Many of these sites are owned by the Trust – the most recent acquisition by the Trust is Catherton Common, in the Clee Hills, which at 527 acres is the largest Wildlife Trust nature reserve in the West Midlands region. The Trust is currently fund-raising to purchase the leasehold of Pontesford Hill – it already owns the freehold, along with neighbouring Earl's Hill. In 2012 the Trust was seeking to purchase the gardens of Charles Darwin's family home at The Mount in Shrewsbury, so that they may be opened to the public.[2]
Headquarters
The Trust has its main offices and visitor centre at 193 Abbey Foregate near the centre of Shrewsbury – they occupy the former "Shrewsbury Quest" museum, on the corner of Abbey Foregate and Old Potts Way, opposite The Abbey church. The site encompasses a restored medieval building known as the Old Infirmary and a 1730s building called Queen Anne House, as well as gardens, including a herb garden established when the site was the Shrewsbury Quest, and a fruit tree garden. The centre and its gardens is open to the public (usually Monday – Saturday) and has a shop as well as conference rooms available for hire. Many Trust-run events take place here, including children's events during the summer holidays. Every year the centre receives approximately 25,000 visitors.
Local branches
The Trust currently has 10 local branches active in the county:
As of 2011 the Shropshire Wildlife Trust's membership is around 11,000 individuals[1] – the figure was just under 6,000 in the year 2000.[3] This equates to roughly 2.2%, or 1 in 50 Shropshire residents. Annual income from subscriptions has risen from £140,000 in 2000 to £250,000 in 2010.[3] In addition to the membership of individuals, there are also corporate memberships, mainly of organisations (almost all private businesses) based in Shropshire, including Müller Dairy (UK), E.ON UK and Harper Adams University.[1]
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This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral Please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources February 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Shropshire Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust covering the geographic county of Shropshire England Shropshire Wildlife TrustMap of Shropshirewith Telford and Wrekin shown withinFormation1964TypeRegistered CharityPurposecampaigns for wildlife and the environment looks after nature reserves encourages and educates about nature conservationHeadquarters193 Abbey Foregate Shrewsbury SY2 6AHCoordinates52 707 N 2 7447 W Coordinates 52 42 25 N 2 44 41 W 52 707 N 2 7447 W 52 707 2 7447Region servedShropshire Telford amp WrekinMembership 11 000DirectorColin Preston 1 Main organTrust CouncilParent organizationThe Wildlife Trusts partnership Budget 1 098 853 FY 2010 11 1 Staff 30Volunteers 400Websitewww shropshirewildlifetrust org uk Contents 1 Nature reserves 2 Headquarters 3 Local branches 4 Specialist groups 5 Membership 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksNature reserves EditThe trust cares for or is associated with 42 nature reserves plus its headquarters in Shrewsbury see next section in the county North Shropshire Central ShropshireBirch Road Pond near Ellesmere Bwlytai Wood near Oswestry Craig Sychtyn near Llynclys Dolgoch Quarry near Llynclys Greenfields near Whitchurch Jones Rough near Llanymynech Llanymynech Rocks Llynclys Common Melverley Farm near Ash Magna Prees Branch Canal Quarry Wood Ruewood near Wem Sweeney Fen near Llynclys The Plantation near Ellesmere Wem Moss Wood Lane near Wem Brook Vessons Earl s Hill near Pontesbury Holly Banks near Melverley Hope Valley near Minsterley Granville Country Park in Telford Nipstone Stiperstones The Ercall The Hollies Bushmoor Coppice Catherton Common Chelmarsh Clunton Coppice Comley Quarry near Church Stretton Cramer Gutter Harton Hollow Knowle Wood Lower Shortditch Turbary Clun Forest Lurkenhope Wood Rhos Fiddle Whitcliffe Common Ludford A former quarry at The Ercall Many of these sites are owned by the Trust the most recent acquisition by the Trust is Catherton Common in the Clee Hills which at 527 acres is the largest Wildlife Trust nature reserve in the West Midlands region The Trust is currently fund raising to purchase the leasehold of Pontesford Hill it already owns the freehold along with neighbouring Earl s Hill In 2012 the Trust was seeking to purchase the gardens of Charles Darwin s family home at The Mount in Shrewsbury so that they may be opened to the public 2 Headquarters EditThe Trust has its main offices and visitor centre at 193 Abbey Foregate near the centre of Shrewsbury they occupy the former Shrewsbury Quest museum on the corner of Abbey Foregate and Old Potts Way opposite The Abbey church The site encompasses a restored medieval building known as the Old Infirmary and a 1730s building called Queen Anne House as well as gardens including a herb garden established when the site was the Shrewsbury Quest and a fruit tree garden The centre and its gardens is open to the public usually Monday Saturday and has a shop as well as conference rooms available for hire Many Trust run events take place here including children s events during the summer holidays Every year the centre receives approximately 25 000 visitors Local branches EditThe Trust currently has 10 local branches active in the county Bridgnorth Clun and Bishop s Castle Ellesmere Ludlow Market Drayton Newport Oswestry Oswestry Hills Wildlife Watch Shrewsbury Wildlife Survey Group Strettons The WhitchurchAdditionally in the Telford area the Trust has helped establish the Telford and Wrekin Forest initiative and has Wrekin Forest Volunteers Specialist groups EditThe county has a wide range of specialist groups which are associated with the Shropshire Wildlife Trust including Border Bryologists Butterfly Conservation West Midlands Shropshire Amphibian and Reptile Group Shropshire Badger Group Shropshire Barn Owl Group Shropshire Bat Group Shropshire Botanical Society Shropshire Fungus Group Shropshire Invertebrate Group Shropshire Mammal Group Shropshire Moth Group Shropshire Ornithological Society Shropshire Raven Study GroupMembership EditAs of 2011 the Shropshire Wildlife Trust s membership is around 11 000 individuals 1 the figure was just under 6 000 in the year 2000 3 This equates to roughly 2 2 or 1 in 50 Shropshire residents Annual income from subscriptions has risen from 140 000 in 2000 to 250 000 in 2010 3 In addition to the membership of individuals there are also corporate memberships mainly of organisations almost all private businesses based in Shropshire including Muller Dairy UK E ON UK and Harper Adams University 1 See also EditRoyal Society of Wildlife Trusts List of Conservation topics Conservation in the United KingdomReferences Edit a b c d Annual Review 2011 BBC News Darwin s Shropshire garden offered for sale to trust 17 February 2012 a b Annual Review 2010External links EditShropshire Wildlife Trust website Telford and Wrekin Forest initiative Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shropshire Wildlife Trust amp oldid 1125327963, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
