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AnnualReview

2008

WarwickshireWildlife Trust

Protecting Wildlife for the Future


The Trust at a GlanceWarwickshire Wildlife Trust wasestablished in 1970 to protect andenhance our local natural heritage, andencourage people to get involved andmake a difference. Our Vision is for anenvironment rich in wildlife, valued andenjoyed by everyone.

The Trust is a registered charity (No209200) and a company limited byguarantee (No 585247). It is amembership organisation, governed by itsMemorandum and Articles of Association.The Trust is managed by a Council ofTrustees, elected from its members, whoprovide the overall direction for thedevelopment of the Trust. On a day-to-daybasis its work is carried out by a stafftotalling 84 (including our subsidiaryconsultancy company MiddlemarchEnvironmental Ltd). The Charity’s headoffice is at Brandon Marsh Nature Centrenear Coventry and it owns an EducationCentre in Brueton Park, Solihull as well asleasing offices for MiddlemarchEnvironmental Ltd.

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is one of 47independent charities which form anational partnership - The Wildlife Trusts,with over 750,000 members and 2,500nature reserves throughout the UK.

The Trust’s junior membership is part of thenational environment club – Wildlife Watch -which provides projects for members andaffiliated schools, so involving them directlywith environmental issues. During 2008membership of the Trust rose to a record21,314. If you would like to join, or find outmore, please contact us:

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

Brandon Marsh Nature Centre,Brandon Lane,Coventry CV3 3GWTelephone: 024 7630 2912Fax: 024 7663 9556

Parkridge Centre

Brueton Park, Solihull B91 3ENTelephone: 0121 704 0768

Email: [email protected]: www.warwickshire-wildlife-trust.org.uk

Our MissionWarwickshire Wildlife Trust aims toprotect and enhance wildlife, naturalhabitats and geology throughoutWarwickshire, Coventry and Solihull,and to encourage a greater awareness,appreciation and participation in allaspects of nature conservation and theenvironment.

The Trust works to safeguard localwildlife by:

CARING for over 50 Nature Reserveswoods, meadows and wetlands covering over 800 hectares

CAMPAIGNING for wildlife and the environment

helping to protect threatened places and rare species

ENCOURAGINGpeople to enjoy naturewith walks, talks and events in town and country

WORKING

with schools, businesses and

community groups

to support local action for the environment

PROMOTING

ways for volunteers to help

with practical projects and local activitieseverywhere

IntroductionThe year 2008 will be remembered asthe start of the ‘credit crunch’ wheremany international financial systemsstarted to unravel. However, forWarwickshire Wildlife Trust, 2008 was ayear of continuing growth in terms ofmembership, turnover, and mostimportantly in delivery of conservation,community and education projects onthe ground. This review highlights justsome of the many achievements of thecharity during the year, divided into ourfour operational headings:

Wildlife Champions, Wildlife

Havens, People & Wildlife,

and Managing our Business.

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Wildlife Champions

From this ecological data, the Trust has workedwith partners in the Local Biodiversity ActionPlan (LBAP) to develop a vision map forbiodiversity at a landscape scale, following thepublication of our regional map in January2008. Partners were actively engaged duringthe year in developing sub-regional maps toidentify areas to target for ecologicalenhancement and the creation or restoration ofhabitats. Key areas for us include all the rivercorridors, the Arden landscape character areaand Princethorpe woodlands, which will formpart of our ‘Living Landscape’ plans for 2009.Over 60 people attended the successful LBAPconference at Ragley Hall, which featuredexamples of local parish action for wildlife.

Thanks to support from the Trust'sDevelopment Fund, a new planning post wasestablished, which has already been verysuccessful in building strong links with severalcommunity groups and with developers, oftenlinking the two sections of the community

together to reach agreement. Over 110planning applications have been specificallycommented on during the year, includingseveral major cases in which the Trust securedenhancement of proposed habitats andmitigation for lost habitats. Detailed commentswere submitted for all the new LocalDevelopment Frameworks being developed bylocal authorities, including Stratford District,Warwick District, Rugby Borough andNuneaton and Bedworth Borough. Communitystrategies and Conservation Strategies forWarwickshire County Council and SolihullMBC, and Green Infrastructure plans forCoventry City Council were also commentedon. The Trust has been active in the steeringgroup discussion of mitigation for the potentialrunway extension at Birmingham airport.

