Devon Wildlife Trust

About Us

Established as a registered charity in 1962, Devon Wildlife Trust is concerned with all aspects of wildlife conservation in Devon. A member of The Wildlife Trusts partnership, a nationwide network dedicated to achieving Living Seas and a Living Landscape in the UK, between us we have more than 750000 members and care for over 2,000 nature reserves.

Devon Wildlife Trust has around 35,000 members and 40 nature reserves throughout the county totalling over 3,000 acres. It is closely involved in land and marine management, wildlife surveying, conservation policy and education. DWT employs over 50 highly qualified staff, whilst hundreds of people, members and others, work with the organisation on a voluntary basis. Our work increasingly involves conservation on a landscape scale – working over a vast area with multiple partners, including local authorities, government and independent agencies and private landowners – to rebuild a sustainable Living Landscape.

Our current Living Landscape projects are

• Working Wetlands: a large scale project in the Culm Natural Area of Devon to create a robust landscape more able to withstand the pressures of a changing agricultural landscape and climate –

• Exeter Wild City: a project founded on a vision of a city which is a place for people and a place for wildlife – in fact a place for all life

• Avon Valley: working in the Avon Valley Strategic Nature Area to restore neglected sites, create new habitat and link sites through the landscape.

In addition to our nature reserves, Devon Wildlife Trust has two visitor centre:

• Cricklepit Mill, in Exeter, is a 17th century water mill, restored to working order, which is our headquarters. The mill is open to visitors 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday. Milling days take place several times a year

• Wembury Marine Centre, near Plymouth has interactive displays about the marine environment and rocky shore. The beach and surrounding coast are designated a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and are home to a huge range of marine and coastal wildlife.

Our vision

The Devon Wildlife Trust has a vision of a Devon in which:

• Wildlife is plentiful, varied and widespread

• The future of wildlife is secure

• The benefits of wildlife are valued and enjoyed

Our values

The Devon Wildlife Trust believes that

• Wildlife is life and that, without it around us in abundance, human life is at risk

• Globally, the continued decline in the biodiversity of the planet is approaching critical proportions

• Wildlife is the tangible evidence of the health of natural systems on which all life, including human, depends

• Responsibility for those natural systems lies with those who exploit them

• The county of Devon has a global responsibility to maintain its local contribution to biodiversity and protect the health of its natural systems

• The social and economic wellbeing of the County is dependent on its natural assets, which are in decline

• The health and wellbeing of humans depends on the natural world • Wildlife is infinitely fascinating and rewarding

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