Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust


The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust is an international wildfowl and wetland conservation charity in the United Kingdom. Its patron is Prince Charles, and its president is Kate Humble.

History

The WWT was founded in 1946 by the ornithologist and artist Sir Peter Scott as the Severn Wildfowl Trust.
The WWT was instrumental in saving the nēnē from the brink of extinction in the 1950s.

Nature reserves

The WWT has over 200,000 members and ten reserves with visitor centres. Together these cover over 20 km2, and support over 150,000 birds. They receive over one million visitors per year. The reserves include seven SSSIs, five SPAs and five Ramsar sites.
WWT also operates a consultancy business that provides external clients with a comprehensive range of wetland services. These include ecological survey and assessment, habitat design and management, visitor centre planning and design, and wetland treatment systems.

Organisation

The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust is a registered charity in England and Scotland. Martin Spray has been chief executive WWT since March 2004. In December 2012, he was appointed CBE.