Wetlands work was progressed on severalfronts, with the development of a project toenhance areas to encourage breeding of snipealong the River Avon. This project worked with

six farmers to identify suitable areas forcreating wet scrapes, with funding fromHigher Level Stewardship grants from NaturalEngland to support long-term management ofthe land for biodiversity. Work with CoventryCity Council to improve management of landand enhancement of habitat for water volescontinued, with planning for new planting toconnect existing water vole strongholds andfurther training days. The Water Vole Researchproject funded by Biffaward has completedinitial baseline surveys of 4 comparative sitesand has set up a training day for site managersin 2009. Input to Stratford District Council’sStour Vision Biodiversity project resulted inprogression of a scheme for Barn Owl and batboxes to be implemented with severallandowners.

A section of Warwickshire’s fragmented habitats, mapped by the Habitat Biodiversity Audit (Green = woodland, blue = water and wetland, brown = grasslands)

Top: An otter holt nears completion.Left: Hedgerow planting provide habitat links.

Right: Improving wetlands for water voles.

Copyright of the data remains the property of the Habitat Biodiversity Audit for Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull. This map is reproduced from the Ordance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of The Controller of Her Majesty'sStationary Office. (c) Crown copyright. Licence Number: 100018285

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To be an effective wildlife champion requires a detailedknowledge of the county’s ecology. Fortunately, the HabitatBiodiversity Audit team fulfils this role admirably, updatingsite surveys and assessments for the managing partnership,which includes all the local authorities in Warwickshire,Coventry and Solihull, plus Natural England, the EnvironmentAgency, Warwickshire Biological Records Centre and theTrust. During the year the team carried out extra survey andevaluation work for the Coventry Green Belt EcologicalReview and also completed Warwick District Council’sEcological Review.

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In total our midweek Nature Force volunteergroup achieved a record 11,705 hoursduring 2008. This, combined with the hardwork and dedication of our weekendvolunteers, plus corporate work-partiescreated a total of just under 25,000 hourspractical volunteer work (24,985, 2007:20,524), an increase of 27%. The extrahours enabled us to undertake more habitatmanagement on larger sites, and alsohabitat improvements to some of thesmaller reserves which in the past havebeen under resourced.

Wildlife Havens

Our work to develop Living Landscapeprojects in the Tame Valley andPrincethorpe woodlands continued, butchanges in staffing and funding meant thiswas a year more of consolidation, withplans being developed for futureimplementation.

On the surveying and monitoring side theTrust invested in MapMate®, a computerprogram designed to document speciesrecords on our nature reserves. Historicallythe Trust’s records have been paper basedso this new system will enable us tofeedback species monitoring data into

Volunteering on Trust Nature Reserves

continued to increase

The wildlife havens of ourown nature reserves wereimproved thanks to recordlevels of volunteer input,although the wet summermade it difficult for ourpartners in the farmingcommunity to cut our haymeadows. Volunteer time wasfocussed mainly onundertaking habitatmanagement, but speciessurveying also increasedduring the year.


management plans, thereby improving thesites for the future. A report on ourbiodiversity monitoring work so far showedthat all our SSSI sites are in ‘favourablecondition’ status, the highest possible level,with several reserves improving in variousconservation aspects.

In funding terms, 2008 marked the end ofNatural England's Reserves EnhancementScheme, which supported the managementof our 16 SSSI nature reserves for morethan a decade. Its replacement - the HigherLevel Stewardship Scheme, also run byNatural England – requires us to submit newfunding bids for different clusters of naturereserves, with the first one being acceptedinto the scheme in 2008. Three otherclusters are currently being progressedthrough the application process and willhopefully be eligible for funding in 2009.There were also increased financialpressures due to the completion of treesafety works across all of our naturereserves, to ensure the safety of all.

Rough Hill Wood benefited with a grantfrom Carillion plc (through their NaturalHabitats Fund) to improve the habitat forbluebells, improve access to the wood withthe installation of bridges and hold an OpenDay which attracted over 300 local visitors.The Open Day exhibited woodlandmanagement practices, chainsaw carving,heavy horse extraction, timber milling anddisplays on the work of the Trust.

A 15 strong team from HSBC’s SolihullCommercial Centre took a day away fromlending money to lending support to builda new path at Clowes Wood. We are alsograteful to many other companies forjoining our corporate conservation workparties during the year. This year’sReserves Day was held at RadwayMeadows in June, with talks followed bya very enjoyable guided walk around thennew nature reserve, a first visit for many.

Left: The Carillion team join Nature Force atRough Hill Wood.

Below: Heavy horses hauling timber at Rough HillWood Open Day.

Right: Completion of the wheelchair ramp atBrueton Park nature area.

Above right: Chiffchaff will benefit from the TameValley project.

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People and Wildlife

Our schools’ education work developed in 2008 with a reviewof quality and emphasis on curriculum-linked activities. The total number of children engaged in our activities rose atBrandon to over 13,000, and the year also saw the start ofour involvement in the new Environment and Land-based 14-19 Diplomas.

