Win a Bear Experience for two people!

Win a Bear Experience for two people!

Wildwood Trust, near Canterbury in Kent, has just welcomed its 1.5 millionth visitor to the park since becoming a charity in 2002. To celebrate this incredible milestone and to say thank you to everyone who has supported Wildwood over the last 16 years, we're giving away a Bear Experience for two people. To enter the prize draw competition, just visit Wildwood's park in Kent on Monday 3rd September or Tuesday 4th September and fill out your contact details at our admissions building on your way in. A lucky winner will be randomly picked from a hat on Wednesday 5th September and contacted on the same day. Best of luck! * Visitors must pay entry fees or be Wildwood members to enter the prize draw. Prize draw entrants must be over 18 years old. T&Cs apply.

FOLLOW US Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewildwoodtrust Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WildwoodTrust Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thewildwoodtrust   ABOUT WILDWOOD Wildwood Trust opened in 1999 as a centre of excellence for the conservation of British wildlife, and was established as a registered charity in 2002. Wildwood is Kent's best British wildlife park. Home to over 200 native animals, past and present and set in 40 acres of beautiful ancient woodland where visitors can see bears, wolves, bison, deer, owls, foxes, red squirrels, wild boar, lynx, wild horses, badgers and beavers plus many more. As one of the leading British animal conservation charities in the UK, Wildwood Trust is dedicated to saving Britain's most threatened wildlife. Wildwood Trust have taken part in many ground-breaking conservation programmes to date, which include, saving the water vole, using wild horses to help restore Kent's most precious nature reserves, bringing the extinct European beaver back to Britain and returning the hazel dormouse & red squirrel to areas where they have been made extinct.

Wildwood Trust Herne Common Herne Bay Kent CT6 7LQ Registered Charity No: 1093702 Wildwood Kent: 01227 712 111 Wildwood Devon: 01404 822 188 info@wildwoodtrust.org

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Act today to save our red squirrels!

Act today to save our red squirrels!

Only 2 days left to pledge your support! Without your pledge, we will lose out on the vital funds needed to continue our efforts to save the red squirrels. Your pledge will unlock those critical funds from the UK’s biggest online match funding campaign the Christmas Challenge, making your donation worth more than four times its original value! Find out how it works here.   PLEDGE TODAY   »   We only have until 5pm on Friday 31st August to hit our target of £3,750 in Pledge Promises from our supporters, so time is running out fast! By committing to a pledge promise, you will also help us to inspire donors to support us and will make your own donation go much further.     The red squirrel is our only native squirrel species, now vastly outnumbered by the invasive grey squirrel. It has been extinct in Kent since the 1960s and without immediate conservation, the species is expected to be completely wiped out in Britain by 2030. Your support will make the difference as to whether or not future generations will see these amazing animals in the wild.   Wildwood has been leading the return of red squirrels back into the UK, with important and successful release programmes across Anglesey and mainland Wales. This success has formed a buffer population of red squirrels and has regained lost ground. We have been successfully breeding red squirrels in captivity for over 15 years and send up to 10 juveniles every year for release.   Wildwood’s good friend and supporter Chris Packham is supporting this appeal.     "How can we just do nothing while witnessing the disappearance of one of this country’s most endearing species? Now you can join with Wildwood Trust and give red squirrels a fighting chance for survival"  - Chris Packham   PLEDGE NOW   »   Red squirrels are particularly important for our woodland ecosystem, unlike the greys, they are better suited to spread the seeds of coniferous trees, being specially adapted to feed on the seeds in their cones. This makes them crucial to the regeneration of our coniferous woodlands, which can also have a positive impact on other species such as the pine marten and wildcat.    Your donation will help us to expand our red squirrel breeding facilities, renovate old enclosures and increase our breeding pairs. We will also be able to make sure that they receive an enriched diet, mimicking what they would feed on naturally in the wild. This could result in larger litters and those being released will have an advantage as they are already adapted to the diet.     Would you or your company consider making a pledge to help us reach our target? It will only take a few minutes of your time and together, we will save the red squirrel from extinction.   MAKE A PLEDGE   »   Thank you all in advance for your support and please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about this appeal.   Kind regards, Peter Smith Director Wildwood Trust    Additional information: how does it all work?   As a Pledger, you commit a pledge promise to our matching pot which is conditional on our performance in the campaign and payable after the campaign has ended. If we don’t use all of your promised funds then we would ask you for a pro rata amount of the pledge. Your funds will be used to match online donations when the campaign is live (27th Nov - 4th Dec). Research shows that 84% of donors are more likely to give in a match funding campaign and that donations are on average 2.5 times bigger. By committing to a pledge promise you will help us to inspire donors to support us and make your own donation go much further. Please note that you cannot donate online to us if you have committed a pledge promise. Full Terms & Conditions are available for you to read when you complete the form.

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Wildwood Trust's endangered species photographed for unique conservation project

Wildwood Trust's endangered species photographed for unique conservation project

These stunning images of some of Britain’s rarest wildlife were captured last week by internationally famous National Geographic photographer, Joel Sartore. Wildwood Trust was honoured that its rare wildlife would be immortalised in the National Geographic Photo Ark project. Using the power of photography, the project aims to inspire people to help save species at risk before it’s too late.

