Common blue butterfly (credit: Ian Ward)
About us
Norfolk Wildlife Trust is a registered charity and the oldest Wildlife Trust in the country. Established in 1926, we now manage over 60 nature reserves and other protected sites in Norfolk including ten kilometres of coastline, nine Norfolk broads, nine National Nature Reserves and five ancient woodlands.
We protect and restore our county's wild spaces by managing our nature reserves, working in partnership throughout the landscape and inspiring people to enjoy and care for Norfolk's nature through projects, education activities, events and campaigns.
Our Patron
King Charles III (credit: Hugo Burnand)
We are delighted to have patronage of His Majesty, The King, following the previous patronage of Queen Elizabeth II from 1952 - 2022. As The Prince of Wales, His Majesty has had a long association with Norfolk Wildlife Trust, visiting both NWT Hickling Broad and Cley Marshes nature reserves during his childhood, followed by an official visit to Cley Marshes in 1996. His Majesty has dedicated more than 50 years to championing the UK's response to the nature and climate crises.
Our President
Patrick Barkham (credit: Marcus Garrett)
Patrick Barkham is an award-winning author and Natural History Writer for The Guardian. His books include The Butterfly Isles, Badgerlands, Islander and Wild Child. He has edited an anthology of British and Irish nature writing, The Wild Isles, and his latest book, The Swimmer, is a biography of the writer Roger Deakin. He grew up near Foxley Wood, which remains one of his favourite NWT reserves. He lives in Norfolk with his family.
Our Vice-Presidents
Angela Turner
Dr Jeff Price
Dr Ben Garrod
Garth Inman
John Snape
Jon Humphreys
Martin Shaw
Michael Baker
Our Chief Executive Officer
Eliot Lyne (credit: Jimmy King)
Eliot Lyne joined NWT in 2021. Before this, he pursued a 15-year career in senior finance and operations roles in many well-known UK Charities such as Scope, Amnesty International UK, Greenpeace UK, Livability and National Children’s Bureau. This culminated in a turnaround role as interim Finance Director and then interim CEO at RNIB.
Eliot holds a BA in Geography and an MSc in Environmental and Energy Studies. He is married with one daughter. He runs, cycles, gardens, and enjoys music in his spare time.
