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Looking ahead to 2020 & PIRE CON Priorities for 2020 include: S NE IN C T ANNUAL REPORT n Securing a new long-term relationship with the implementing a fresh engagement plan for the PEOPLE land at Glenridding Common. Trust. D P n Announcing at least one other innovative land n Engaging with the National Planning Framework L 2019 R I partnership this next year. (Scotland) Bill – looking to secure protections for O W WILDNESS T wild land in planning. E n Concentrating on our own environmental E R C n T credentials taking forward the work we’ve done to New research and mapping for Wild Land Areas in & & date to reduce our carbon emissions and mapping Scotland and wild places in England and Wales. R I P C A L E A C O the Trust’s descent trajectory to net zero. P N n Defending Wild Land Areas that come under E R S E R V n Investing in the interpretation we have across the threat from inappropriate developments. E properties we manage to make sure visitors know n Launching a major new fundraising campaign why they matter and how they can support us to called #JourneyForWildness. make them wilder. n Undertaking a membership consultation on the The Trust is now working to a revised n Continuing to advocate for reform of deer Trust’s governance. strategy covering the period 2019-2021. management and practice in Scotland. n Scoping out a long term strategic development This diagram shows some of our strategic n Completing a review of the John Muir Award and plan for the Trust. objectives. Thank you The support from our members and friends, our Lochlands Trust Domain, Connect Communications, March Brown Charitable Trust Cottages and Castles, Edinburgh community fundraisers and from our donors is Mintaka Trust Mountain Film Festival, En-Vision invaluable. We cannot name each individual, but a Miss EC Hendry Charitable Trust (UK), Heart of Scotland Tours, National Lottery Community Fund holidaycottages.co.uk, Hot Aches heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you. National Lottery Heritage Fund Productions, McKinlay Kidd, LEGACIES Maude Tiso Natural Resources Wales Mickledore Walking Holidays, Brigid Ackerley Sally Westmacott Neil and Pauline Pettefar Charitable Mini Mountain Marathon, SBM John Munro Dunn John Young Trust Consultancy, Scotch Whisky Pauline Brown Forbes Network for Social Change Experience, Software Path, Sykes Charitable Trust Holiday Cottages, The Cube Richard Gilbert CHARITABLE TRUSTS, Nineveh Trust Concept, WalkWild Scotland John Martin Gillespie FOUNDATIONS AND GRANTS David Peter Grosz ALA Green Charitable Trust Northwood Charitable Trust Maggie Phoenix Hamilton Alan Baxter Foundation P & C Hickinbotham Charitable Thank you also to all other Elizabeth M S Kaye Alan and Karen Grieve Charitable Trust companies who provide support Betty Anderson Kidd Trust Perth & Kinross Council with donations, payroll giving and James McNeill Lester Alix Stevenson Trust Pillar Charitable Trust in-kind work on our behalf. Sandy McConnell Anderson Burgess Charitable Trust Players of the People’s Postcode April Gillian Murray Anthony Walker Charitable Trust Lottery PARTNER ORGANISATIONS Pearl Primrose Owen April Trust R J Larg Family Trust AND SUPPORTERS Reverend Richard Thomas Percival Artemis Charitable Foundation Ramblers Holidays Charitable Trust Atlantic Woodland Alliance, Sheila Mary Reid Banister Charitable Trust Richard Budenberg Charitable Trust Cairngorms National Park Sydney Hamilton Scott Braithwaite Charitable Trust Richard Fraser Charitable Trust Authority, Coigach & Assynt Living Dr Valerie Jane Smith Brown Forbes Memorial Fund Robert Dixon Trust Landscape Partnership, Dundee John Stuart Spring Cairnfold Charitable Trust Scottish Government City Council, East Ayrshire Council, Elisabeth Beatrice Stevenson Carman Family Foundation Scottish Natural Heritage Field Studies Council Scotland, Kenneth William Campbell Stewart Castansa Trust Stichting Teuntje Anna (TA Fund) Fort William Mountain Film John Trevor Suddaby Chapman Charitable trust SUEZ Communities Trust Festival, Foundation for Common Margaret Greenlees Sword Chris Brasher Trust Swire Charitable Trust Land, Heart of Scotland Forest Leonard Robert Ward CJ Cadbury Charitable Trust T D Paton Trust Partnership, John Muir Birthplace Barbara White Claire Hunter Charitable Trust Tay Charitable Trust Trust, Kendal Mountain Festival, Margaret Fraser Woodburn Craignish Trust Tennant Southpark Charitable Trust Keswick Mountain Festival, Alice Esther Woodward Cruden Foundation Thistledown Trust Knoydart Foundation, Lake District Daniell Trust Welsh Family Trust National Park Authority, Loch PARTNERS D S Smith Foundation Woodland Trust Scotland Lomond and the Trossachs National Goff Cantley Dunclay Charitable Trust Park Authority, London Wildlife ‘I care to live only to entice people John & Gillian Capstick Education Services Trust CORPORATE MEMBERS Trust, LWimages, Munro Society, Peter Charlton & Val Crookes Esmée Fairbairn Foundation PEAK PARTNERS Nevis Partnership, North Harris John Crombie Ettrick Charitable Trust Mountain Equipment, Tiso, Trust, The Outward Bound Trust, to look at Nature’s loveliness.’ Roger Everett Four Winds Trust Wilderness Scotland Peebles Outdoor Film Festival, Sir Charles Fraser Gannochy Trust Planning Democracy, Royal Hospital John Muir Tony Gladstone Generation Foundation GOLD MEMBERS for Children, Glasgow (Schiehallion Evelyn Grant Gibson Graham Charitable Trust Ben Lomond Gin, Glasgow Vein Ward), Scottish Environment LINK, Clare Harris Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust Clinic, Original Mountain Marathon, Scottish Landscape Photographer Nigel Hawkins Hays Travel Foundation ST&G’s Marvellous Maps, Walk of the Year, Scottish Rewilding Nicola Howarth Helen Fletcher Trust Highlands Alliance, Scottish Wildcat Action, Gordon McInnes Horace Gillman Trust Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, Denis Mollison J & J R Wilson Trust SILVER MEMBERS Telford & Wrekin Local Authority, Carol Pudsey John Spedan Lewis Foundation About Argyll Walking Holidays, Ben Urdd Gobaith Cymru, Urras Tim Raffle JTH Charitable Trust Nevis Distillery, King’s Manor Hotel, Oighreachd Ghabhsainn, Vertebrate Barry Rose Kestrelman Trust UMS UK Ltd, Wandel Vakantie Publishing, West Harris Trust, Wild Callum & Sword Linley Wightman Shaw Foundation Land Research Institute, Yearn Andrew Telfer Lizandy Charitable Trust BRONZE MEMBERS Stane Project Absolute Escapes, Avendris, Big Simon & Anne Thompson johnmuirtrust.org Chair’s report Management Team report THE TRUST HAS HAD another excellent A renewed focus this past year has seen our Cover photo: 2019 SAW THE TRUST’S management team that means that while the Trust is relatively TRUSTEES year. This report gives a snapshot of the relationships with communities across the Harestail cotton- taking the helm of the charity for the latter small in its scale of operations, we continue Gair Brisbane, Alan grass (Eriophorum Dobie, John Finney, John depth and quality of work we do throughout Western Isles, on Knoydart and in Assynt vaginatum) growing half of the year following the retirement of to have a big impact. We are proud of what Fox-Davies, David Gibson, the United Kingdom and for that my fortified. Such relationships give our voice on bog moorland, Chief Executive Andrew Bachell. we do, but we also know there is more to be Jim Gibson, Philip thanks go to all our supporters, members, more meaning. When we talk constructively Scotland by Mark That interim period went well and we’re done. This report illustrates a solid platform Graves, Derek Johnston, volunteers, staff and my fellow Trustees. with others, even when we don’t always Hamblin/2020Vision able to share many successes in the annual for our incoming chief executive and Patricia Jordan, Duncan Macniven, Xander I am pleased to report a positive financial agree, we can advocate with measured report. It highlights the capabilities of all management team colleague David Balharry McDade, Peter Pearson, performance. It’s as good as we’ve seen clout having sought wider understanding in our staff, a team that is motivated to make to build on with us all. We’re looking forward Chris Townsend, Andrew in many a year. These significant financial reaching our viewpoint. a difference, inspire people to discover the to working with him in 2020 as we continue Whitfield, Richard contributions are enabling us to recruit As I write this I am entering my last beauty in nature, prevent inappropriate to champion a world where both people and Williams (left March 2019) more people to work on the land we few months as Chair. I look over my time developments that can scar our landscapes nature flourish and prosper. manage than ever before - including a here with pride. I see an organisation that and to make the land we manage wilder for JOHN MUIR TRUST number of young people starting out on continues to remain rooted in its core values ACKNOWLEDGING future generations. MANAGEMENT TEAM SUPPORT FROM: Andrew Bachell, Chief their conservation careers. My thanks on while also being bold enough to branch We’re fortunate to have many capable and Executive (left September behalf of the Trustees for the generosity of out and remain relevant in the modern competent people in the Trust who do an 2019); Mike Daniels, Head our supporters and the hard work from our world. My thanks to Andrew Bachell for his exceptional job, often stepping forward when of Land Management and Acting Head of Policy from fundraising team. productive work as Chief Executive before asked to take on more responsibilities or to April 2019; Kevin Lelland, During 2019, a further 43,000 people retiring, to Duncan Macniven for stepping in adjust the ways they work. This year has been Head of Development and across the UK were added to the ever- as acting chair during a period of ill-health no exception and we’d like to acknowledge Communications; Helen growing number who have completed our this year and best wishes to David Balharry the contribution so many of them make on McDade, Head of Policy (left March 2019); Emma John Muir Award engagement initiative. as he picks up the mantle and takes this behalf of all the members of the charity. Reed, John Muir Award In doing so, they gain insight into why we wonderful Trust forward.
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