Shropshire Wildlife Trust

Shropshire Wildlife Trust
Formation1964
TypeRegistered Charity
Purposecampaigns for wildlife and the environment; looks after nature reserves; encourages and educates about nature conservation
Headquarters193 Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6AH
Coordinates52.707 N, 2.7447 W 52°42′25″N 2°44′41″W / 52.707°N 2.7447°W / 52.707; -2.7447
Region served
Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin
Membership~11,000
Director
Colin Preston[1]
Main organ
Trust Council
Parent organization
The Wildlife Trusts (partnership)
Budget£1,098,853 (FY 2010–11)[1]
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 manages 42 nature reserves (plus its headquarters in Shrewsbury – see next section) in the county:

North Shropshire Central and South Shropshire


Headquarters

The Trust has its main offices and visitor centre at 193 Abbey Foregate near the centre of Shrewsbury – they occupy the former "Shrewsbury Quest" museum, on the corner of Abbey Foregate and Old Potts Way, opposite The Abbey church. The site encompasses a restored medieval building known as the Old Infirmary and a 1730s building called Queen Anne House, as well as gardens, including a 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

The Shropshire Wildlife Trust's membership is around 9,000 individuals[1] This equates to roughly 2.2%, or 1 in 50 Shropshire residents. 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. ^ "SWT Trustees | Shropshire Wildlife Trust".
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