Our Funders

Starling murmation at sunset flying over water

Photo, Jamie Hall

Our Funders

Our supporters

As a charity we depend on financial support from our members, donors and those who leave us gifts in their Wills.

Our work is also possible thanks to a range of other supporters.

We are extremely grateful and give our thanks to all the organisations and individuals who choose to help nature thrive across Devon.

Find out what your support has helped us achieve

Are you a Devon business?

By becoming a corporate supporter of Devon Wildlife Trust, you can demonstrate to your customers and staff that you value the special places, rich in wildlife, that make Devon unique and that your business cares about the natural environment.

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Many thanks for your support

In 2024-25, we received income from:

Legacy bequests

Yvonne St. Claire Anderson 
Gisela Armstrong 
Rivers Barry 
Jennifer Brewster 
Mary B Chugg 
Robert Cowley 
Kathleen Dougill 
Lynda Dunn 
Alan F Flack 
David Foster 
Anne Glyn-Jones 
Kevin Winsor Grimm 
Alan Hopkins 
John Hutchinson 

William David Chown Lee  

Veronica Laurie 
D Lelliot 
Lesley Milne 
K Ord-Smith 
Bridget Mary Pascoe 
Miss Patricia M Rowe 
T Standing 
Gordon Ivor Steer 
Mr L Trump 
Joan Tucker 
E Catherine Young 
Margaret Young  
Nancy Wale 
 

Trusts & foundations

The Accomplishment Trust 
The Adrian Swire Charitable Trust 
Brownswood Trust 
The Clare Milne Trust 
Devon Environment Foundation 
Exeter Round Table 
The Foxglove Trust 
The Halpin Trust 
Miss Bridget Catherine Johnson Charitable Settlement 
Mrs Diana Mary Symon Charitable Trust 
Phoebe Wortley-Talbot Charitable Trust 
The National Trust 
North Devon Biosphere Foundation 
Sea-Changers 
Williamson Family Charitable Trust 
The Woodland Trust 
 

 

 

 

Grant funders

Aviva (Atlantic Rainforest Restoration Programme) 
Barbican Theatre 
Bioregional Learning Centre 
DEFRA 
Devon County Council 
Dartmoor National Park Authority 
East Devon District Council 
Environment Agency 
Exeter City Council 

Exmoor National Park Authority   

Forestry England 

National Highways (Network for Nature programme) 
National Lottery Heritage Fund 
Natural England 
North Devon Coast National Landscape 
One Tree Planted 
People's Postcode Lottery 
Plymouth City Council 
Rotary Club of Exeter Southernhay & Topsham 
Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts 
Rural Payments Agency 
South Hams District Council 
South West Water 
UK Youth 
University of Plymouth 
Urban Innovative Actions (European Regional Development Fund) 
Valencia Communities Fund 

Give with confidence

We are registered with the Fundraising Regulator, and our income, investments and use of charitable resources meet high ethical standards and support our values. If you want to find out more about how we are funded, please email contactus@devonwildlifetrust.org.

Read about our Fundraising Promise

Our latest annual audited accounts (2023-24)

Become a member and support our work

The vital work we do for nature depends on the support of people who care about the future of Devon's wildlife and wild places.

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