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The Wildlife Trusts (Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts)

Our Year for Wildlife and Climate: Impact Report April 2024–December 2025

The Wildlife Trusts' 2024/25 impact report covers the work of its federation of 47 independent charities across the UK, Isle of Man and Alderney, united under Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts (RSWT). With 945,000 members, 33,000 volunteers and 4,100 staff, the federation manages 2,600+ nature reserves welcoming 14 million visitors annually and engages 231,000+ young people. Highlights include the Nextdoor Nature programme reaching 1,600 communities, major political campaigning ahead of the 2024 general election, and the landmark Rothbury Estate acquisition appeal. RSWT income (central charity) was £43.66m in FY2024/25; combined federation income across all Trusts was £230.4m (2024 data).

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Nature reserve management and habitat restoration; species reintroduction (beavers, pine martens, osprey); rewilding and land acquisition (including Rothbury Estate £30m appeal); urban nature and green social prescribing; Nextdoor Nature community programme; youth engagement and Wilder Schools; marine conservation and highly protected marine areas campaigning; policy influencing and political advocacy; nature markets and anti-greenwashing

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 945,000 members and 33,000 volunteers across 47 independent Wildlife Trusts; 4,100 dedicated employees managing over 2,600 nature reserves
Key Metric 2 231,000+ children and young people engaged from over 2,400 schools, colleges, universities and youth groups; 7,300 corporate volunteering days facilitated annually
Key Metric 3 10,120km of watercourses and 112,000 hectares of land managed by Wildlife Trusts; almost 14 million visitors welcomed annually to nature reserves and 120 information centres

Key Outcomes

  • Nextdoor Nature (£5m National Lottery Heritage Fund programme) reached over 1,600 communities — eight times the original target of 200; 95% of participants reported greater collaborative working between residents and local organisations
  • Campaigned in 580 of 650 constituencies ahead of the 2024 General Election; held 15 local hustings and a national hustings putting nature firmly on the political agenda
  • 4,400+ planning applications responded to on behalf of wildlife; Rothbury Estate appeal raised over £800,000 in days following Sir David Attenborough film launch; puffin population on Alderney tripled over 20 years to 330 active nests in 2024

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UK-Wide

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