**Trustees Annual Report** From 1[st] January  2022 to 31[st] December 2022 **Charity Name** : Wild North Trust **Charity Registration Number** 1197300 

## **Charity Governance** 

Wild North Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, whose only voting members are its charity trustees. So far there are four trustees, Gale Blackburn, Jessica Britch, Joanne Coley and Sarah Roe, who have been involved from the outset. Any new appointments of trustees would be agreed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees, with due regard to the skills, knowledge or experience for the effective administration of the CIO. 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

The objects of the CIO is to promote for the benefit of the public, the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment in Northern England, including by promoting biological diversity, and to advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, in particular by: 

1. Promoting good practice, raising awareness and educating the public of the benefits of rewilding as a tool to promote biological diversity. 

2. Facilitating projects for other community groups and landowners to increase rewilding on land managed by them. 

3. Looking for possible leases of land for the Trust to carry out its own rewilding initiatives. 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

The Trustees have been establishing the charity operations by developing its profile, publicising itself and developing links with other community organisations. In this initial set up period the focus has been on developing its website and social media links and its public persona. 

The Trust has reached out to grant funding organisations with a view to developing future rewilding projects and developed links which can be useful for future planning or collaboration. 

A wildlife pond was created by the charity on private land, as a pilot project and example to show how the Trust can enhance biodiversity.