North Wales Wildlife Trust

The North Wales Wildlife Trust (NWWT) (Welsh: Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gogledd Cymru) is the Wildlife Trust for North Wales. Established in 1963 it covers the vice counties of Anglesey, Caernarfonshire, Merionethshire, Denbighshire and Flintshire with over 4,000 members. Its head office is located in Bangor and its eastern office is temporarily located in Mold, Flintshire.

Aims of the North Wales Wildlife Trust are:

To conserve North Wales' wildlife for the future.
To increase the understanding of North Wales' wildlife and its natural environment.
To apply this knowledge of practical wildlife conservation in our nature reserves and elsewhere throughout North Wales.
To enhance the enjoyment of and access to North Wales' wildlife by members of the public.

It has local members branches (who organise and lead local walks, talks and meetings), They are:

Anglesey Branch
Conwy Valley Branch
Arfon Branch
Clwydian Branch (covering Denbighshire and Flintshire)
Meirionydd Branch
Wrexham & Dee Valley Branch

The trust manages the following 33 nature reserves (6.5 km² in total):

Abercorris
Aberduna
Big Pool Wood
Blaen-y-Weirgloedd
Bryn Pydew
Bryn Lane
Caeau pen y clip
Caeau Tan y Bwlch
Cemlyn
Coed Cilygroeslwyd
Coed Crafnant
Coed Porthamel
Coed Trellyniau
Coed-y-Felin
Cors Bodgynydd
Cors Goch
Cors-y-Sarnau
Gogarth (with a trust shop on the summit complex of the Great Orme)
Gors Maen Llwyd
Gwaith Powdwr
Maes Hiraddug
Marford Quarry
Mariandyrys
Morfa Bychan
Nantporth
Pisgah Quarry
Porth Diana
Rhiwledyn
Spinnies, Aberogwen
Three Cornered Meadow
Traeth Glaslyn
Y Ddol Uchaf
Y Graig

The Trust also manages other sites on behalf of corporate bodies on the Wrexham Industrial Estate

Bryn Lane
Abbey Road

External links

The Wildlife Trusts

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