Northumberland Wildlife Trust was established in 1971 (following a split from the ''Northumberland & Durham Trust'', established 1962) to help conserve and protect the
wildlife
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of
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land on ...
,
Newcastle upon Tyne
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and
North Tyneside
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North Tyneside is bordered b ...
in the
UK. The Trust is a charity, and a member of
The Wildlife Trusts partnership
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 ...
.
About
The Trust was founded by Tony Tynan, and to honour that fact he has been given the title of Founder.
Particular projects where the Trust has a special expertise include
Red Squirrel
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In Great Britain, Ireland, and in Italy numbers ...
conservation and
peat
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land restoration.
The Trust has an active team engaged in education activities including projects based in North Northumberland, Blyth Valley district and Newcastle and North Tyneside. It runs activities in which volunteers can participate every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and alternate Sundays. Volunteers help to maintain the Trust's nature reserves.
The Trust is a charity and relies heavily on its members to help fund its activities.
Reserves
The Trust manages 60
nature
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reserves including
Hauxley and
East Chevington
East Chevington is a parish in Northumberland, England, and was a village until it disappeared in the 1900s.
In 2001, the parish had a population of 3,192, increasing to 3,951 at the 2011 Census.
History
The site of the village was inhabited ...
on the Northumberland Coast to
Whitelee Moor
Whitelee Moor is nature reserve of the Northumberland Wildlife Trust, in Northumberland, England, near Carter Bar. A large part of the moor is blanket bog.
It is a national nature reserve (United Kingdom), national nature reserve, and is in a Sp ...
, a 15 square kilometre hill farm on the Scottish Border. The most recent acquisition was the beach at
Cresswell. In addition to its nature reserves, the Trust manages Weetslade Country Park on behalf of the Land Restoration Trust and
Bakethin Reservoir
Bakethin Reservoir is a reservoir immediately upstream of Kielder Water, in Northumberland, England, close to the border with Scotland. It is fed by the River North Tyne and lies southeast of Kielder village.
The reservoir is created by the we ...
conservation area on behalf of Northumbrian Water.
Headquarters
Northumberland Wildlife Trust headquarters are located on one of their reserves, St Nicholas Park,
Gosforth
Gosforth is a suburb of the city and metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It constituted a separate Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban district from 1895 until 1974 before officially merging with the city of New ...
. Most of the Trust's staff are based here, as are part of Save Our Squirrels Northumberland.
Patrons
*
Bill Oddie
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A birder since his childhood in Quinton, ...
(to 2010)
* Conrad Dickinson (2010 onwards)
List of reserves
The full list of reserves can be seen at the Trust'
Website
*
Hauxley on the Northumberland Coast
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East Chevington
East Chevington is a parish in Northumberland, England, and was a village until it disappeared in the 1900s.
In 2001, the parish had a population of 3,192, increasing to 3,951 at the 2011 Census.
History
The site of the village was inhabited ...
on the Northumberland Coast
*
Whitelee Moor
Whitelee Moor is nature reserve of the Northumberland Wildlife Trust, in Northumberland, England, near Carter Bar. A large part of the moor is blanket bog.
It is a national nature reserve (United Kingdom), national nature reserve, and is in a Sp ...
, a 15 square kilometre hill farm on the Scottish Border
*
Cresswell beach
* Weetslade Country Park, managed on behalf of the Land Restoration Trust
*
Bakethin Reservoir
Bakethin Reservoir is a reservoir immediately upstream of Kielder Water, in Northumberland, England, close to the border with Scotland. It is fed by the River North Tyne and lies southeast of Kielder village.
The reservoir is created by the we ...
, Kielder Water, conservation area managed on behalf of Northumbrian Water
See also
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Conservation biology
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Conservation ethic
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Conservation movement
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Ecology
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Ecology movement
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Environmentalism
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Environmental movement
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Environmental protection
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Habitat conservation
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List of environmental organizations
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that seeks to protect, analyse or monitor the environment against misuse or degradation from human forces.
In this sense the environment ...
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Natural environment
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Natural capital
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Natural resource
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Renewable resource
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Sustainable development
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Sustainability
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References
External links
Official website*
Organisations based in Northumberland
Wildlife Trusts of England
1971 establishments in England
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