Essex Wildlife Trust, the county’s leading conservation charities, is celebrating 30 years of support from local lawyers, Palmers Solicitors.
Enrolled as a Gold Investor in Wildlife Corporate Member in 1995, Palmers Solicitors has continued to raise awareness and donated thousands of pounds of funding to Essex Wildlife Trust.
This long-standing commitment has played an important role in enabling the Trust to deliver its charitable aims of protecting wildlife, improving the natural environment and inspiring future generations to develop a lifelong love of the natural world.
Alongside financial contributions, Palmers Solicitors has also actively taken part in the Trust’s volunteering and fundraising events.
At Langdon Nature Reserve and Nature Discovery Centre in Laindon, the Palmers team helped to plant 40 trees in celebration of the firm’s 40th anniversary in 2023, while the firm regularly puts forward a team and sponsors a hole for the charity’s annual golf day.
The legal firm also continues to contribute to Essex Wildlife Trust’s business magazine and hosts networking events to encourage other local companies to join as Investor in Wildlife Corporate Members.
Grant Maton, Corporate Communications Office for Essex Wildlife Trust, said: “Our Investor in Wildlife Corporate Membership started in 1992, so Palmers was an early member, maintaining this support since then. This has enabled the Trust to look after over 87 nature reserves across Essex. Thank you Palmers, your support is very much appreciated”.
Essex Wildlife Trust was founded in 1959 and now protects over 8,400 acres of land across 87 sites, with the support of more than 39,000 members.
The charity manages nature reserves and discovery parks across the county, providing opportunities for education, volunteering and community engagement.
Commenting on the milestone, Ricky Valks, Chief Development Officer at Palmers Solicitors, said: “The Trust has had such an important influence on preserving Essex’s stunning wildlife and we are extremely proud of our long-term support of their work.
“Over the last three decades our team have really enjoyed getting involved with the Trust and its work, volunteering, raising funds and making other local businesses aware of this incredible cause.
“I would like to thank everyone at the Trust for their kind words and their ongoing partnership with our firm. We are really excited to see what our relationship holds for the future.”