What will your legacy be?

Did you know that people who leave more than 10% of their estate to charity receive inheritance tax benefits?

Protecting, Conserving & Rewilding British Wildlife     Most of us would like to be remembered for something positive, to leave a mark on the world and feel that we’ve made a difference in some way.   What will your legacy be?   Your will is your chance to take care of everything that’s important to you, family and friends should always come first, but including a gift to a good cause you are passionate about, is a great way to leave your mark and to make a difference for future generations.   By leaving a gift for Wildwood in your will, you can help protect, conserve and rewild our native wildlife, and ensure the continued education of future generations. Your gift will also help to inspire the conservation leaders of the future and continue to help save our wildlife for many years to come!   FIND OUT MORE   »   Wildwood's FREE online will service   With our partner makeawillonline.co.uk, we offer a free online will service where you can make a single will or a pair of wills in three easy steps. All wills are checked by a fully qualified solicitor and covered by £2m insurance.   Any gift left to the Wildwood Trust is tax-free so the money that would have gone to Revenue and Customs will be spent on saving wildlife instead. Your gift, however large or small, will continue to make a real difference in the future.      FIND OUT MORE   »   Why is making a will so important?   If you don’t make a will, then the Law, not your family, will decide ‘who gets what’. This can mean that your money is shared out between relatives you never intended to benefit, even distant of relatives could claim against your estate.   Making a will doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive and a solicitor can quickly guide you through the process.  Even if you don’t feel you have much to leave, you may be surprised when you add it all up. Even for the smallest amounts, it is still important that you know it is going where you want it to.     If you already have a will...   If you already have a will and want to leave a gift to us, contact your solicitor and let them know your intentions. You can work with them either to make a new will or you could add a shorter and less expensive "codicil". Please ensure that your solicitor uses our full name: Wildwood Trust, our charity number: 1093702, and our registered address: Wildwood Trust, Herne Common, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 7LQ   Did you know that people who leave more than 10% of their estate to charity receive inheritance tax benefits?   If your estate is liable for inheritance tax (see here) or if you have complicated requirements for your will, we suggest you speak to your own solicitor to discuss making a will and leaving a gift to us. If you don't already have a solicitor, you can go to http://solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk/ to search for a local solicitor.   FIND OUT MORE   »     Why remember Wildwood Trust in your will?   Wildwood Trust is a conservation charity dedicated to protecting, conserving and rewilding British wildlife. Wildwood is not just a wildlife park, but also a unique conservation project, which tells the changing story of British wildlife and woodlands over the last 1,000 years.   Many of the animals at Wildwood are either extinct in the UK or are under threat. We are continually working to protect Britain’s most endangered wildlife and to reintroduce animals back into the British woodland whenever possible. Those animals who would be unable to survive in the wild, have a home for life at one of our parks.   Our native wildlife continues to be lost at a frightening pace with 1 in 5 UK mammals under threat of extinction, yet children are getting more divorced from the natural world as demonstrated in a number of published studies. Our education programmes and conservation courses aim to inspire future generations to have a true understanding and appreciation of the natural world around them.   FIND OUT MORE   »     Your support will make a difference!   Wildwood doesn't receive any government funding and rely completely upon visitors to our parks, gifts left in wills and general donations from our supporters, all of which enable us to continue the vital work we do at Wildwood to save British wildlife.   For more information or a private and confidential talk on how your gift could help save wildlife, please don't hesitate to contact Peter Smith on 01227 712111 or by email.   FIND OUT MORE   »

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Wildwood's February Newsletter

Wildwood Newsletter - February 2019

Red Squirrel Walkthrough   After finishing our new lynx enclosure, we're continuing to work on new projects to expand Wildwood for the benefit of our animals and to give visitors new experiences with British wildlife. We are currently replacing our old Wallaby Walkthrough with a huge Red Squirrel Walkthrough. Stretching from the otter pond to the horse paddock, the enclosure will be landscaped with meandering paths and will include a tree house, allowing visitors to get up close to this incredible, acrobatic animal.

