The Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust is a locally based registered charity (number 210531) concerned with all aspects of nature conservation.
The Trust is a membership organisation, governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. Almost 16,000 members currently support the Trust’s work.
The Trust is managed by a Council of Trustees (elected from its members) who oversee the governance and strategic direction of the Trust.
The day-to-day work of the Trust is delivered by a team of 30 staff assisted by more than 700 active volunteers.
For details of employment opportunities with the Trust see our Job Vacancies page
In addition the Trust has a network of local groups in the two counties that support our work by organising conservation work on reserves, guided walks, lectures and talks, events and social events throughout the year and raising much needed funds.
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust was founded in 1956 by a small group of naturalists and was formerly known as the Leicestershire and Rutland Trust for Nature Conservation.
The Trust has grown considerably in recent years and developed important work for local wildlife and wild places and for local people who care about the future of their natural environment.
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust is an independent charity. We belong to a powerful conservation network of 46 Wildlife Trusts across the UK taking effective action to protect our unique natural heritage. The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts (RSWT) acts as a national voice, generates support and provides leadership for the movement.
Together the Wildlife Trusts have over 800,000 members, manage more than 2,300 nature reserves, run thousands of projects and events, and work together to ensure that both local and national policies and decisions are in the best interests of wildlife and wild places.
The Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust is your local partner in this powerful conservation network.
Downloads
Click here to download a copy of our latest Annual Report and learn about our recent work and achievements.
Click here to download a copy of our Five Year Development Strategy 2015 - 2020 and find out about the Trust’s overall direction and what we want to achieve in the next five years.
This cruise will begin at Whitwell Harbour where the Rutland Belle sets sail for an hour and a half cruise on Rutland Water.
