1. MWT: People and Wildlife
Dr Tim Graham MCIEEM
CEO, MWT

2. Protecting Wildlife Saving Wild Spaces and Species Valuing and
Understanding Wildlife
Science and Evidence:
Monitoring and Survey
Leading Manx nature conservation charity
Look after land, sea and freshwater environments
Part of the Wildlife Trust umbrella

3. Why Wildlife Counts

4. Natural play pic
Well-being and
connecting to nature

5. Understanding and Value
Peatland Survey:
1 ha degraded = energy emissions of a house
Manage 24 local reserves, totalling 300 acres of land
We manage 2 visitor centres at key sites and have a shop and interpretation centre in Peel
We project manage the bird and land on the Calf
Advise landowners and MHKs
Keep an eye on planning applications
Educate people about conservation.

6. Every £3 invested means £50 of public benefits
Manage 24 local reserves, totalling 300 acres of land
We manage 2 visitor centres at key sites and have a shop and interpretation centre in Peel
We project manage the bird and land on the Calf
Advise landowners and MHKs
Keep an eye on planning applications
Educate people about conservation.

7. Every £1 invested in Protected Areas = £9 in public benefits
Manage 24 local reserves, totalling 300 acres of land
We manage 2 visitor centres at key sites and have a shop and interpretation centre in Peel
We project manage the bird and land on the Calf
Advise landowners and MHKs
Keep an eye on planning applications
Educate people about conservation.

8. Good planning benefits us all
Manage 24 local reserves, totalling 300 acres of land
We manage 2 visitor centres at key sites and have a shop and interpretation centre in Peel
We project manage the bird and land on the Calf
Advise landowners and MHKs
Keep an eye on planning applications
Educate people about conservation.

9. “No one will protect what they don’t care about, no one will care about what they have never experienced”

10. Tell Me
Show Me
Involve Me

11. Monitoring Change
Manage 24 local reserves, totalling 300 acres of land
We manage 2 visitor centres at key sites and have a shop and interpretation centre in Peel
We project manage the bird and land on the Calf
Advise landowners and MHKs
Keep an eye on planning applications
Educate people about conservation.

12. Science
And Nature

13. Open space and nature provision
Are we losing our countryside?
Managing Land
Planning sites for conservation and people
Consultancy
Planning and survey
Visitors and education
Habitat management, Plans, creation or restoration
Enhancing landscapes for wildlife and people

14. A Special Place for People and Nature

15. Local Biosphere Nature Reserves?

16. Have you had your say? Planning: Environment, countryside and wildlife
National Consultation
Village Plans
Master Planning
Area Plan System
Section 13 and Community Infrastructure Levy

17. #ManxPlasticPledge

18. THANK YOU!