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Devon Wildlife Trust

Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom

Nature & Wildlife conservationEnvironment & ClimateAnimal welfareTax-deductible donations
CharityRegional reach51-200 staff
Profile last updated: May 3, 2026

About

Devon Wildlife Trust is a charity based in Exeter, United Kingdom working on nature & wildlife conservation, environment & climate, animal welfare.

Devon Wildlife Trust is a local charity based in Exeter that works to protect wildlife and wild places across Devon, on land and at sea. It runs nature reserves, citizen science surveys, wildlife education, species and habitat projects, and a volunteer network, and advises landowners and farmers on wildlife-friendly land management. The Trust aims to double the area of land and sea rich in nature over the next ten years, with a long-term vision of a connected, wilder Devon. It is supported by members, volunteers, donors and funders, and was established sixty years ago by a group of volunteers.

Location

Exeter, United Kingdom

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

Registered charity

Charity number

213224

Registration

733321

Staff

51-200

Members

35,000

VAT number

585 4735 01

Focus areas

wildlife conservationrewildingmarine conservationcitizen sciencevolunteeringnature reservesDevon

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Nature & Wildlife conservationEnvironment & ClimateAnimal welfare

Works for

AnimalsCommunitiesChildren

How they work

Advocacy & campaigningAwareness & educationVolunteer programmesCommunity programmesResearch

Programmes

Wilder Communities

Community development

Supports communities, local groups and small landowners to improve greenspaces and re-wild their local areas.

Wildlife Watch

Children & Youth

Wildlife clubs and guided walks that introduce children and adults to local nature.

Two Moors Pine Marten Project

Nature & Wildlife conservation

Surveys, release and monitoring work to support pine martens on Dartmoor and Exmoor.

Marine Strandings Network

Nature & Wildlife conservation

Volunteer network that responds to and records dead and stranded marine wildlife around Devon's coast.

Shoresearch

Science & Research

Citizen science surveys of North Devon's intertidal wildlife.

Avon Valley Project

Nature & Wildlife conservation

Monitors and manages wildflower meadows with landowners in the Avon Valley.

Devon tree nurseries

Environment & Climate

Volunteer-run community nurseries growing native trees for Devon's treescapes.

Wembury Marine Centre

Awareness & education

Marine education centre running displays, rockpool safaris and snorkel safaris to raise awareness of marine conservation.

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsMembership feesLegaciesGrants

Ways to support

DonateMembershipVolunteerLegacy givingFundraise

Trust

Tax-deductible donationsInvestors in Volunteers

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