The education team developed a newcourse on alternative energies for launch in2009 as part of a teacher inset programme.Our 'Really Wild' birthday parties haveundergone a review with a planned newlaunch and ‘Learn and Discover’ branding in2009. The team also linked with CoventryCity Council’s Eco-schools project andfunding from Serco to provide supportactivities including Globe training forteachers, education visits to schools,schools’ memberships, and advice on thedevelopment of school grounds for wildlife.

Newly launched in 2008, with funding fromBig Lottery and in partnership with threelocal authorities, the WildPlay project sawthree rangers appointed, delivering fun-packed sessions to over 800 children duringthe year. North Warwickshire WildPlaysuccessfully completed 130 sessions in itsfirst year, followed by the later launches ofStratford District and Rugby Boroughprojects. We also developed close links withPlay England and developed our partnershiplinks with both Coventry and Solihull. Thisyear also saw the introduction of ‘Playing on

the Range’ training as part of our PlayRanger induction training programme, and aflurry of WildPlay sessions across thecounty on 6th August as part of theNational Play Day.

The Trust's Forest School Project, run inpartnership with the EducationDepartments of Warwickshire County,Coventry City and Solihull MetropolitanBorough Councils, had a successful yearwith the first cohort of trainees successfullypassing their level 3 Open College Networkexams. Once back in school, the teacherscan work outdoors in their school groundsor in local woodlands to support theteaching of child-centred learning, enablingpupils to think more imaginatively, becomeaware of woodlands as safe places, andmost importantly enjoy the experience.Thanks to funding from Heritage LotteryFund this project is proving to be highlysuccessful and exceeding all its targets.

2008 also saw the launch of ‘Nuts aboutNature’, our weekend club with hands-onactivities and the opportunity to look at anddiscuss nature and wildlife. Practical craft

work is part of the offer, with pond dippingalways a favourite. Aimed at the 5 -11 yearage range, the sessions developed duringthe year and should take off further in 2009.Launched in February, the ‘Toddler Trundle’offers sessions for 2 - 4 year olds, with thetime split between outdoor and indooractivities, and by the year-end 227 childrenhad attended.

Above: Fun at a family Watch day atParkridge Centre.

Right: Forest School trainees inside theirnew shelter.

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A breakdown of volunteer support for the Trust Visitor numbers at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre have increased each year for the last five years.

Moving to an older age range, the LivingRoots Project (supported by v-involved) aimsto engage young people from 16 – 25 withenvironmental activities, focusing on mediaand the arts. A competition organised in 5Coventry youth clubs, promoted on radio andin the papers, saw 89 young people enteringto help name the project. The prize was anew logo painted on the wall at the CityFarm, and at the same time the groupdecided to work on lyrics to make a tune forthe project.

Amongst the many community-basedprojects, Castle Bromwich Library gardenwas improved, with help and funding fromJohn Lewis, new entrance features wereinstalled at East Street Pocket Park,Coventry, funded by Liveability, with a newfence with motifs made and installed by localyoung people, and ongoing communityconsultation over the former City Farm site

attracted over 200 people to an open dayevent. As the year ended, funding of £25,000was awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fundfor the Brueton Park Heritage project whichwill start in 2009.

Overall the year 2008 was certainly the yearof the volunteer, with over 440 people givinga total of over 31,000 hours of their time –equivalent to a staggering 17 full-time staff!(Total 31,260 hours, 2007: 29,253.) RugbyArea Group won the environmental categoryof Rugby in Bloom for their volunteeringwork on Rugby nature reserves, andCoventry University students set up monthlyvolunteering days at Claybrookes Marsh. Due to increasing volunteer numbers, NatureForce is now going out to work on ourreserves every other Friday as well asWednesdays and Thursdays.

Both our Visitor Centres – at Brandon Marshnear Coventry and Parkridge Centre in

Brueton Park Solihull – continued to thrive,with visitor numbers increasing and anincreasing range of events and activities. The Volunteer Fair and Open Day at Brandonin February attracted over 300 people withactivities from volunteering demonstrations tochildren’s pond dipping, and the WildflowerSales later in the year were a great successtoo, raising over £220 for the Trust andSolihull Mind, the mental health charity.

The GLOBE Programme – which we co-ordinate on behalf of The Wildlife Truststhroughout the UK – completed the deliveryof a unique project in the north east ofEngland supported by Northumbrian Water,providing automated weather stations to 85schools. The project marks a world firstlinking a company’s need for local weatherdata in response to climate change with theactive involvement of local schools, allfacilitated by the Wildlife Trusts.

