John Spedan Lewis Trust for the Advancement of the Natural Sciences

The John Spedan Lewis Trust for the Advancement of the Natural Sciences (JSLTANS) aims to promote an interest in natural history among Partners, and is named after the Partnership's Founder, John Spedan Lewis, who was an enthusiastic naturalist and studied the plants and animals of the Leckford Estate in his spare time. When he retired as Chairman in 1955, the business marked the occasion by establishing the Trust to support education, research and knowledge of the natural sciences.

Left to right: Iain Dalton, Glynne Evans and Alan Wilson, the charity's trustees.

In 1972, several small areas of Leckford (the Partnership's 4,000 acre estate and working farm that supplies a variety of produce to Waitrose) were adopted as JSLTANS Nature Reserves and, over the years, visiting experts have monitored and recorded the many plant, insect and animal species that live there. With names such as Juniper Bank, Monger's Arm and Orobanche Bank, the reserves are a haven for some weird and wonderful species, including the Adonis Blue butterfly and the Striped Lychnis moth.

The Trust also supports volunteers during conservation projects on its reserves and runs a programme of annual lectures.

The Trust has eight Trustees, who are appointed by the President of the Partnership Council.

Enquiries should be made to the Secretary of the Trust at the following address:

JSLTANS
The Secretary
c/o Estate Office
Leckford Estate
Stockbridge
Hampshire
SO20 6JF