London Wildlife Trust

London Wildlife Trust
Formation1981
TypeCharitable organization
FocusNature recovery
HeadquartersFivefields, 8-10 Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria, London, SW1W 0DH
CEO
David Mooney
Chair
Rufus Radcliffe
Key people
Mathew Frith (Director of Conservation), Leah McNally (Director of Projects & Visitor Engagement), Charlie Sims (Director of Visitor Experience)
Staff50+
Volunteers
700+
Websitehttps://www.wildlondon.org.uk

London Wildlife Trust (LWT) is an English wildlife charity based in London.[1]

Founded in 1981, London Wildlife Trust is one of 46 members of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts (known as The Wildlife Trusts), each of which is a local nature charity for its area.[2][3] The Trust manages 36 nature reserves in Greater London[4] and provides education services for schools, events for nature enthusiasts, and information on how to help London's wildlife.

The Trust pioneered the systematic recording of data on wildlife and the environment in the capital. Its "Biological Recording Project" became the semi-independent "Greenspace Information for Greater London", known as GIGL.[5]

The Trust has more than 50 members of staff[6] and 700 volunteers, and is supported by over 12,000 members.[1] It's reserves receive over 1 million visits per year.[7][8]

In its 2024 strategy document the Trust sets out its vision and mission, as well as plans for a five-year period. The trust states its vision as "A London alive with wildlife, nature in everyone's neighbourhood."[9][7]

  1. ^ a b "About us | London Wildlife Trust". www.wildlondon.org.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ^ "About London Wildlife Trust". London Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Map of Wildlife Trusts". The Wildlife Trusts. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2016. Each of the 47 Wildlife Trusts is an independent, autonomous charity with its own trustees, whose primary concern is the conservation of nature within its own geographical area.
  4. ^ "Find a nature reserve". London Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014.
  5. ^ Frith, 2012
  6. ^ "Meet the team | London Wildlife Trust". www.wildlondon.org.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  7. ^ a b For a Wilder City, p. 5
  8. ^ London Wildlife Trust, Annual Review, 2008–2009 Archived 7 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ https://www.wildlondon.org.uk/sites/default/files/2024-09/LWT%20Strategy%202030.pdf Strategy 2030