Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) was founded in 1959 as Surrey Naturalists' Trust and it is one of forty-six wildlife trusts covering Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Alderney. SWT carries out conservation activities on a considerable area of Surrey County Council's large countryside estate and also manages land on behalf of the Ministry of Defence estate. As of 2022 the SWT manages more than 6,000 hectares of land for wildlife and employs more than 100 staff. It had an income of £5.1 million and expenditure of £5.7 million.
Brockham Limeworks
Image: Ricochet Hill, Ash Military Ranges geograph.org.uk 305829
Image: Upper Pond, Ashtead Park geograph.org.uk 62946
Image: Shooting range perimeter, Sandhurst geograph.org.uk 126186
The Wildlife Trusts, the trading name of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, is an organisation made up of 46 local Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and Alderney. The Wildlife Trusts, between them, look after more than 2,300 nature reserves, covering around 98,500 hectares. As of 2020, the Trusts have a combined membership of over 870,000 members.
The Wildlife Trusts headquarters in Newark-on-Trent
Craig Bennett, Chief executive officer, 2020
Stephanie Hilborne, ex-chief executive officer, celebrating the centenary of the Wildlife Trusts at Gunnersbury Triangle local nature reserve, 2012
