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How Legacies Have Helped HMWT

Many people naturally associate legacies with death, but gifts to charity are all about life – through the wonderfully diverse wildlife and wild spaces of our natural world

Hawkins WoodBy giving a gift in your Will to Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, you won’t just be helping us manage and safeguard our network of 43 Nature Reserves across the two counties. You will be joining the growing number of generous supporters whose thoughtfulness is vital to the lifelong support the Wildlife Trust provides the local wildlife.

We are incredibly grateful to anyone who decides to remember our work by leaving a legacy gift to Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust. Below is an example of one such supporter.

“Joan was a truly country person, loving all aspects of rural life, especially animals, birds, flowers and trees. She was very happy to ensure that the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust would take care of Hawkins Wood.” Dennis Stevens, Joan Pearcy's cousin.

Local nature lover Joan Pearcy really cared about Hawkins Wood – 10 hectares of lovely woodland near Therfield, Royston. Joan was concerned that it ought to be properly cared for for future generations, so she was not only kind enough to leave the Wood to HMWT in her Will, but her additional bequest has given us the opportunity to protect and care for Hawkins Wood. Her gift has secured the future of the wood and its’ wildlife for all of us to enjoy.


Further information

If you would like more information on leaving a legacy gift to Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust please visit our main Legacy page. Alternatively, please contact Sarah Mee, Fundraising Officer, on 01727 858901 ext 228 or email sarah.mee@hmwt.org.