The Tees Valley Wildlife Trust is an independent, local charity working to create a better future for wildlife and people. Established in 1979 (originally as the Cleveland Nature Conservation Trust and later re-named the Cleveland Wildlife Trust) it has worked to protect and enhance the natural environment of this area. The Trust works principally across the Former County of Cleveland, including the local authority areas of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees.
The Wildlife Trust manages over 500 acres of land as nature reserves and has improved many other areas of former industrial and under-used land to enhance it for nature conservation. The involvement of local communities and schools is an important party of this activity that ensures opportunities for education and training are maximised and that lasting social benefits are also achieved.
The Tees Valley Wildlife Trust is part of a national network of Wildlife Trusts that act together in partnership on national and European issues that affect wildlife. Together the Wildlife Trusts manage 200,000 acres of land in the UK and have more than 400,000 members.
