# DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 200222
- **Other names:** THE DORSET NATURALISTS TRUST LTD, THE DORSET TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION, DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 7, 1961
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=200222


## Contact

- **Address:** DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST, BROOKLANDS FARM, FORSTON, DORCHESTER
- **Postcode:** DT2 7AA
- **Phone:** 01305264620
- **Email:** mail@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk
- **Website:** www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1.1.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BOTH ON LAND AND SEA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN DORSET BY: (A) ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING NATURE RESERVES, WILDLIFE HABITATS AND NATURAL SPACES;(B) SURVEYING, RECORDING, RESEARCHING AND STUDYING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND(C) ENGAGING PEOPLE WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EVENTS, CENTRES, VOLUNTEERING AND/OR OTHER MEANS.1.1.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN AND INFORM THEM ABOUT THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND THE NATURAL SCIENCES BOTH ON LAND AND SEA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN DORSET BY:(A) PROVIDING WALKS, TALKS, EVENTS, MEETINGS, DIGITAL AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION; AND (B) ADVOCATING GOOD PRACTICE AND PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES AND WORKING.

**Activities:** Our mission is to champion wildlife and natural places, to engage and inspire people and to promote sustainable living.   We are working to conserve and enhance Dorset's rich and varied wildlife, delivering conservation gains through our network of nature reserves and wildlife sites and by engaging with communities, working with landowners, farmers, local authorities, business and young people.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Dorset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £7321729 | £5438332 | £27046998 | 84 |
| March 31, 2024 | £12693937 | £4358250 | £25145026 | 75 |
| March 31, 2023 | £5096909 | £4170508 | £16615883 | 71 |
| March 31, 2022 | £7194913 | £3230777 | £15824703 | 60 |
| March 31, 2021 | £3497005 | £2699871 | £11757641 | 53 |



## Trustees

- ANNE VIVIENNE WHEATCROFT — appointed Feb. 1, 2020
- Akshay Sanghrajka — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- Andrew Littler — appointed Dec. 2, 2024
- Dr Philip Sterling — appointed Dec. 2, 2024
- GILES PUGH — appointed Feb. 1, 2020
- Ian Alexander — appointed Dec. 4, 2023
- JAMES ROBERT WHITE — appointed Feb. 1, 2020
- JOSEPHINE DAVIES MBE — appointed Feb. 1, 2020
- John Allan Stobart — appointed Dec. 5, 2022
- Leo Julian Henley Lock — appointed Dec. 4, 2023
- Lisa Upchurch — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- Lisbet Sherlock — appointed Dec. 4, 2023
- Richard Hulf — appointed Dec. 2, 2024
- Roger Cole — appointed March 2, 2020
- Simon Goldsack — appointed Dec. 5, 2022