The Wiltshire Wildlife Trust A sustainable future for wildlife and people.
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The Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
A sustainable future for wildlife and people
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
• established in 1962
• 18,500 members
• over 1500 volunteers
• 65 members of staff
Purpose of the Trust not same as a natural history society but
concerned “with seeing that there would be some nature left in, say, 25 years time”.
Oct 1962. Inaugural meeting
Climate change
is a huge threat to wildlife and people
The Trust’s response to climate change is to support •Adaptation
•Mitigation
Adapting to inevitable climate change by the careful management of nature reserves, providing advice and support to landowners and farmers to create ‘Living Landscapes’
Mitigation - supporting the transition of society to live more sustainably – education & awareness raising, promoting ‘eco-therapy’, less waste, energy efficiency and local generation of renewable energy
“The Trusts can be an inspiration to people, helping them to understand
the link between climate change and the impacts on wildlife and the
need to reduce – urgently – the amount of CO2 released into the
atmosphere”
HRH Prince Charles14th May 2007
Better insulated homes
Wiltshire Wildlife Community Energy –
a community benefit society
Chelworth1MW solar installation at, near Cricklade
.– Cost £1.3m – money raised by share issue– Will generate c.7% return on investment (plus EIS tax relief)– WWT gets a rent £5,000 and 20% share of surplus– Will generate c.£500,000 Community Fund over 20 years
1MW of electricity produced –
enough for 225 homes
Space between panels will be sown with wildflowers and grazed by sheep
Panels arranged to fit into the site boundaries