The AWNC is a “Not-for-Profit” Trust established in 1967 by a group of naturalists and bird-watchers to “protect part of the Arima Valley in a natural state and to create a conservation and study area for the protection of wildlife and for the enjoyment of all.” It was one of the first nature centres to be established in the Caribbean.
Comprising nearly 1,500 acres of mainly forested land in the Arima and Aripo Valleys of the Northern Range, the AWNC’s properties will be retained under forest cover in perpetuity, to protect the community watershed and provide important wildlife habitat.
The Centre’s main facilities are located on a former cocoa-coffee-citrus plantation, previously known as the Spring Hill Estate. This estate has now been partly reclaimed by secondary forest, surrounded by impressive rainforest, where some original climax forest on the steeper slopes have a canopy of 100-150 feet. The whole effect is one of being deep in tropical rainforest.
Butterflies
Flora and Fauna
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Amphibians
Visit HADCO Experiences at the Asa Wright Nature Centre to book your stay at our eco-resort! Tucked away on the hills overlooking the Northern Range, we offer 29 rooms that are individually designed with your comfort and relaxation in mind.
Enjoy all that nature has to offer. Come hike with us and learn about hundreds of birds and other fauna that inhabit our beautiful island, which ranks #1 as the most biodiverse country in the world based on land area.
Release by- Prof. Judith Gobin, Chair, AWNC 16th December 2021 After its closure to the public almost two years ago, the Asa Wright Nature Centre plans to
Release by-Prof. Judith Gobin, Chair, AWNC 03rd September, 2021 To all of our dear AWNC supporters, well-wishers and nationals of Trinidad and Tobago. We hope that
Release by-Prof. Judith Gobin, Chair, AWNC 21st February 2021 In March 2020, with the closure of the country’s borders to international travel the Asa Wright NatureCentre
Coordinated by our Community Outreach Specialist the AWNC’s conservation and education programmes are designed to increase the awareness and support of local people for conservation of the native wildlife.
Help us to survive and also continue our important research and conservation work through this crisis! Your donation to the international Friends of the Asa Wright Nature Centre will make a huge difference!
Every donation we receive from
you is wisely invested to help create a better
world for nature and the human race.
Every donation we receive from you is wisely invested to help create a better world for nature and the human race.
Email: info@asawright.org
Mailing Address: PO Box 4710, Arima, Trinidad
Registered Address: 7 ¾ MM Blanchisseuse Road, Arima, Trinidad