Bog saviour awarded prestigious medal in UK first
Alastair Fitter awarded Cadbury Medal for services to UK nature conservation - 26 years after his father received the same award.
Search
©Andrew Parkinson/2020VISION
Search
Tata Steel’s Shotton Works achieves prestigious wildlife award
Tata Steel’s Shotton Works site in Deeside has successfully achieved The Wildlife Trusts’ Biodiversity Benchmark award for land management.
Wildlife Trust volunteer lands prestigious marine prize
Each year, the Marsh Christian Trust Volunteer Award for Marine Conservation is granted to a Wildlife Trust volunteer, recognising an outstanding contribution to the field of marine conservation.…
The Christopher Cadbury Medal
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.
Kathryn Brown awarded OBE for services to climate change research
The Wildlife Trusts’ acting director for climate action, Kathryn Brown, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List for services to climate change research.
Awards
The Rothschild Medal is usually given to someone outside The Wildlife Trusts movement who has made an outstanding contribution to the natural environment at a UK or international level, through either shaping policy, increasing awareness, inspiring people, raising funds or through a groundbreaking study or innovative scheme. The Christopher Cadbury Medal is 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.
Sir David Attenborough awarded Rothschild medal in recognition of 60 years of inspiration and indefatigable support given to The Wildlife Trusts
Profound thanks for championing UK nature, say The Wildlife Trusts
Bog asphodel
The yellow, star-like flowers of bog asphodel brighten up our peat bogs, damp heaths and moors in early summer, attracting a range of pollinating insects.
International Bog Day Walk at Garry Bog
This link will open on the Ulster Wildlife Trust website.
Celebrate International Bog Day with a guided walk through the unique landscape of Garry Bog. Learn about the vital role of peatlands in supporting wildlife and fighting climate change as you…
Entrepreneur Annemiek Hoogenboom receives Rothschild medal
Social entrepreneur Annemiek Hoogenboom received a prestigious medal from The Wildlife Trusts at an event in London on 24 October, in honour of her outstanding fundraising for humanitarian and…
Burfa Bog
This link will open on the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust website.
A mosiac of grassland and woodland with a bog habitat full of insect activity.
The Wildlife Trusts’ Renter’s Retreat wins gold medal and Best Get Started Garden award at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival
The Wildlife Trusts’ show garden, Renter’s Retreat designed by Zoe Claymore, has been awarded a gold medal and the Best Get Started Garden award at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival.…