Nature Reserves and Wildlife Trusts.
by Lewis, 13 July, 2012, 0 comments
Some 100 years ago, the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves (SPNR) was established through the efforts of Charles Rothschild. Its purpose was “To urge by means of the press, by personal effort, and by correspondence with local societies and individuals, the desirability of preserving in perpetuity sites suitable f or nature reserves, which sites are to be handed over to the National Trust under special conditions “
Charles was the son of the first baron Rothschild and a member of the banking dynasty. Read more...