Below: Some of the East StreetPark volunteers

Below: Young designers work onthe Living Roots logo at the former

City Farm

Right: Ashlawn Cutting work partywith Cyril Cleaver (Reserve

Warden) holding the Rugby inBloom trophy

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Roger Cadbury made a huge contributionover the years, and we are pleased that he isstaying on in the new role of President.Following a review of our environmentalimpacts and environmental managementsystems at both the Trust and Middlemarch,we became accredited to the internationalstandard ISO14001 in early 2008, alongsidere-accreditation to the quality standardISO9001. We are proud to be the first WildlifeTrust and subsidiary consultancy to achieveboth these accreditations, which affirm ourprofessional approach and commitment toboth quality and the environment.

Trustees and senior staffcontinued to work closelytogether to ensure the goodgovernance of the charity,with MiddlemarchEnvironmental’s Boardcontinuing that role for oursubsidiary consultancycompany. Roger Cadburystood down as Chair of theTrust at the AGM inSeptember with MichaelBunney elected to the role.

Once again it is very pleasing to note thecontinuing growth in our membership, with arecord 21,314 reached in 2008, an increase of18% on last year (2007: 17,992). Asmembers provide the charity with its mainsource of ‘unrestricted’ funding, it is evenmore impressive that so many members arenow joining at Benefactor levels, making areal difference to our income and so to ourcharitable work. During 2008 the Trust alsobenefited from more legacies, with £31,161received (2007: £19,485) and we thank bothdonors and executors for their support. Ourmedia coverage declined through the year,possibly simply due to a lack of volunteerssending in cuttings (2008: 934 column inches,2007: 1,231).

Despite the impact of the credit crunch, 2008was an excellent year for both the Trust andour subsidiary company, although this is noteasy to see in the required presentation ofour Accounts. At the simplest level, theConsolidated Accounts for both charity andcompany together show income increasingby nearly a million pounds to £4.7M (2007:£3.9M) with expenditure also increasing to£4.5M (2007: £3.8M) providing a surplus of£227,249 (2008: £140,598 - see summaryaccounts overleaf). However these figures –excellent in themselves - mask a number ofimportant details. Starting with the positivechanges on the income side, membershipincome rose by over 18% to £378K (2007:£319K), Middlemarch’s turnover rose by 19%

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2008 Trust Income: £1,640,005 (unrestricted

and restricted income)

2008 Trust Expenditure: £1,662,390

(unrestricted and restricted)


to nearly £3.2M (2007: £2.7M), VisitorCentres income increased by 58% to £142K(2007: £89K) and grants rose by 38% to£763K (2007: £554K).

The excellent increase in income meant thatwe could spend more, including a 15%increase on direct charitable expenditure to£1.1M (2007: £940K). The net result ofthese changes was that the amount ofcharitable work that the Trust carried out forevery £1 of membership subscriptionremained the same at £2.90 - value formoney indeed! The expenditure figures also

Membership of the Trust increased to over 21,000

(green bars) with membership income rising to

nearly £380,000 (blue bars)

include contributions from our ownDevelopment Fund, where £76K wasspent but £84K added to the fund during2008, and an additional £43K was addedto the Contingency Fund bringing it up toits target of £250K. Set against theseachievements, the apparent loss of £51Kon the Income & Expenditure Account issimply an accounting position.

On the Balance Sheet the debtors’increase is mainly due to Middlemarch’sincreased turnover, and positive effortshave reduced this figure in 2009. The cashposition continues to be strong, with mostof this money committed to allocatedprojects for future spending. Overall, thegroup is now in a better financial positionthan at any time in the past, providing astrong platform for any future challenges.

ThanksWarwickshire Wildlife Trust can only achieve all its many projects and activities with thecontinuing support from members and volunteers working alongside staff in a positivepartnership. The final words must be those of thanks to everyone who has helped the Trustachieve such a good year – and to wish you well for the future.

Michael Bunney Andy Tasker

Chairman Group Chief Executive

Bottom left: Engaging with key local leaders helpsget our message across.

Top left: Councillors at our Open Day find outabout Forest School.

Bottom right: New Chair Michael Bunneycongratulates outgoing Chair Roger Cadbury onhis many years of support.

