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Wildlife Trusts partnership

There are 47 Wildlife Trusts across the United Kingdom. Collectively, we have over half a million members and protect 320 square miles of wildlife habitats as nature reserves - an area the size of New York City.

We are all independent charities but work together to protect and enhance our precious natural environment. All the Trusts are members of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts and through this partnership we are able to have an impact on the environment at local, regional and national levels.

The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts is represented by the following people:

• Prince Charles is the patron
• Professor Aubrey Manning is the president
• Sir David Attenborough, Professor Chris Baines, Nick Baker, Professor David MacDonald, Bill Oddie OBE, Chris Packham, Julian Pettifer, Sir Robert Worcester and Simon King are vice-presidents
• Stephanie Hilborne is the chief executive

To find out more about the Wildlife Trusts partnership, and each individual Wildlife Trust, please visit the Wildlife Trusts partnership website.

 

North Sea - Marine Protected Area Project

Living Seas. What picture does this phrase conjure up in your mind? A rocky reef bursting with brightly coloured fish, corals and sponges? A boat trip in the company of leaping dolphins and playful seals? Fishermen hauling nets brimming with big, tasty fish? Living Seas are all these things and more. We urgently need your help to bring back the UK’s Living Seas.

Twelve Wildlife Trusts (Northumberland, Durham, Tees Valley, Yorkshire, Sheffield, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham, Leicester and Rutland, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough, Norfolk, Suffolk), located across the East coast of England aim to make the concept of 'Living Seas' a reality though the North Sea MPA project. This project promotes protection of the North Sea's weird and wonderful marine wildlife, from the smallest plankton to the largest whales and will ensure over the next few years that our seas receive the protection they need.

The project focuses mainly on the English North Sea, from Northumberland down to Suffolk and 200 nautical miles out to sea. Click here to find out more and how you can help us Save Our Seas.