The Charles Rothschild and Miriam Rothschild medal has been created in the spirit of this remarkable father and daughter, and honours individuals who have made outstanding contributions to their original vision; individuals without whose work the environment would be a poorer place.

Charles Rothschild was one of the first people to recognise that to protect wildlife we needed to protect places, and the list that he started in 1912 was the beginning of a much bigger movement that still lives on today.

The Christopher Cadbury Medal for services to nature conservation was instituted in recognition of the outstanding contribution to this work and to the Royal Society for Wildlife Trusts by the late Mr J Christopher Cadbury CBE MA (President 1962-1968). It is an annual award that is given to a member of a Wildlife Trust who has shown dedication to the advancement of nature conservation within the British Islands. In addition, every three years, an additional medal is awarded to an employee of a Wildlife Trust who has gone beyond the ‘call of duty’ in their role to advance nature conservation in the British Islands.