healthier.

Planning and development

Building homes, business premises and transport links could and should have an overall positive impact on nature.

Fisheries

Unsustainable fishing activity can destroy marine habitats and drive species to extinction. The Wildlife Trusts work towards a…

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Water

Water is a vital part of the natural world. The lives of animals, plants and people depend on healthy water sources.

Learning and education

The Wildlife Trusts believe all children should have access to nature.

Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photography

Everyone should have the opportunity to experience the joy of wildlife in their daily lives

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Species

Water vole

The water vole is under serious threat from habitat loss and predation by the non-native American mink. Found along our waterways, it is…

Species

Common toad

Despite its warts and ancient associations with witches, the common toad is a gardener's friend, sucking up slugs and snails. It is…

Species

Mole

The brown humps of earth that can decorate a lawn are the work of the mole. This stocky, brown mammal spends its life burrowing…

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