Kemerton Conservation Trust
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Kemerton Conservation Trust is a registered charity which aims "to conserve wildlife and places of beauty in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and adjoining counties for the public benefit." Much of the Trust’s activity takes place in the area surrounding Bredon Hill
in south Worcestershire
, where there is a concentration of traditionally-managed farmland and woodland habitats which are exceptionally rich in fauna and flora.
The Trust has four main purposes:
Since its foundation in 1989 the Trust has employed Conservation Officers and Advisors to assist in carrying out these activities. It has received funding from the Mercia Environment Fund and the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund, as well as from charities, businesses and private individuals.
OBE (chairman), Kate Connor, Matthew Darby
, Peter Doble, Richard Knight, Lord Howick of Glendale
, Prof. David Macdonald
, Carl Nicholson, Dr Margaret Palmer MBE, Roger Workman.
Bredon Hill
Bredon Hill is a hill in Worcestershire, England, south-west of Evesham in the Vale of Evesham. The summit of the hill is in the parish of Kemerton and it extends over parts of eight other parishes...
in south Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, where there is a concentration of traditionally-managed farmland and woodland habitats which are exceptionally rich in fauna and flora.
The Trust has four main purposes:
- managing important sites for the benefit of wildlife;
- developing innovative conservation practices;
- continuing a twenty-five year programme of scientific surveying, monitoring and analysis;
- educating land managers, organisations and the public about conservation priorities and practices.
Since its foundation in 1989 the Trust has employed Conservation Officers and Advisors to assist in carrying out these activities. It has received funding from the Mercia Environment Fund and the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund, as well as from charities, businesses and private individuals.
Governors
Adrian DarbyAdrian Darby
Adrian Marten George Darby, OBE is a British conservationist and academic. He is the son of Col. Cyril Darby MC, of Kemerton Court, Gloucestershire and Monica Dunne, daughter of Marten Dunne, MP of Gatley Park, Herefordshire...
OBE (chairman), Kate Connor, Matthew Darby
Matthew Darby
Matthew George Darby, is a British publisher, conservationist and landscape designer. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh. He is the son of Adrian Darby and Lady Meriel Darby, daughter of former British Prime Minister, Sir Alec Douglas-Home...
, Peter Doble, Richard Knight, Lord Howick of Glendale
Charles Baring, 2nd Baron Howick of Glendale
Charles Evelyn Baring, 2nd Baron Howick of Glendale, arboriculturalist , is the son of Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale.Howick is well-known as an arboriculturalist and plant collector...
, Prof. David Macdonald
David W. Macdonald
David Whyte Macdonald CBE FRSE is a Scottish zoologist and conservationist. He is the Director of the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit , Oxford University, which he founded in 1986...
, Carl Nicholson, Dr Margaret Palmer MBE, Roger Workman.