Lancashire Wildlife Trust

Who we are

We’re one of 47 Wildlife Trusts spread across the UK, the Isle of Man and Alderney.

The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside (LWT) was founded in 1962 by people who knew they needed to take action for nature.

Since then we have grown to be the largest nature conservation body in the area. We are uniquely positioned to lead change in our region, working at a grass roots, local level, whilst also being part of a strong cohesive national movement.

We work to protect wild spaces, and re-introduce key species, protecting the biodiversity of our area so that nature can recover.

We work in partnership with other organisations, community groups, landowners and key decision-makers to inspire them to work with and for nature.

At LWT we believe that:

• Wildlife has intrinsic value, bringing colour, beauty and wonder to all our lives.
• The natural environment is under immense and growing threat, where we live and across the World.
• We are part of the natural world, and wildlife is relevant to every part of our lives; everything we do has an impact on it, and the natural environment affects our health, our wealth and our state of mind.
• Everyone can make a positive contribution to wildlife and can benefit from it.