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Our mission
Local action
Surrey Wildlife Trust is a nature restoration charity dedicated to caring for local wildlife and wild places with the help of thousands of volunteers and members.
We manage over 60 nature reserves covering around 3% of the county. But our impact is far wider than that - we work with local organisations, communities, landowners and young people to protect and connect wildlife where they live and work.
Collective impact
We are part of The Wildlife Trusts - a federation of 46 Trusts working together to bring back wildlife across the UK.
We are part of the country's biggest movement for nature. Together, the Wildlife Trusts have more than 944,000 members, over 33,000 volunteers and manage 2,600 wild places for nature and for people.
About us
Our impact
Surrey Wildlife Trust is working to boost the diversity and abundance of nature across Surrey – and this critical mission depends on the support of people like you.
In our Impact Report for 2024-25, we showcase some of the highlights that supporters have helped us to achieve over the past year.
How we're run
A group of elected Trustees oversee the governance and strategic leadership of the organisation. Our Trustees are members of the Trust and give their experience and expertise for free.
How we are funded
Surrey Wildlife Trust is a charity, and as such we rely on the support of membership subscriptions, donations, grants, legacies and other funding sources to allow us to carry out our work caring for wildlife in Surrey.
How we raise funds and spend money
View our 2024/25 financial summary.
Our history
Surrey Wildlife Trust was founded as The Surrey Naturalists' Trust on the 21st March 1959. Over 60 years later our name may have changed, but the motivation that inspired our founders remains the same.
We strive to protect and enhance wildlife in Surrey with the same energy as in 1959, and with a mission to drive the recovery of nature across the county.
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Find out moreSurrey Wildlife Trust's work inspiring people to love nature has never been more important. If we are to protect nature in the future we have to put people at the heart of it.