Wildlife Conservation (https://www.welshwildlife.org/about-us/wildlife-conservation) 110 Nature Reserves (https://www.welshwildlife.org/wildlife-trust-south-west-wales) 2,000 Volunteers (https://www.welshwildlife.org/get-involved/volunteer) News (https://www.welshwildlife.org/news) Who we are The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales is one of 46 Wildlife Trusts across the UK. We   cover an area of 9,787 km² in South and West Wales - including around half of Wales’ coastline! We own and manage 110 nature reserves covering 2,007 hectares, 50 of which are designated SSSIs, 10 are National Nature Reserves and 4 are islands, including Skomer and Skokholm island. We have around 800 volunteers and over 10,000 members! Our mission is to rebuild biodiversity and engage people with their environment, by:

Creating and enhancing wildlife havens within and outside nature reserves, particularly by creating  Living Landscapes  and  Living Seas .  We aim to influence wildlife conservation policy in order to protect wildlife outside the safe haven of nature reserves and work with partners and developers to assess the impacts of major projects and offer advice on appropriate mitigation. We also advise other landowners about managing land for wildlife – covering around 5,000 hectares each year. 

Our sites cover a wide range of habitats and include 50 Sites of Special Scientific Interest of which 23 are of international importance and 10 are National Nature Reserves.  Nature reserves have always been a core part of our work. Some are large, some are small but each one is special.

Our area combines dramatic upland and coastal landscapes with gentler rolling hills, shaded woodlands, sunny meadows and lush wetlands and we are lucky to have many exciting species. The habitats we manage include Wales’s second largest ancient woodland, heathland, fen, lakes, hay meadows, coast and islands. Species include Manx Shearwater, Goshawk, Cetti’s Warbler, Lapwing, Puffin, Razorbill, Otter, Water Vole, Dormouse, Marsh Fritillary, Brown Hairstreak, Ley’s Whitebeam (“Rarest tree in UK”), Autumn Gentian, Mossy Saxifrage, Northern Marsh Orchid, Globeflower, Small-white Orchid, Wood Bitter Vetch, Carex montana, Whorled Caraway and many nationally important populations such as Lesser Butterfly Orchid, Goldilocks Aster, Pale Dog Violet and Silky Wave moth.