As well as managing reserves, the Trust’s Conservation Team work in strategic areas that have been identified as being particularly important for wildlife. The team aims to positively influence land management in the wider countryside for the benefit of biodiversity.

We do this by providing habitat and species management advice directly to those managing land, focusing particularly on important existing wildlife sites, land which links these sites, and land with potential for wildlife enhancement. We also work with key partners and local people to promote habitat enhancement and restoration, which also provides for public access, community involvement and learning opportunities. We aim to promote best practice in wildlife management through demonstration events, involving others in practical projects, and raising awareness of our work.
 
A Living Landscape for the South East

Imagine a countryside which is as rich in wildlife as it was in yesteryear, but helps maintain our climate, produces our food, and replenishes our spirits – a countryside for the 21st Century. The Wildlife Trusts in the South East recently published a new model for bringing this vision to life, and rebuilding the natural environment at a landscape-scale. 

The Living Landscapes approach is about creating places for people, close to where they live: bringing people to nature, but more importantly bring nature to people. It’s about exploiting the potential of the natural environment to deal with our problems – such as creating natural wetlands which store floodwater and provide for wildlife at the same time. Most of all it’s about thinking big, creating a connected countryside from horizon to horizon. Download a copy of the Living Landscape report, (file about 1M).

Countdown 2010

We are signatories to the international Countdown 2010 Declaration which commits us to helping to reduce the current rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. Further information on the Countdown 2010 Declaration.
For information about each of our current projects please choose a link on the left.

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