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About us
Why we're here
Our purpose is to bring wildlife back, to empower people to take meaningful action for nature, and to create a society where nature matters.
Who we are
Founded in 1956, Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust is the leading wildlife conservation charity working to protect and enhance the wildlife and wild places of Leicestershire and Rutland, and enable nature's recovery locally. We believe Leicestershire and Rutland should be rich in wildlife for the benefit of everyone - with more wildlife, more wild places and more people having a strong connection to nature.
We are part of a grassroots movement made up of 46 individual Wildlife Trusts who all believe that we need nature and nature needs us. Each Wildlife Trust is a place-based independent charity with its own legal identity, formed by groups of people getting together and working with others to make a positive difference to wildlife and future generations, starting where they live and work.
Our Vision and Mission
Our vision is of a thriving natural world, with our wildlife and habitats playing a valued role in addressing the climate and ecological emergencies, and people inspired and empowered to take action for nature.
By 2030:
We want to see Leicestershire and Rutland thriving with nature, green spaces, and abundant in wildlife. We want our landscape to be full of wildflowers and alive with birdsong. We want rare, threatened and endangered species to have populations that are stable, resilient and recovering, and to reintroduce species that were once lost in our county.
Most importantly, we want to keep local communities connected with nature, working together with our supporters and wider networks to tackle climate and ecological emergencies and creating a wilder future for everyone in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Wendy Lee
Partnerships
We rely on the support of our members and supporters; the dedicated work of local groups; and more than 700 volunteers. We are also hugely grateful to all of those businesses and organisations, our partners, who work with us to help nature recover across Leicestershire and Rutland.
Get in touch
If you have any questions about any aspect of our work, or you'd like to support us, our friendly and enthusiastic staff will be happy to help.