Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts
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The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts or RSWT is a registered charity, incorporated by Royal Charter to promote conservation and manage environmental funds. It is based at Newark-on-Trent
in Nottinghamshire
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The RSWT was previously known by the names Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves and Royal Society for Nature Conservation.
. As such, the society trades as and is commonly known by the name The Wildlife Trusts.
See The Wildlife Trusts for details of the history of RSWT.
Newark-on-Trent
Newark-on-Trent is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. It stands on the River Trent, the A1 , and the East Coast Main Line railway. The origins of the town are possibly Roman as it lies on an important Roman road, the Fosse Way...
in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
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The RSWT was previously known by the names Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves and Royal Society for Nature Conservation.
The Wildlife Trusts
RSWT is the umbrella organisation for the 47 independently funded and managed local wildlife trusts in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
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. As such, the society trades as and is commonly known by the name The Wildlife Trusts.
See The Wildlife Trusts for details of the history of RSWT.