Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust

The Wildlife Trusts are local charities with the specific aim of protecting the United Kingdom's natural heritage.

[5] Founder members included Sir Peter Scott, Christopher Cadbury and a group of other local people with the shared interest of nature conservation.

In 1989 the Prince of Wales was present at the launch of the appeal for funding for the proposed new nature centre, which was held in Shire Hall, Gloucester.

In 1992 a new headquarters and Conservation Centre was opened at Robinswood Hill Country Park by Sir David Attenborough.

In 1999 Chris Packham launched an event on Cleeve Common[7] hosted by the trust, which involved geological work at Rolling Bank Quarry SSSI.

In December 2014, Ellie Harrison the host of Countryfile became president of the trust taking over from Sir Henry Elwes.

It undertakes research in the natural sciences, and provides educational material for the public in sustainable development and biodiversity conservation.

[12] The areas include woodlands, grasslands, heathlands, scrub, standing water, marshes, bogs, floodlands, estuaries.

The value of these reserves in respect of special and rare species is defined through national standards, and particularly through Natural England, which sets thresholds for 'favourable condition' status.

The trust's reserves are listed below[17] and include Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs): Gloucestershire Centre for Environmental Records (GCER) is the county's Local Record Centre and holds data about the county's wildlife.

[35] The Gloucestershire BAP is the local county interpretation of the United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan (1992–2012).

It locates the major habitats in the county, identifies the 'hotspots' where they still exist, and thus where they can best be created, enhanced, or restored to establish larger and more viable areas to sustain wildlife for the future.

The trust provides information to identify a water vole and the land management necessary to support habitat.