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Total TotalUndesignated Designated Restricted Endowment Funds Funds

Funds Funds Funds Funds 2008 2007£ £ £ £ £ £

Incoming resources Incoming resources from generated funds:Subscriptions 377,860 - - - 377,860 318,792Corporate Subscriptions 11,958 - - - 11,958 15,101Donations and Gifts 11,564 - 9,220 7,641 28,425 58,460Income Tax recovered under Gift Aid 102,821 - - - 102,821 97,799Legacies 31,161 - - - 31,161 19,458Fundraising 8,127 - - - 8,127 19,087Activities for generating funds: 0Trading turnover of Middlemarch Environmental Ltd 3,213,000 - - - 3,213,000 2,694,769Investment income 61,481 - - - 61,481 51,767Regional recruitment 0 - - - 0 14,997

3,817,972 0 9,220 7,641 3,834,833 3,290,230

Incoming resources from Charitable activities:Visitors Centres 141,750 - - - 141,750 89,640Grants, projects and other income 161,050 - 601,754 - 762,804 554,140

302,800 0 601,754 0 904,554 643,780

Total incoming resources 4,120,772 0 610,974 7,641 4,739,387 3,934,010

Resources expendedCosts of Generating FundsMarketing 63,210 18,833 - - 82,043 62,870Membership servicing 301,284 0 - - 301,284 255,420Fundraising trading - Middlemarch Environmental Ltd 2,842,107 - - - 2,842,107 2,243,755Regional recruitment 8,356 - - - 8,356 23,010

3,214,957 18,833 0 0 3,233,790 2,585,055

Charitable activities:Direct Charitable expenditure 338,647 42,575 702,189 - 1,083,411 939,670Visitors centres 145,015 - - 8,625 153,640 151,860Governance costs 27,735 14,546 - - 42,281 88,682

511,397 57,121 702,189 8,625 1,279,332 1,180,212

Total Resources Expended 3,726,354 75,954 702,189 8,625 4,513,122 3,765,267

Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers 394,418 -75,954 -91,215 -984 226,265 168,743

Transfers between funds -127,016 127,016

Net incoming/(outgoing) resources being net movement in funds 267,402 51,062 -91,215 -984 226,265 168,743

Fund balances brought forward at 1 January 2008 923,444 348,965 230,845 1,128,376 2,631,630 2,462,887

Total funds carried forward at 31st December 2008 1,190,846 400,027 139,630 1,127,392 2,857,895 2,631,630

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITES for the year ended 31 December 2008Unrestricted funds

2008 2007 2008 2007£ £ £ £

Income from continuing operations Incoming resources from generated funds 3,827,192 3,248,288 585,082 534,837Charitable activities 904,554 643,780 904,554 643,780

Total income from continuing operations 4,731,746 3,892,068 1,489,636 1,178,617

Expenditure on continuing operationsCosts of generating funds 3,233,790 2,585,055 391,683 341,300Direct charitable expenditure 1,228,426 1,077,733 1,228,416 1,077,733Governance costs 42,281 88,682 42,281 88,682

Total expenditure on continuing operations 4,504,497 3,751,470 1,662,390 1,507,715

Net income/(expenditure) for the year – group 227,292 140,598 -172,754 -329,098

Donations under gift aid from subsidiaryDuring the year - 85,000At the year end 121,259 184,613

Net (expenditure) income for the year – parent charity -51,495 -59,485

Total income comprises £4,120,772 for unrestricted funds and £610,974 for restricted funds. Turnover of non-charitable trading activities amounted to £3,213,000 with no inter-company sales to the Trust. Endowment fund expenditure is excluded above.

CONSOLIDATED AND PARENT CHARITY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 December 2008

Group Charity

2008 2007 2008 2007£ £ £ £

Fixed assets

Tangible assets 1,504,756 1,489,191 1,451,857 1,457,112Investments - - 100 100

1,504,756 1,489,191 1,451,957 1,457,212Current assetsStocks 13,027 7,644 13,027 7,644Debtors 1,109,390 879,328 237,306 158,096Cash at bank and in hand 1,459,139 1,362,681 924,810 891,707

2,581,556 2,249,653 1,175,143 1,057,447Creditors: amounts falling due within one year -1,225,301 -1,107,214 -517,127 -352,207

Net current assets 1,356,255 1,142,439 658,016 705,240

Total assets less current liabilities 2,861,011 2,631,630 2,109,973 2,162,452Provision for liabilities -3,116 0 0 0

Net Assets 2,857,895 2,631,630 2,109,973 2,162,452

Funds:Endowments 1,127,392 1,128,376 1,127,392 1,128,376Restricted revenue funds 139,630 230,845 139,630 230,845Unrestricted designated funds 400,027 348,965 400,027 348,965Unrestricted funds 442,924 454,266 442,924 454,266Non-charitable funds 747,922 469,178 - -

2,857,895 2,631,630 2,109,973 2,162,452

Group Charity

These abbreviated Accounts have been taken from the full Financial Statements which are available on request from the Trust office and will be submitted to Companies House and the Charity Commission in due course. The Accounts have been audited by Thomas & Young who have presented anunqualified report. In the opinion of the Trustees the market value of the freehold land is substantially in excess of the book value. However, as disposal of this land would be contrary to the aims of the Trust, the Trustees do not consider that a valuation of the land would be a worthwhile expense.

BALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2008

Finance 2008



Trust Management & Staff 2008TRUST STAFF

Group Chief Executive Dr Andy Tasker

Group Chief Executive’s PA Sue Pybus

Director of Conservation Gina Rowe

Conservation Manager Sophie Leszczynska (Maternity Leave 08.08)

Reserves Manager Ian Jelley (08.08)

Planning & Biodiversity Officer Michelle Osbourn (to 11.08)

Woodland Project Officer Eddie Asbery

Reserves Volunteering Officer Ian Jelley (to 08.08)

Assistant Reserves Officer Lee Schofield (08.08)

Wetland Project Officer Louise Sutherland

Wildlife Sites Surveyor Jonathan Bowley

Assistant Sites Surveyor Sarah Pullar

Reserves Biodiversity Officer Bernie Higgins (to 07.08), Caroline Bailey (09.08)

Biodiversity Project Manager Sue Redfern (to 11.08)

LBAP Coordinator Ruth Moffatt (to 12.08), Lisa Worledge (12.08)

GIS Survey Officer (HBA) Ken Martin

Director of People & Wildlife Phil Dickin

Community Manager Claire Cunniffe

Community Development Officer Laura Kubasiewicz (to 09.08), Julie Turner (10.08), Izumi Segawa

Youth Engagement Officer Karen McAree (04.08)

Volunteer Development Officer Amanda Henshaw

Fundraising Manager Kyi Muller

Education Manager Jen Jones

Education Officers Katie Dodd (to 02.08), Robert Stewart (to 05.08), Nicole Armitage (04.08)

Education Assistants Claire Mann (06.08), Vanessa Jones (05.08)

Senior Forest School Coordinator Sarah Klaes

Forest School Coordinators Sarah Capper, Andy Matthews

Education OutreachOfficer Diane Hodkinson (to 05.08)

Birthday Party Organiser Suzanne Hunt

Wildplay Project Coordinator Maddy Rees (03.08)

Wildplay Rangers Victoria Eyre (03.08 to 07.08), Sarah Honey (06.08), Claire Naysmith (07.08)

Regional Corporate Manager Yvonne Stevens

Campaigns Manager Joanne Preston (03.08)

Membership Manager Elaine Skates (Maternity Leave 10.08), Pip Vigor (10.08)

Marketing Officer Pip Vigor (to 09.08), Vera Brown (10.08)

Finance Manager Lee Pettifor

Finance Officers Chimene Graney, Alison Constable

Systems Administrator Lynsey Kenneford (to 08.08)

Database Administrators Donna Hook, Clare Caruana

PATRON The Earl of Aylesford

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES Michael Bunney (11.08)Roger Cadbury (Chair) (to 11.08)David Morphew (Vice Chair)(to 09.08) Graham Harrison (Vice Chair)Ron Hill (Vice Chair) (11.08)Kay Reeve (Hon Secretary) Barry Whittington (Hon Treasurer) Stephen Batt (09.08)Martyn BradleyRoger CadburyBeth Gardner (09.08)Robin GibbsMichael GledsonKen Graves (to 04.08)Neil Harris (09.08)Maurice Holmes (to 09.08)James IrvineAlistair Lorimer (09.08)John Roberts Val RobertsBrian Sherwin (09.08)

REPRESENTATIVES ON COUNCIL Anton Irving (English Nature)Nina Knapman (Warks CountyCouncil)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Michael Bunney (Chair) (11.08)Roger Cadbury (Chair) (to 11.08)David Morphew (Vice Chair) (to09.08)Graham Harrison (Vice Chair)Steve Batt (09.08)Eamon CollinsAlistair Lorimer (09.08)Kay ReeveVal RobertsBarry Whittington Dr Andy Tasker (Staff)Phil Dickin (Staff)Gina Rowe (Staff)

CONSERVATION POLICY WORKING GROUPGraham Harrison (Chair)Martyn BradleyRoger CadburySteven FalkRobin GibbsRon Hill

Anton IrvingDavid Morphew (to 06. 2008)Dr Peter ReeveJohn RobertsBob SlaterBeth Gardner (12.08)Gina Rowe (Staff)Sophie Leszczynska (Staff to 8.08 – maternity leave)

