Help Manx Wildlife Trust purchase a new nature reserve

Donations will help to buy and rewild 3mx3m squares of land at a new reserve. For each £30 donation, you will be allocated your own square which can be named and dedicated to something or someone special. Once the target has been reached and the nature reserve purchased, you will receive a digital certificate with the precise location of your patch, mapped using what3words.

– A £30 donation will help buy a 3mx3m square.

– A £65 donation will help buy and rewild a 3mx3m square.

The creation of a brand-new nature reserve will increase the area of land managed by Manx Wildlife Trust and help achieve our ambitious goal to bring wildlife back to the Island.

To buy and create the new nature reserve, we must urgently raise at least £100,000 before December 20.

MWT are calling for at least 30 per cent of our Island's land and sea to be connected, protected, and managed for nature’s recovery by 2030. It is estimated that around 20 per cent of the Isle of Man is currently good for nature.

Reaching 30 per cent means doubling the Island’s woodlands, restoring all drained peatlands, tripling wetlands, and creating more species-rich grasslands.

MWT is planning to buy a plot of land to provide the opportunity to create new habitats and connect with other wildlife havens. Buying and restoring land that is nature-depleted will make a huge difference to local wildlife.

Depending on the site, new carbon-storing woodlands and hedgerows could create homes for birds, bats and small mammals. New wetlands could support invertebrates, amphibians and wading birds. Creating new meadows could provide food and space for bees, butterflies and pollinating insects.

Leigh Morris, MWT’s chief executive, said: “To reach our goal of 30 per cent by 2030 and reverse nature’s decline we must be ambitious. This is a key land purchase for Manx Wildlife Trust. It is urgently needed if we are to address the nature and climate emergency.

We’ve identified some potential sites and discussions are already underway. Once a site has been chosen, we’ll need to move quickly to complete the sale.

We urgently need to raise the money, so we are ready to make an offer. Please help us buy more land to bring wildlife back.”