Category: Nature

In the fifteen months that have elapsed since the first restrictive covenant was put in place on a secluded meadow in St Peter’s Valley, the National Trust for Jersey is delighted to announce that it now has a total of 7 restrictive covenants in place protecting 3 buildings and just under 90 vergeés of land. [...]

A team of staff from Kleinwort Benson rolled up their sleeves up to help boost the population of Britain’s rarest crow. As part of the organisation’s Volunteer Day Programme, the group replaced office work with digging, weeding and preparing grounds at the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Trinity headquarters for the breeding programme of the red-billed [...]

Durrell are continuing to improve and extend engagement with visitors and this month are launching the very latest technology for live streaming videos from the wildlife park in Trinity, Jersey. Durrell are continuing to improve and extend engagement with visitors and this month are launching the very latest technology for live streaming videos from the [...]

The National Trust for Jersey are pleased to announce their next Stepping Out walk – ‘The Really Wild West’ with Julia Meldrum and Olivia Copsey. Those wishing to attend should meet at Kempt Tower at 2.30pm on Saturday 14th August. An opportunity to hear about the history and the habitat management of the dunes, scrub, [...]

The National Trust for Jersey is delighted to announce that HRH The Prince of Wales has kindly agreed to extend his Patronage of the National Trust for a further five years until January 2017. His agreement to do so is a terrific endorsement of the work and objectives of the National Trust for Jersey and [...]

We are delighted to announce the winners of the ebay auction to name our baby twin ring-tailed lemurs as Durrell Life Members Peter and Edwina Reeves from Buckinghamshire. The winning bid was £1650 with a total of 41 bidders.

Take a step back in time in the company of Jersey Heritage’s Archaeologist, Olga Finch.  With its Menhirs and Standing Stones, St Ouen’s Bay has many stories to tell and this will be a wonderful opportunity to discover its Neolithic past. Footsteps to Pre-History with Olga Finch on Saturday 10th July. Meet at the top [...]

Meet the Sheep with Frank Falle on Saturday 12th June. Pre-Booking is essential. Meet the four horned sheep and learn about the history of sheep farming in Jersey and its importance to the local economy in times past. Please telephone 483193 for further information or email enquiries@nationaltrustjersey.org.je

A report on Jersey’s wetlands by an international conservation expert has highlighted the danger to the Island’s wetlands and wildlife if controls and management are not improved. On a visit to Jersey earlier this year, Kevin Peberdy, Director of Centre Developments at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT), provided The National Trust for Jersey with [...]

The National Trust for Jersey is proud to announce that, following major refurbishment, the access point to the Devil’s Hole (Le Creux du Vis) headland will be open to the general public as from Saturday May 28. Huge improvements have been made to this key coastal site since it was kindly presented to the Trust [...]