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Essex Wildlife Trust

 

Name Essex Wildlife Trust
Objectives and work of group Essex Wildlife Trust exists to preserve our local Wildlife and countryside. It does this through:
  • Owning and managing local nature reserves. (It currently has 92 reserves covering 7500 acres of land throughout Essex.)
  • Education - The trust offers an excellent Education service with wildlife courses, school services and watch groups.
  • Changing attitudes amongst decision makers at local level and at National level through The Wildlife Trusts.
  • carries out species protection
  • provides conservation advice
  • runs events such as talks and reserve open days
National Contact Details Essex Wildlife Trust is the Essex member of the Wildlife Trusts which is a partnership of 46 county wildlife trusts. It is the biggest Wildlife protection organisation in Essex.

Essex Wildlife Trust, Abbotts Hall Farm, Colchester, CO5 7RZ

Tel: 01621 862960
Fax: 01206 729298
e-mail admin@essexwt.org.uk

www.essexwt.org.uk

Local Contact Details Colchester Local Group : Daphne Davis, 10 St. Bernard Road, Colchester, COl 1XW.
Tel 01206 501813. e-mail: colchesterewt@aol.com

What we do: The Colchester group supports the Essex Wildlife Trust by assisting with conservation work on local nature reserves, fundraising, providing a monthly programme of talks and walks and monitoring local planning applications.
Volunteers for a wide range of tasks are always wanted.
Work parties are held each Sunday morning from October to early April on at least one of our local reserves.

see also Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve (tel: 01206 729678) and Abberton Visitor Centre (tel: 01206 738172)
Membership Details Costs:
Single £19pa
Joint £24pa
Wildlife Watch (young persons club) £10pa
Family (joint & Wildlife watch) £34pa
Student £10pa

Benefits:

The trust currently has over 16000 members and 300 corporate sponsors.

History Established in 1959 to protect our wildlife and countryside.
Young Persons section Operated through Wildlfe Watch Groups.
How else can you help group
  • volunteering
  • purchasing trust products
  • membership, donations and legacies
  Registered Charity Number 210065
Registered Company Number 638666

Essex Wildlife Trust (EWT)
It is a self-supporting charity and is linked to the Royal Society for Nature Conservation. Conservation work by the local group is carried out on local EWT reserves.

 

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Last Updated 06/12/2003