Marwell's Charitable Impact

Supporting Nature’s Recovery

Our work is guided by our Conservation Strategy (2023-2028). This innovative 5-year strategy takes the unifying theme of Conservation Health as a focus for our e­fforts to Support Nature’s Recovery. By bringing together elements of Health, Connection, and Knowledge Exchange and Innovation we set out our novel reframing of the role of progressive modern zoos in conservation.

Whilst deliveries against specific objectives are shared in our project reports, we also publish annual impact reports and regular updates showcasing our charitable activities, outcomes and impacts.

Marwell Wildlife Charitable Impact Report 2023 front page

Marwell's Charitable Impact

Read about our latest charitable activities and impacts, supporting nature's recovery in the UK and around the world.

Restoring woodlands and planting trees for sustainability success 

For many years we have been restoring the woodlands at Marwell and planting additional trees both within the zoo and on our surrounding land. In 2023, we planted 9,000 new […]
Conservation

July 9, 2024

Ethical sourcing: making every purchase count

Dr Duncan East, Marwell Wildlife’s Head of Sustainability, talks about how the charity is delivering on its sustainability ambitions across the organisation.  Marwell have been practising ethical and sustainable sourcing […]
Conservation

July 9, 2024

Inspiring change: connecting our guests with nature

We’re proud our conservation zoo inspires thousands of people each year with the wonder of wildlife. We aim to connect our 454,342 annual guests, 23,398 members and vast online communities […]
Conservation

July 5, 2024

Conservation education for communities in Kenya 

In 2023, Enrita – Leader of Marwell’s Northern Kenya Grevy’s Zebra Project – was excited to recommence engagement with herders and welcome two new schools as part of her conservation […]
Conservation

May 23, 2024

Leading the way in population management

Marwell has been leading a subgroup of the European Population Management Advisory Group (EPMAG) in 2023 to develop a mentoring system for population managers of EAZA Ex Situ Programmes (EEPs). […]
Conservation

April 16, 2024

Restoring habitats at Eelmoor Marsh

The rare species at Eelmoor Marsh SSSI, our lowland heath restoration site, experienced a remarkable year in 2023. In particular, there was a notable increase in the populations of Dartford […]
Conservation

April 16, 2024

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