RESERVES WORKING GROUP Chris Ivin (Chair to 08.08)Roger CadburyHoward EcclesRon HillJames IrvineRichard WrightSophie Leszczynska (Staff) (to 08.08 – maternity leave)Eddie Asbery (Staff)Bernie Higgins (Staff) (to 07.08)Ian Jelley (Staff)(Chair 08.08 to 12.08)Lee Schofield (Staff) (08.08)Caroline Bailey (Staff) (09.08)Steve Batt (from 04.08) (Chair 12.08)Avon Gallois (04.08)

MARKETING WORKING GROUPAlistair Lorimer (Chair)Val RobertsRoger CadburyMarc Sanderson Pip Vigor (Staff)Yvonne Stevens (Staff)Jo Preston (Staff)

MIDDLEMARCH ENVIRONMENTAL LTD BOARD Eamon Collins (Chair)Peter Hunter Michael GledsonPaul Jarvis Barry Whittington Dr Andy Tasker (Staff)Dr Phil Fermor (Staff)David Smith (Staff)

TRUST SOLICITORSMoore & Tibbits

TRUST AUDITORSThomas & Young

AREA GROUPS

RugbySteve Batt (Chair)Cyril Cleaver (Reserve Warden)Frank Ollerenshaw (Treasurer)Phil Parr (Conservation Officer)Margaret Richards (Secretary)Diana Forbes Powney (Press & Publicity Officer)

SolihullAnne Adams (Chair)Colin Mason (Treasurer)Andrea Jones (Secretary)Ron HillStella JarmanLouise LewisAdrian SmithNaomi Stewart

Stratford on AvonTricia Scott (Chair to Nov 08) Sally EastonZena IvinChris IvinGeorge Yates

Sutton ColdfieldHarvey Skelcher (Chair)Bob BradleySylvia ErringtonRon HawkerJoe LewisJenny LloydBarbara PulsfordSarah WagerRosemary ParslowVictor Parslow

MAGAZINEPip Vigor (Editor) Andy TaskerDave PayneJo PrestonVera BrownElaine Skates

RESERVE WARDENSAlvecote Meadows Derek Tattershall Alvecote Pools Adam ArcherAshlawn Cutting Cyril CleaverBrandon Marsh Ken BondBrook Meadow VacantClaybrookes Marsh Stephanie GaskinClowes Wood Ron HillCock Robin Wood Sue LeahCoxs Island Nick EboralCrackley Wood Jon HolmesDeans Green Harry and Mary TippingDraycote Meadows Roy DaviesEarlswood Moathouse Mary JowettEathorpe Marsh Roy DaviesElmdon Manor Rod FranksGlasshouse Spinney Steve SmithGoldicote Cutting Chris IvinGrove Hill Gillian NusseyHampton Wood Dave SollissHarbury Spoilbank Dr John HancockHarvest Hill Richard BonesHenley Sidings Ted Read to 08.08Hunningham Meadow Andrew PhillipsKenilworth Common Howard EcclesKnowle Hill Richard BonesLeam Valley The late Jack Watkins until 11.08

John Stephens from 12.08Lion Wood Worcs WTLoxley Meadow Dave SollissNewbold Quarry Richard WrightOakwood & BL Spinney Stephen BuddOld Nun Wood Jeff PendletonOxhouse Farm Miriam GaskellParliament Piece John WoodPinley Abbey David KingsPriory Fields Paul CurryRadway Meadows Robert Williams from 08.08River Arrow Steve GodfreyRough Hill Wood Val KendrickRyton Wood Mike SlaterShadowbrook Meadows VacantSnitterfield Bushes John MatthewsStockton Cutting Michael Childs/Colin MorrisStoke Floods John MilesStonebridge Meadows VacantSwift Valley Richard WrightTemple Balsall John ClarkeTocil Wood Stephen TrinderTysoe Island Peter RamdersonUfton Fields David MorphewWappenbury Wood Bill Lilley & Linda HuttonWelches Meadow The late Jack Watkins until 11.08

John Stephens from 12.08Welcombe Hills James HardimanWhitacre Heath Nigel BaileyWhitnash Brook Joe Short until 11.08

Gareth Temple from 12.08Windmill Spinney VacantWyken Slough Jim Jobling

Protecting Wildlife for the Future

CORPORATE MEMBERS 2008Gold BMW Plant Hams Hall

Jaguar and Land Rover

National Grid

SilverBirmingham International Airport

BronzeAtmaana

Collins Extrusions

Consumer Insight

Dunlop Aerospace Braking Systems a Meggitt Group Company

Ellisons

Guy Salmon Land Rover (Coventry)

