Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust was founded in 1961 by a group of volunteers, led by Sir Peter Scott, who recognised that local wildlife was under threat. Since that first meeting, over 50 years ago, the Trust has grown and now has over 500 active volunteers and over 27,000 members. Through the generosity of local support, the Trust is able to protect habitats and species both on its 60 nature reserves and throughout Gloucestershire. We work towards educating, inspiring and connecting more people with nature by running over 100 wild events each year and educating over 3,000 school age children, as well as the 7,053 junior Wildlife Watch members. We are part of a powerful conservation network of 47 Wildlife Trust's across the United Kingdom, which jointly have over 800,000 members, and work together to ensure tat policies and decisions reflect the important of our natural heritage.