Our work

Starling murmuration Whixall

Starling murmuration Whixall (Stephen Barlow)

Protecting Shropshire's unique landscape

We strive to give wildlife and wild places the chance to thrive across Shropshire.

Our purpose is to stimulate nature recovery across Shropshire. 

Our work is focused around our three goals which are that:

  1. Shropshire's nature is in recovery with abundant, diverse wildlife and natural processes creating wilder land and rivers where people and nature thrive - our aim is for 30% of land managed for nature.
  2. People are taking action for nature and the climate, resulting in better decision making for the environment -  we'd like to see 1 in 4 people taking meaningful action for nature.
  3. Nature is playing a central and valued role in helping to address the local and global problems - allowing nature based solutions to be adopted.

Nature reserves are at the core of this, places where wildlife flourishes in magnificent variety. Ancient woods, flower-rich grasslands,  wetlands and heathland - our nature reserves provide habitats for a wide range of wildlife. They all need managing to ensure the survival of their uniquely interesting characteristics.

Discover our Nature Reserves here

Campaigning for nature

We campaign to see a wilder future, so everyone can benefit from and enjoy wildlife near them. We have a long history of campaigning for positive change for nature and people, and working with local communities to save special places for wildlife and helping nature to recover.

Nature recovery by restoring landscapes and rivers

Landscape scale projects alongside local nature networks will help to provide connecting habitats for wildlife across the county and beyond.  We work with communities and landowners through a number of funded projects to both encourage and empower them to make positive improvements in how they live in and work on their green spaces so that nature has the chance to restore its abundance.

We want to see wonderful wild water, in both urban and rural areas, thriving and flourishing with biodiversity and bringing lots of different benefits to people and wildlife.  We run numerous river focused projects as well as highlighting the threats and challenges they face and what can be done to help.

Protecting Wildlife

We want to see Shropshire's nature in recovery with abundant diverse wildlife. To do this, we need to create wilder land where people and nature can thrive.

Bringing people closer to nature

We're inspiring people across Shropshire to connect with their local wildlife, from our tiny toddler Wildlings to our most dedicated volunteers. We're helping everybody to become engaged with nature, to take action and speak up on its behalf.  Our work with communities has the power to allow nature projects to ripple through establishing more conservation and wildlife-friendly living on a wider scale. 

A society where nature matters is wilder, healthier, and happier.

Beaver

Beaver - Nick Upton/Cornwall Wildlife Trust

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Shropshire's wildlife and natural spaces can thrive with your support. Help our work by becoming a member, donating or fundraising.

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