Wyre Community Land Trust

WCLT is a social enterprise, originally set up by Guild Companion and former Board member John Iles, which manages more than 300 acres in the Wyre Forest. It specialises in increasing the biodiversity of farmland and meadows, replanting and restoring traditional orchards, producing rare breed beef, the management of sensitive habitats, providing training and support and offering opportunities for land based volunteer work. The Trust is based at St George’s Farm on Ruskin Land.

Since 2007, they’ve been nurturing neglected farmland and woodland in and around the Wyre Forest. They are equally committed to making it more viable for more people to earn a living from the land. As well as managing the land, they run a busy sawmill and workshop, sell a growing range of products, run courses, and help local landowners get more benefits from their property and products.

The Trust currently has ten employees, they’re helped by a team of around 50 volunteers, and guided by six directors. In addition to the Guild, they work with more than 30 local landowners, and partner closely with bodies like Natural England, The Forestry Commission, Butterfly Conservation, and The Woodland Trust.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE WCLT HERE AND READ MORE ABOUT RUSKIN LAND HERE.