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Carlton and Oulton Marshes is a 151 hectare nature reserve in Lowestoft in Suffolk.It is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. [1] Carlton Marshes is part of the Sprat's Water and Marshes, Carlton Colville Site of Special Scientific Interest, [2] the Broadland Ramsar internationally important wetland site, [3] [4] the Broadland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the ...
The trust's projects include: advice to landowners on how to manage their land with wildlife in mind, including commoners in the New Forest; [4] species reintroductions like working with the South Downs National Park Authority to reintroduce water voles to the River Meon; [5] and working with local authorities to make public spaces more wildlife-friendly.
The term wildlife trust can be used in one of two senses to describe organisations concerned with wildlife: in a specific sense, to refer to the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom, or one of its constituent members known as The Wildlife Trusts ; a list of these can be found at that page.
The Trust was originally formed in April 1985 as The Sheffield City Wildlife Group and created to preserve a section of green space adjacent to Ecclesall Road now known as Sunnybank nature reserve. Other practical conservation projects included Crabtree Ponds, Roe Wood and the creation of the Five Weirs Walk in Sheffield.
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales is a membership organisation with charitable status. [5] The trust is works with volunteers and communities to protect habitats and species. [ 5 ] Their work includes reviewing planning applications, managing over 80 reserves, and providing advice to a wide variety of groups.
The Wildlife Trusts, the trading name of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, is an organisation made up of 46 local Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and Alderney. The Wildlife Trusts, between them, look after more than 2,600 nature reserves , covering around 98,500 hectares (243,000 acres).
Suffolk Wildlife Trust (SWT) describes itself as the county's "nature charity – the only organisation dedicated wholly to safeguarding Suffolk's wildlife and countryside." [ 1 ] It is a registered charity , and its headquarters is at Brooke House in Ashbocking , near Ipswich . [ 2 ]
Site Photograph Area [a] Location [a] Public access [a] Classifications Description Aston Clinton Ragpits [65]: 2.5 hectares (6.2 acres) Aston Clinton: YES SSSI, [66] CAONB [67]: This grassland site has steeply sloping old pits and spoil heaps, with a rich assembly of shrubs, herbs and invertebrates, including twenty-seven butterfly species.