Last week we were delighted to welcome back our friends from the York branch of Amey for their
annual corporate volunteering trip to the valley. With 12 eager and willing
sets of hands, the team, helped out and guided by Nick and Sandra, swiftly got to work helping out the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
deliver an upgrade to the track to both Pool and Swantail Hides at Wheldrake
Ings. Around 5 tonnes of stone was moved via the mule and wheelbarrow, along
with plenty of shovelling to fill in a missing piece of path, whilst others
in the team helped unearth and resurface parts of the existing track.
This work
means that visitors to the site will now have an easier visit to the NNR,
without the need to wade through the water and mud to visit the hides in the
winter, and follows the first stage of upgrading the riverside track to Tower Hide
earlier in the summer. The team even found time to help coppice some of
the willows surrounding the track to help keep it from overgrowing quite so
quickly. Many thanks to everyone for their efforts during the day - we’re looking forward to
next year already. If your company or team are looking for a day out in
pleasant surroundings, and fancy doing a bit of conservation work then please
get in touch.
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