Lafarge Aggregates

Microstat

Rolls Royce plc

Rugby Borough Council

Serious Waste Management Ltd

xoserve

StandardBirse

Britannic Fire & Security Systems Ltd

Collins Extrusions

ConocoPhillips Ltd

Country Artists Ltd

Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce

The Design Buro

Hanson Building Products

Harris and Sheldon

Irwin Mitchell Solicitors

JLT Online

Keller Ground Engineering

North Warwickshire Borough Council

Pettifer Group

Solihull Borough Council

Sundial Venue and Events Group

Tarmac Limited

Tompkins Construction

West Midlands and Widney Manor Golf Club

WHS Halo

Thanks to our SupportersSPONSORS & GRANTS Altro Flooring LtdARCOBarclays Bank plcBBC Coventry and WarwickshireBBC Breathing PlacesBIG Lottery FundBiffawardBirmingham AirportBKWBMWBravissimoCarillion plcCoventry Carers CentreCoventry City CouncilCoventry NDCCoventry Refugee CentreCoventry TelegraphDebenhams CoventryEnvironment AgencyERDFExcelerate ResourcesGroundwork Coventry and WarwickshireHeritage Lottery FundHSBCIrwin Mitchell SolicitorsJohn LewisLANTRALiveabilityMidland Expressway LtdNational GridNatural EnglandNorthumbrian WaterNorth Warwickshire Borough CouncilNuneaton & Bedworth Borough CouncilOn Track – Education and Children’s Service - SolihullParkridge Holdings LtdRugby Borough CouncilSevern Trent Water LtdShakespeare MarqueesSITA GreenprintsSolihull Area GroupSolihull Metropolitan Borough CouncilStratford upon Avon District Council Twycross ZooV. Charitable TrustWarwick District CouncilWarwickshire County CouncilWRENThree Anonymous Charitable Trusts

MIDDLEMARCH ENVIRONMENTAL LTD CLIENTS 2008 As Middlemarch Environmental Ltd continues to grow,so our client base continues to expand, and nownumbers over 450 clients across the UK. We are lookingforward to working with all of these companies, as wellas many new ones, in the forthcoming years.

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

Brandon Marsh Nature Centre,Brandon Lane,Coventry CV3 3GWTelephone: 024 7630 2912Fax: 024 7663 9556

Parkridge Centre

Brueton Park, Solihull B91 3ENTelephone: 0121 704 0768

Email: [email protected]

www.warwickshire-wildlife-trust.org.uk

TRUST STAFF ContinuedMembership Recruiters Kathryn Karakaya (03.08), Fiona Dunster (07.08),

Kathleen Dray (10.08)

Senior Office/Centre Admin Asst. Sue Browett

Office/Centre Admin Assts. Jackie Hearnden, Hillion Fern

Administration Assistants Vera Brown (07.08 to 10.08), Peter Thorne (09.08), Jenny Beardsmore (10.08)

Admin Assistant (Brueton) Ann Colloby (05.08)

Weekend Visitor Centre Assistants Caroline Ashton, Mark Fyfe

Sensory Gardener Dave Weston

Gardener/handyman Graham Fardon

Sensory Gardner (Brueton) Andrew Luffman

Cleaner Andy Gunton

GLOBE Administrator Lesley Davies (to 05.08)

MIDDLEMARCH ENVIRONMENTAL LTD

Managing Director Dr Phil Fermor

Ecology & Landscape Director David Smith

Associate Director Dr Katy Read (06.08)

Principal Consultant Colin Bundy

Principal Wetland Consultant Dr Katy Read (to 05.08)

Principal Biodiversity Consultant James Calow

Senior Ecological Consultants Nick Steggall, Tim Hextell, Helen Miller, Jemma Gaskin

Ecological Consultants Lee Miles, Lucy Philpott, Anna Dudley, Hannah Roberts, James Webster, Tom Docker, John Polley

Ecological Project Officers Charlie Lea, Lizzie Reffin, Andrea Powell, John Daw, Laurence Chittock (to 08.08), Elizabeth Jacovou, Joscelin Tilley,Kim Hambly (to 08.08), Sophie Meredith

GIS Officer Susanna Saari

Senior and BREEAM Administrator Fiona Chester

Administration Assistants Linda Bones (to 09.08), Ruth Hardie

Finance Administrator Helen Elliott (11.08)

Operations Manager Tina Palmer

Operations Assistant Wendy Jones (to 06.08)

Project Administrator Ann Waugh


Documents

Annual Review - Forest Schools · 2012-04-20 · 04 | Warwickshire Wildlife Trust| Annual Review 2008 In total our midweek Nature Force volunteer group achieved a record 11,705 hours