Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
| Yorkshire Wildlife Trust |
The logo of the Wildlife Trusts |
| Abbreviation |
YWT |
| Motto |
Protecting Wildlife for the Future |
| Formation |
January 1, 1946 (1946-01-01) (66 years ago) as Yorkshire Naturalists’ Trust |
| Type |
Registered charity No.210807 |
| Legal status |
Company limited by guarantee No.409650 |
| Purpose/focus |
Protecting wildlife and wild places, and educating, influencing and empowering people. |
| Headquarters |
1 St George's Place, York |
| Location |
YO24 1GN |
| Region served |
Traditional county of Yorkshire |
| Chief Executive |
Dr Rob Stoneman |
| Affiliations |
The Wildlife Trusts partnership |
| Budget |
Accounts 2007-8 |
| Website |
http://www.ywt.org.uk/ |
The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust covering the traditional county of Yorkshire, England.The Trust is part of the UK-wide partnership of 47 Wildlife Trusts.It was formed in 1946, as the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Trust, essentially to preserve its first nature reserve Askham Bog on the outskirts of York. It manages more than eighty reserves[1] across the county, including some of the best wildlife sites in the UK. These nature reserves cover the diversity of Yorkshire’s landscape, from woodland to grassland, wetland, moorland, fen, bog and coast. The flagship - and largest - reserve is Potteric Carr[2].
References
- ^ "View Reserves As A List". Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. http://www.ywt.org.uk/view_reserves_as_a_list.php. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "Potteric Carr Nature Reserve: Introduction". Friends of Potteric Carr. http://www.potteric-carr.org.uk/. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
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