Philanthropy

The key to unlocking the fullest potential from your donation is a conversation. We would love to talk with you about your vision for your gift and how that aligns with the work we are doing or would like to do. We have painstakingly mapped out the next 5 years of work towards our vision of a thriving natural world in Shropshire and we'll be able to identify key places where your gift could unlock work that we don't have committed funding for, scale up something we've already gotten off the ground or take on an opportunity that we may have otherwise had to miss.

In the summer of 2023 we were offered a very generous donation from a dedicated supporter. With her blessing, we held onto the donation, knowing that in the near future there would be an opportunity to do something special with her gift. That opportunity came around a year later when we purchased our newest and largest nature reserve Betchcott Hill. With this gift we were able to purchase outright the 7 ha local wildlife site next door to the 43 ha in need of restoration (which was purchased with funds from our public appeal). 

By purchasing these neighbouring pockets of land, one in need of restoration and one in need of protection, we have been able to undertake a larger-scale restoration project, create more connectivity in the landscape and do what Wildlife Trusts do best - protect existing wildlife havens and recreate new ones.