David Mills MBE CRT Trustee David Mills has owned land in the hamlet of Newchapel in Surrey for almost 50 years. Formerly a dairy farmer with an award-winning Venn herd of pedigree Jersey cows, David decided to convert his farm into a centre of “Conservation through Education” in 1994 and three years later, the British Wildlife Centre was born. The centre’s main focus is teaching children to appreciate Britain’s native wild species and encourage them to grow a life-long interest in its conservation. The British Wildlife Centre is the largest breeder of red squirrels in the UK and along with the CRT, David has been instrumental in implementing release programmes to grey squirrel-free islands, which now have thriving colonies of red squirrels. David was made an MBE in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours list for his services to wildlife conservation. Please make a donation today so the CRT can continue to restore a living, working countryside... Please select a donation amount: * £10 Will help towards the cost of buying supplementary bird seed, sourced from local suppliers. £25 Covers some of the administration costs for wildlife walks and open farm days. £50 Covers the cost of our Wildlife Monitoring Officers completing one afternoon monitoring the butterflies. £100 Covers the cost of welcoming a class of children onto a farm for a half day session. Other Donate