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Flooded saltmarsh at Gibraltar Point in 1953 (photo by Fred Clift) |
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100 years of nature conservation |
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In May 1912 Charles Rothschild held a meeting to discuss his radical idea about saving places for nature. It led to the formation of the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves, which would become the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, and signalled the beginning of UK nature conservation as we know it.
The Society worked hard to secure Government protection for sites across the UK they considered ‘worthy of preservation’, but it was not until the 1940s that nature conservation made it onto the statute with the National Parks & Access to the Countryside Act in 1949. This enabled the newly formed Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust to establish Gibraltar Point as its first nature reserve. |
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Wildlife Events |
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Discover more about wildlife: visit a nature reserve or join one of our guided walks, get the children involved with wildlife activites, improve your photography... |
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Lincolnshire's Green Awards |
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The search is on for to find Lincolnshire's greenest communities, clubs, farmers, schools and businesses. The Lincolnshire Environmental Awards 2012 are open for entries.
The deadline is 30 April 2012 |
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Living Seas |
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The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust's vision for our seas is one of Living Seas where wildlife thrives from the depths of the ocean to the coastal shallows. |
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Searching shores in 2012 |
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This is beachcombing with a purpose: a way of surveying the beach and recording what's found. Throughout the year we are running a monthly Shoresearch at various locations on the Lincolnshire coast. |
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A Living Landscape |
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For 60 years, the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust has been safeguarding wildlife havens. Now we must expand these and create a Living Landscape where our nature reserves are an integral part of the wider functioning landscape and not isolated oases. |
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| LWT Membership |
| Trust membership is now over 25,400 (April 2012), including the junior wing, the Wildlife Watch Club. |
| If you care about your environment and want to help protect wildlife and wild places please support the Trust by becoming a member. |
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