Photo Ark founder and National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore has visited 40 countries in his quest to create this photo archive of global biodiversity. Joel selected Wildwood Trust to capture some of Britain’s most endangered species to join the Photo Ark and inspire people to join the fight to prevent their extinction. These wonderful images were only made possible by a combination of Joel Sartore's skill and technique, and with the expertise of Wildwood Trust's keepers, who were tasked with the tricky job of keeping the animals still and relaxed during the shoot.

Wildwood Director Peter Smith said: “Wildwood Trust has been honoured by the National Geographic Society which has recognised the invaluable work we do to save our most threatened wildlife. These incredible images captures the true beauty of our wildlife and demonstrates why efforts to save them are so important.” Joel Sartore said: “It was a honour to be invited to capture these intimate portraits of Britain’s most endangered animals and see the excellent work of the Wildwood Trust. I hope these images of Wildwood’s animals will inspire people to care, to fall in love, and take action to protect these species”. For more information: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/ projects/photo-ark/

FOLLOW US Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewildwoodtrust Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WildwoodTrust Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thewildwoodtrust   ABOUT WILDWOOD Wildwood Trust opened in 1999 as a centre of excellence for the conservation of British wildlife, and was established as a registered charity in 2002. Wildwood is Kent's best British wildlife park. Home to over 200 native animals, past and present and set in 40 acres of beautiful ancient woodland where visitors can see bears, wolves, bison, deer, owls, foxes, red squirrels, wild boar, lynx, wild horses, badgers and beavers plus many more. As one of the leading British animal conservation charities in the UK, Wildwood Trust is dedicated to saving Britain's most threatened wildlife. Wildwood Trust have taken part in many ground-breaking conservation programmes to date, which include, saving the water vole, using wild horses to help restore Kent's most precious nature reserves, bringing the extinct European beaver back to Britain and returning the hazel dormouse & red squirrel to areas where they have been made extinct.

Wildwood Trust Herne Common Herne Bay Kent CT6 7LQ Registered Charity No: 1093702 Wildwood Kent: 01227 712 111 Wildwood Devon: 01404 822 188 info@wildwoodtrust.org

Wildwood Trust's endangered species photographed for unique conservation project

Wildwood Trust's endangered species photographed for unique conservation project

These stunning images of some of Britain’s rarest wildlife were captured last week by internationally famous National Geographic photographer, Joel Sartore. Wildwood Trust was honoured that its rare wildlife would be immortalised in the National Geographic Photo Ark project. Using the power of photography, the project aims to inspire people to help save species at risk before it’s too late.

Photo Ark founder and National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore has visited 40 countries in his quest to create this photo archive of global biodiversity. Joel selected Wildwood Trust to capture some of Britain’s most endangered species to join the Photo Ark and inspire people to join the fight to prevent their extinction. These wonderful images were only made possible by a combination of Joel Sartore's skill and technique, and with the expertise of Wildwood Trust's keepers, who were tasked with the tricky job of keeping the animals still and relaxed during the shoot.

Wildwood Director Peter Smith said: “Wildwood Trust has been honoured by the National Geographic Society which has recognised the invaluable work we do to save our most threatened wildlife. These incredible images captures the true beauty of our wildlife and demonstrates why efforts to save them are so important.” Joel Sartore said: “It was a honour to be invited to capture these intimate portraits of Britain’s most endangered animals and see the excellent work of the Wildwood Trust. I hope these images of Wildwood’s animals will inspire people to care, to fall in love, and take action to protect these species”. For more information: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/ projects/photo-ark/

CONTACT Wildwood Trust: +44(0)1227 712 111 Peter Smith: peter@wildwoodtrust.org or 07986 828229 Dan Farrow: dan.farrow@wildwoodtrust.org or 01227 209617   Wildwood Trust, Herne Common, Herne Bay, Nr Canterbury, Kent CT6 7LQ Registered Charity No. 1093702   FOLLOW US Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewildwoodtrust Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WildwoodTrust Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thewildwoodtrust   ABOUT WILDWOOD Wildwood Trust opened in 1999 as a centre of excellence for the conservation of British wildlife, and was established as a registered charity in 2002. Wildwood is Kent's best British wildlife park. Home to over 200 native animals, past and present and set in 40 acres of beautiful ancient woodland where visitors can see bears, wolves, bison, deer, owls, foxes, red squirrels, wild boar, lynx, wild horses, badgers and beavers plus many more. As one of the leading British animal conservation charities in the UK, Wildwood Trust is dedicated to saving Britain's most threatened wildlife. Wildwood Trust have taken part in many ground-breaking conservation programmes to date, which include, saving the water vole, using wild horses to help restore Kent's most precious nature reserves, bringing the extinct European beaver back to Britain and returning the hazel dormouse & red squirrel to areas where they have been made extinct.

Wildwood Trust Herne Common Herne Bay Kent CT6 7LQ Registered Charity No: 1093702 Wildwood Kent: 01227 712 111 Wildwood Devon: 01404 822 188 info@wildwoodtrust.org