Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust
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Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust is a registered charity
located in St Albans
and is one of the 47 local Wildlife Trusts spread across the whole of the UK
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The trust manages 44 nature reserves using paid staff and volunteers, aiming to preserve wild habitats and increase public support for nature conservation. It encourages people to visit its nature reserves, and also engages in campaigning and education.
The Hertfordshire and Middlesex Trust has over 18,000 members. It operates in Hertfordshire
and the former county of Middlesex
, which is now divided between the London boroughs of Barnet, Enfield, Harrow and Hillingdon.
Charitable organization
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located in St Albans
St Albans
St Albans is a city in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London, which forms the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans. It is a historic market town, and is now a sought-after dormitory town within the London commuter belt...
and is one of the 47 local Wildlife Trusts spread across the whole of the UK
United Kingdom
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The trust manages 44 nature reserves using paid staff and volunteers, aiming to preserve wild habitats and increase public support for nature conservation. It encourages people to visit its nature reserves, and also engages in campaigning and education.
The Hertfordshire and Middlesex Trust has over 18,000 members. It operates in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
and the former county of Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
, which is now divided between the London boroughs of Barnet, Enfield, Harrow and Hillingdon.
See also
- Broadwater Lake nature reserveMid Colne ValleyMid Colne Valley is a 132 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at grid reference in Harefield in the London Borough of Hillingdon and Denham in South Buckinghamshire. Its main importance lies in its extensive diversity of birdlife in lakes in former gravel pits.The site is...
- Darland's Lake Nature ReserveDarland's Lake Nature ReserveDarland's Lake Nature Reserve is a nature reserve south of Totteridge Village in Barnet, England. It is owned by the London Borough of Barnet and was managed from 1971 by the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, and more recently by the borough council...
- Old Park WoodOld Park WoodOld Park Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Harefield in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The south-east part is an nature reserve owned and managed by the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. Its grid reference is...
External links
- Uxbridge Ulderglade at BBC Breathing Places