Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust

The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is an international wildfowl and wetland conservation charity in the United Kingdom. Its patron is Prince Charles, and its president is Kate Humble.[1]

Looking across to the main buildings and Sloane Observation Tower of the WWT Headquarters at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire
Statue of Sir Peter Scott at WWT London Wetland Centre
Sheltered Lagoon at the London Wetland Centre

History

The WWT was founded in 1946 by the ornithologist and artist Sir Peter Scott as the Severn Wildfowl Trust.

The WWT was instrumental in saving the nēnē from the brink of extinction in the 1950s.[2]

Nature reserves

The WWT has over 200,000 members and ten 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.

Consultancy

WWT also operates a consultancy business 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.[3]

Organisation

The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust is a registered charity in England[4] and Scotland.[5] Martin Spray has been chief executive WWT since March 2004.[6] In December 2012, he was appointed CBE.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Council members". wwt.org.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. Black, Jeffrey M.; Duvall, Fern; Hoshide, Howard; Medeiros, John; Hodges, Cathleen Natividad; Santos, Nelson; Telfer, Tom (1991). "The current status of the Hawaiian Goose Branta sandvicensis and its recovery programme". Wildfowl. 42 (42): 149–154.
  3. WWT Consulting
  4. Charity Commission. Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, registered charity no. 1030884.
  5. "Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Registered Charity no. SC039410". Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
  6. "Management board". wwt.org.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. Avery, Mark (30 December 2012). "Congratulations to Martin Spray". Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  8. "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 9.
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