Shropshire Wildlife Trust

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Shropshire Wildlife Trust
Staff
~30
Volunteers
~400
Websitewww.shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk

The Shropshire Wildlife Trust (SWT[2]) is a wildlife trust covering the geographic county of Shropshire, England.

Nature reserves

The trust cares for, or is associated with, 42 nature reserves (plus its headquarters in Shrewsbury – see next section) in the county:

North Shropshire Central Shropshire
A former quarry at The Ercall

Many of these sites are owned by the Trust – the most recent acquisition by the Trust is Catherton Common, in the

leasehold of Pontesford Hill – it already owns the freehold, along with neighbouring Earl's Hill. In 2012 the Trust was seeking to purchase the gardens of Charles Darwin's family home at The Mount in Shrewsbury, so that they may be opened to the public.[3]

Headquarters

The Trust has its main offices and

herb garden established when the site was the Shrewsbury Quest, and a fruit tree garden. The centre and its gardens is open to the public (usually Monday – Saturday) and has a shop as well as conference
rooms available for hire. Many Trust-run events take place here, including children's events during the summer holidays. Every year the centre receives approximately 25,000 visitors.

Local branches

The Trust currently has 10 local branches active in the county:

Additionally, in the Telford area the Trust has helped establish the "Telford and Wrekin Forest" initiative, and has "Wrekin Forest Volunteers".

Specialist groups

The county has a wide range of specialist groups, which are associated with the Shropshire Wildlife Trust, including:

Membership

As of 2011 the Shropshire Wildlife Trust's membership is around 11,000 individuals[1] – the figure was just under 6,000 in the year 2000.[4] This equates to roughly 2.2%, or 1 in 50 Shropshire residents. Annual income from subscriptions has risen from £140,000 in 2000 to £250,000 in 2010.[4] In addition to the membership of individuals, there are also corporate memberships, mainly of organisations (almost all private businesses) based in Shropshire, including Müller Dairy (UK), E.ON UK and Harper Adams University.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Annual Review 2011
  2. ^ https://www.shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/swt-trustees
  3. ^ BBC News Darwin's Shropshire garden offered for sale to trust (17 February 2012)
  4. ^ a b Annual Review 2010

External links

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