The Staffordshire Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust covering the county of

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...

, England.

Organisation and activities

It is one of 46 Wildlife Trusts; each is a registered charity and is a member of the

Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts 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, ...

. The Staffordshire Wildlife Trust was founded in 1969. It has about 160 members of staff, overseen by a board of

trustee Trustee (or the holding of a trusteeship) is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, is a synonym for anyone in a position of trust and so can refer to any individual who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility to t ...

s. The Trust is supported by a network of volunteers."About us"
''Staffordshire Wildlife Trust''. Retrieved 31 October 2022. The Trust has two

visitor centre A visitor center or centre (see American and British English spelling differences), visitor information center, tourist information center, is a physical location that provides tourist information to visitors. Types of visitor center A visit ...

s: the Wolseley Centre, near

Rugeley Rugeley ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase District in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the north-eastern edge of Cannock Chase next to the River Trent; it is situated north of Lichfield, south-east of Stafford, nort ...

, which is its headquarters, and at Westport Lake, Stoke-on-Trent. The Trust manages 32

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

s, and carries out conservation projects. It engages with schools regarding environmental education, and works with communities to improve green spaces for wildlife. It offers advice about how to protect and enhance wildlife habitats. The Trust publishes a magazine for members, ''Wild Staffordshire'', three times a year."Membership"
''Staffordshire Wildlife Trust''. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

Nature reserves

The Trust looks after these nature reserves:"Nature reserves"
''Staffordshire Wildlife Trust''. Retrieved 31 October 2022. * Allimore Green * Bateswood *

Biddulph Grange Country Park Biddulph Grange Country Park is a country park in Biddulph, UK. It was originally part of Biddulph Grange. Contents The park consists mostly of woodland, principally the Spring Wood, and open meadows. There is a central lake, with a stone bo ...

* Black Brook * Black Firs and Cranberry Bog * Brankley Pastures * Brough Park Fields * Brown End Quarry *

Castern Wood Castern Wood is a nature reserve of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. It is an ancient woodland, with scrub and grassland, on the eastern slopes of the Manifold Valley, about 1 mile south of Wetton, in Staffordshire, England. The reserve is de ...

* Cecilly Brook * Cotton Dell *

Croxall Lakes Croxall Lakes is a nature reserve located between the villages of Croxall and Alrewas, Staffordshire, in the United Kingdom. The nature reserve comprises two lakes and grassland between them. The lakes were formed through the quarrying of sand an ...

Doxey Marshes Doxey Marshes is a nature reserve located within two miles of Stafford town centre, and is managed by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. Designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its wet grassland habitat and its breeding wading birds ...

* Gentleshaw Common * George's Hayes * Gun Moor *

Harston Wood Harston Wood is a nature reserve of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. It is an ancient woodland, adjacent to the village of Froghall, near Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. Description The wood was established as a nature reserve in 1983, in agree ...

* Hem Heath Woods * Highgate Common * Ipstones Edge * Jackson's Coppice and Marsh * Knotbury Common * Ladderedge Country Park *

Loynton Moss Loynton Moss is a nature reserve of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, near the village of Woodseaves, in Staffordshire, England. It is adjacent to the Shropshire Union Canal, as it runs from nearby Norbury to High Offley. Description The area ...

Parrot's Drumble Parrot's Drumble is a nature reserve of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. It is an area of woodland next to the village of Talke Pits, and about north of Newcastle-under-Lyme, in Staffordshire, England. Description Its area is . It is an ancien ...

* Pasturefields Saltmarsh *

Radford Meadows Radford Meadows is a nature reserve of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, on the southern edge of Stafford, in Staffordshire, England. The reserve is a floodplain situated between the River Penk to the west, and the Staffordshire and Worcestershi ...

* Rod Wood * Side Farm Meadows *

The Roaches The Roaches (from the French ''les roches'' - the rocks) is a prominent rocky ridge above Leek and Tittesworth Reservoir in the Staffordshire Peak District of England. The ridge with its rock formations rises steeply to . Along with Ramsha ...

* Thorswood * Tucklesholme * Weag's Barn * Wetley Moor

References

External links

Staffordshire Wildlife Trust website
{{The Wildlife Trusts Organisations based in Staffordshire Wildlife Trusts of England 1969 establishments in England Environment of Staffordshire