Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
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The Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is a Wildlife Trust
and Registered Charity covering the county of Warwickshire
and Solihull
and Coventry
in the county of West Midlands
, England. The Trust aims to protect and enhance wildlife, natural habitats and geology throughout Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull . (Solihull and Coventry
, were formerly in Warwickshire and are now in the West Midlands county.)
The Trust headquarters are at the Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve
near Brandon
in Warwickshire
. Brandon Marsh is one of over 50 reserves that the Trust oversees, including the River Arrow Nature Reserve
in Alcester
.
The trust was founded on 6 June 1957 and was originally called The West Midlands Trust for Nature Conservation Limited which split into the Staffordshire Nature Conservation Trust
, Worcestershire Nature Conservation Trust
and Warwickshire Nature Conservation Trust between 1968 and 1971. It was popularly known as WARNACT from warn-act over this period, until changing its name to Warwickshire Wildlife Trust in the 1990s. From 1980, together with the other two county Trusts, it withdrew from Birmingham and the Black Country when the Urban Wildlife Group was established .
The Wildlife Trusts partnership
The Wildlife Trusts is an organisation made up of 47 local Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom plus the Isle of Man and Alderney.The Wildlife Trusts, between them, look after around 2,300 nature reserves covering more than 90,000 hectares...
and Registered Charity covering the county of Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
and Solihull
Solihull
Solihull is a town in the West Midlands of England with a population of 94,753. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre...
and Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
in the county of West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England. The Trust aims to protect and enhance wildlife, natural habitats and geology throughout Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull . (Solihull and Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
, were formerly in Warwickshire and are now in the West Midlands county.)
The Trust headquarters are at the Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve
Brandon Marsh
Brandon Marsh is an SSSI and nature reserve in Warwickshire, England. It is situated adjacent to the River Avon, near the village of Brandon, a few miles east of Coventry....
near Brandon
Brandon, Warwickshire
Brandon is a small village in Warwickshire, England. Along with nearby Bretford, it forms part of a joint civil parish of Brandon and Bretford. Administratively it is part of the borough of Rugby...
in Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
. Brandon Marsh is one of over 50 reserves that the Trust oversees, including the River Arrow Nature Reserve
River Arrow Nature Reserve
River Arrow Local Nature Reserve is located alongside the River Arrow in Alcester, Warwickshire, England. The reserve was set up by Stratford District Council and English Nature to benefit the Alcester community...
in Alcester
Alcester
Alcester is an old market town of Roman origin at the junction of the River Alne and River Arrow in Warwickshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Stratford-upon-Avon, and 8 miles south of Redditch, close to the Worcestershire border...
.
The trust was founded on 6 June 1957 and was originally called The West Midlands Trust for Nature Conservation Limited which split into the Staffordshire Nature Conservation Trust
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
The Staffordshire Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust covering the county of Staffordshire, England.-External links:**...
, Worcestershire Nature Conservation Trust
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust is one of 47 wildlife trusts throughout the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1968 to conserve, protect and restore the county's wildlife....
and Warwickshire Nature Conservation Trust between 1968 and 1971. It was popularly known as WARNACT from warn-act over this period, until changing its name to Warwickshire Wildlife Trust in the 1990s. From 1980, together with the other two county Trusts, it withdrew from Birmingham and the Black Country when the Urban Wildlife Group was established .