Innovative mammal conservation
Go Wild in Galway returns on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 May! Our 2017 event is even bigger, starting on Saturday at 4:30 am with a dawn chorus and packed with wildlife events until our bat walk at sunset. Click to enlarge the poster for more information and times of specific events. Join us on Read More
16th May 2017
From Mallards to Martens is a celebration of the mammal conservation work carried out by the VWT over the last 40 years. The Trust was founded, funded and led by Vincent Weir from its inception in 1975 until the early 2000s and the book records the Trust’s work on the conservation of mammal species in Read More
30th September 2016
We are delighted to announce that the Association of Animal Artists (AAA) has chosen VWT as their Charity Partner of the Year. AAA offers opportunities and support to animal artists wishing to promote and exhibit their artwork and further progress their skills. AAA exhibitions celebrate the natural world and offer visitors the chance to purchase beautiful examples Read More
15th February 2017
The year has got off to a good start for The Vincent Wildlife Trust, with £63,000 received towards the next stage of the Pine Marten Recovery Project. The two main grants have been received from the Garfield Weston Foundation and The Waterloo Foundation. This will enable Stage Two of the project to progress in 2017 Read More
16th January 2017
2016 has been another busy and exciting year for the VWT. This issue of our newsletter includes highlights from the second phase of pine marten translocations and the 2nd All-Ireland Pine Marten Symposium. We also hear from the staff and volunteers working at our bat reserves and receive updates from our PhD students on their work with grey squirrels, polecats, Read More
22nd November 2016
Our Annual Review for 2015 has now been published and is available to download from our resources here. This summary version of our Annual Report outlines the achievements of the Trust in its 40th year. It covers our work on mustelids, bats and other species as well as including a financial synopsis. If you would Read More
6th December 2016
Voting is now closed. Thank you to everyone who supported us by voting in the Aviva Community Fund – you helped us reach the finals! Winners will be announced in January 2017. We have entered the Aviva Community Fund to win funds for our Pine Marten Recovery Project. Help us make a difference to Read More
21st October 2016
Download the 2nd All-Ireland Pine Marten Symposium Agenda We are pleased to invite you to the 2nd All-Ireland Pine Marten Symposium to be held at Ti Chulainn Community and Conference Centre on the 14 and 15 October 2016. This two-day meeting has been organised to build on the success of the first meeting held in Galway Read More
4th October 2016
The VWT’s Pine Marten Recovery Project featured on Countryfile at 6:15pm Sunday 2 October on BBC1. Tom Heap interviewed our Pine Marten Project Manager, Jenny MacPherson, as she arrived to mid-Wales in the early hours of the morning with some very precious cargo! We are celebrating the successful translocation this month of a further 16 pine Read More
30th September 2016
It’s not too late to save UK nature but we must act now – that is the conclusion from a coalition of more than 50 leading wildlife and research organisations behind the State of Nature 2016 report. The Vincent Wildlife Trust is one of 53 wildlife organisations that have pooled expertise and knowledge to present Read More
14th September 2016