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Yorkshire Wildlife Trust MASON ANDREW MARTIN BATT MARTIN WATTS CARL BIRD ZSUZSANNA MARTIN BATT MARTIN WATTS CARL BIRD ZSUZSANNA What we do... The natural environment is no different from your business environment. It needs management, care, expertise, effort – and it needs you.

Why we need you... It is only with the ongoing

MARK THOMAS MARK WILDSTOCK support from our supporters and corporate members that we are able to carry out such important conservation work and to inspire the people of Yorkshire to cherish their wildlife and the beautiful county in which we live, work and play. It is too easy to take this for granted but, if we do, it may be lost forever.

Living Landscapes is our vision for Yorkshire’s wildlife. Our 100 nature reserves provide much needed sanctuaries but we go further than that working throughout Yorkshire to make sure our wild spaces are connected, giving wildlife freedom to move and flourish in an ever changing world. We call this concept Living Landscapes.

Living Seas is all about life beneath The University of York is home to an the waves. Yorkshire’s seas and shores are home to abundance of wildlife with habitats capable internationally important wildlife including puffins, of supporting an increasingly diverse range wading birds, dolphins and of animals and plants. Joining Yorkshire whales. Our seas are amongst the richest in the world and Wildlife Trust was an obvious step to help yet have little protection. We promote the campus and support the played a key part in the passing of the Marine Act and Coastal Trust’s conservation work at the same time. Access Act in 2009 and with your support can keep up the Gordon Eastham BEM, Grounds Maintenance Manager pressure to see it implemented. CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP Joining the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Corporate Membership Scheme will provide a real boost to your company. All members benefit from an association with our well known and highly regarded organisation, helping to both bolster your brand profile and enhance the workplace.

We operate a tiered membership scheme, allowing you to choose the level of support A mutually beneficial partnership which you feel best represents your company’s commitment to the environment Association with our well-known organisation and your standing in the community. Membership body of over 40,000 people Membership with our Wildlife Trust will help Popular website (over 75,000 hits per month) us do even more to protect wildlife in the area where your customers and staff live. Promotion opportunities in our membership publications

For more information and to join us today please One-to-one account management contact our Corporate Development Officer: Part of a network of 47 Wildlife Trusts, which T 01904 659570 covers the length and breadth of the UK, Isle of E [email protected] Man and Alderney. 1 St. George’s Place, York, YO24 1GN

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Benefits Membership Level Bronze Silver Gold Acknowledgment:

n In popular Wildlife Yorkshire Magazine n On Yorkshire Wildlife Trust website n In Annual Review

Free quarterly editions of Wildlife Yorkshire Magazine

Membership card for free entry at Yorkshire and national reserves

Free copy of Discover Yorkshire’s Wildlife Handbook

30% discounted rate for Corporate Wild Work Days (unlimited)

Corporate Membership plaque

One free half-day room hire* at Gateway Nature Reserves (Potteric Carr and Spurn Discovery Centre)

Cost (excluding VAT) £500 + VAT £1,000 +VAT £2,000 + VAT

*subject to availability Visit our nature reserves

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Supporting our Trust demonstrates your To recognise your support we offer many ways company’s commitment to protecting the in which you can get involved with the vital natural environment, for the benefit of local work of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust: people and wildlife: Corporate Membership A mutually beneficial partnership Affinity Partnerships Association with our well-known Employee Engagement organisation Membership body of over 40,000 people This brochure has been kindly sponsored Popular website by North Wold Printers Ltd.

(over 75,000 hits per month) North Wolds Printers Ltd, 83 Halifax Way, Promotion opportunities in our Pocklington Industrial Estate, Pocklington, membership publications YO42 1NR

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1 St. George’s Place, York, YO24 1GN T 01904 659570 E [email protected] @YorksWildlife

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is registered in no. 409650 and is a registered charity no. 210807. Registered Office: 1 St George’s Place, York, YO24 1GN. Cover image by Jamie Hall