About us

North Wales Wildlife Trust is one of 46 Wildlife Trusts working across the UK. Part of a  grassroots movement, we believe that we need nature and nature needs us. More than 900,000 members and 39,000 volunteers work together with their Wildlife Trust to make their local area wilder and make nature part of life, for everyone.

With the invaluable support of our volunteers we manage 35 nature reserves in North Wales. We also work with other organisations and landowners to protect and connect wildlife sites across the county and inspire local communities and young people to care for wildlife where they live.

North Wales Naturalist's Trust was formed on October 26th 1963. Over 60 years later our name may have changed, but the motivation that inspired our founders remains the same. Over the years the number of reserves cared for by the Trust has grown steadily, with the area of land we manage now covering over 950 hectares, thanks to gifts of land and site purchases through fundraising. We now employ over 70 members of staff and manage a budget of around £4M - a far cry from our humble beginnings.

The work we carry out on reserves, in the wider landscape, in our marine environment and in our communities is only possible through a collaborative effort between our staff and volunteers. We are motivated by our collective belief that a North Wales rich in wildlife and valued by all, is good for both wildlife and people. 

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North Wales Wildlife Trust is a charity, and as such we rely on the support of membership subscriptions, donations, grants, legacies and other funding sources to allow us to carry out our work caring for wildlife in North Wales.

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