John Muir Trust

Full name of organisation: John Muir Trust

Short version of name : JMT

Contact person : Helen McDade

Address: Tower House, Station Road, Pitlochry PH16 5AN

Telephone : 01796 470080

Fax: 01796 473514

Email: policy@jmt.org

Website: http://www.jmt.org

Aims:

• Safeguard places which are wild and beautiful
• Help nature to prevail in wild places
• Support local people and other communities of interest in the conservation of wild places
• Promote the freedom and opportunity for people to enjoy wild places
• Act as champion of wild places
• Raise awareness of the importance of conserving wild places
• Inspire people with the message of John Muir and its relevance to the world today

Current work priorities:
The Trust has grown strongly during recent years and now has very major operational activities through managing our eight properties, participating positively in several major partnerships such as The North Harris Trust and the Nevis Partnership and running our dynamic John Muir Award which has introduced thousands to 'doing something for the wildness and make the mountains glad'.

All these operations are supported by a relatively small membership and financial base. Our members are our greatest asset and it is important we continue to attract new members and retain present ones. At the same time we are building up the financial base of the Trust through a co-ordinated fundraising campaign especially targeting companies, fund giving charities, individuals and others who have not supported the Trust so far. Legacies are becoming very significant and we ask all members to consider leaving a legacy for wild places by considering the Trust when preparing wills.

Members have shown clearly in membership surveys and through e-mails, letters and comments at meetings that they want the Trust to become more involved in open campaigning for wild places. We already have considerable influence in the areas where we are on the ground, working with local communities and partners but we are also developing links with the Scottish Executive, the Scottish and Westminster Parliaments, agencies and others in order to build awareness of the vital importance of wildness and our wild places.

Charity number: SCO 02061

Paid staff in Scotland: 26
Full time: 16
Part time: 10

Volunteers: Various

Date Established: 1983

Members: approx 9,500

Local groups: Aberdeenshire, Edinburgh, Glasgow & West of Scotland and Strathspey

Land owned or managed in Scotland: eight areas in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, totalling 23,000 hectares (50,000 acres) owned and managed by the Trust

Membership of other umbrella groups: Board member of the Nevis Partnership and the Knoydart Foundation, the North Harris Trust and the Assynt Foundation. The Trust helped set up the John Muir Birthplace Trust and supported the Carrifran Wildwood Project. It contributes to a wide variety of groups such as the Access Forum, various Deer Management Groups and the Deer Management Round Table.

Publications: annually publishes a Summer and Winter Journal, newsletters and an Annual Report. A variety of detailed reports covering specific issues on JMT properties are available on request.