We're on BBC Inside Out!   Keep this date in your diary! This Monday 11th February at 7:30pm on BBC One in the South East, some of Wildwood's staff and animals will be involved in BBC Inside Out South East's report on the wonderful world of hibernation. See Mr Prickles the hedgehog, Queenie the dormouse and our two bears.

Wildwood Watch   A new way to look at your favourite woodland discovery park. As well as our fantastic display collection, the natural woodland setting of Wildwood supports a host of free-living wildlife. Did you know, for instance, that over 60 species of wild birds are regularly seen at Wildwood? A dozen types of wild mammals live in the woods or pass through on a regular basis; there are four kinds of cool reptiles and all sorts of invertebrates, including over 20 beautiful butterflies. In addition, there are wonderful woodland wild flowers, a diversity of native trees and an assortment of fascinating fungi. Throughout the year we shall be keeping an eye on them all, with nestbox and bird feeder cameras, guided nature walks and trails, talks and events that will link you to the changes to wild, wild Wildwood throughout the seasons. As you walk around the park, looking at our captive collection you can look out for Wildwood’s wild things for yourselves – from woodpeckers to wood mice, from teasels to weasels, from treecreepers to trees – and add them to our sightings board.

Bear Experiences 2019   Our bear experiences for 2019 are now available to book online. We'll be starting in April and running until the end of September with morning and afternoon sessions. Wildwood Bear Experiences are a unique opportunity to meet and learn all about Wildwood's two rescued bears with exclusive behind the scenes access. Walk through the bears' large enclosure to scatter a feed, before meeting the bears and giving them a treat in their smaller enclosure. Then let them out into their large enclosure, where they will sniff out and hunt down the scattered food.   Click here to book now

Boar On The Move   Our younger breeding boar couple, Ash & Sherwood, had 4 piglets last year - one male and three female. The male juvenile has recently moved to Whipsnade Zoo to help with their breeding program.

Scottish Wildcats   Our Scottish wildcat enclosures have recently had a makeover by our keepers, and we're planning on bringing in more of these highly endangered animals soon. Watch this space!

Conservation Courses   Our popular Wildwood nature courses are now available for our winter/spring period, catering from complete beginners and amateur naturalists through to wildlife professionals. We cover a variety of topics ranging from species ecology, conservation and handling to outdoor crafts. To find out more, visit  https://wildwoodtrust.org/wildwood-kent/conservation/conservation-courses   Click here to book now

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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

How to REALLY show your love this Valentine's Day

Look no further for perfect Valentines Day gift ideas

Love is in the air at Wildwood     Did you know ravens mate for life and live in pairs in a fixed territory?   Our ravens, Ike and Beena are currently bond forming in preparation for nesting season. They have been showing their affection to each other by holding beaks, grooming each other, playing together and generally being more affectionate and attentive towards each other. Ike has been trying to build a nest, so we're hoping we may even be lucky enough to see some new additions to the raven family in spring this year!   By adopting our ravens or any of our resident animals, you can REALLY show your undying love and devotion to someone special this Valentine's Day.   ADOPT TODAY »     So why not treat your loved one to something different this Valentine's Day?   Adoption packs last a whole year and include a photo, a one-day entrance ticket, certificate of adoption, animal fact sheet and a personalised plaque which can include a short, loving message and will be displayed at the enclosure of the adopted animal.   You can choose from any of the resident animals at Wildwood, and there are different levels of adoption available to suit all budgets. Most importantly an animal adoption will not only show your love to that special someone, but it will spread the love even further by helping to save our wildlife.   If your chosen animal is not listed on our adoptions page, don't worry, it might just be hiding! Please give us a call on 01227 712111 or email us if you have any questions or need any help with your purchase.   ADOPT TODAY »     Experience days for two   Experience days can be booked for two and are a perfect Valentine's gift to share, spend the day together making amazing memories you can cherish for years to come. Find out more about our photography days, animal experiences and night/twilight tours.   Many of the animals at Wildwood are either extinct in the UK or under threat. The Wildwood Trust is working to protect our most endangered wildlife and to reintroduce those animals back into areas where they had previously become extinct. All proceeds from our shop go directly towards the protection, conservation and rewilding of British wildlife.   VISIT OUR SHOP »

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