Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is a wildfowl and wetland conservation charity in the United Kingdom. Its patron is Queen Elizabeth II.
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History
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Nature reserves
The WWT has over 200,000 members and nine reserves with visitor centres. Together these cover over 20 km², and support over 150,000 birds. They receive over one million visitors per year. The reserves include seven SSSIs (site of Special Scientific Interest), five SPAs (Special Protection Areas) and five Ramsar sites.
- WWT Arundel, West Sussex
- WWT Caerlaverock, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (the only centre with accommodation)
- WWT Castle Espie, County Down, Northern Ireland
- WWT London Wetland Centre
- WWT Llanelli Wetlands Centre, Carmarthenshire, Wales
- WWT Martin Mere, Lancashire
- WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire
- WWT Washington, Tyne and Wear
- WWT Welney, Norfolk
Consultancy
WWT also operates a consultancy business called WWT Consulting that provides external clients with a comprehensive range of wetland services. These include: ecological survey and assessment; habitat design and management; visitor centre planning and design; and wetland treatment systems.
Organisation
As of December 2012[update], the Trust's chief executive is Martin Spray.[1] In December 2012, he was appointed CBE.[1][2]
See also
- Conservation in the United Kingdom
- List of Conservation topics
- Malcolm Ogilvie
- Ramsar Convention
- Wetlands International
References
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- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60367. p. 9. 29 December 2012.
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