22/10/18 - Aviva return

Over the last two weeks we were delighted to welcome another two teams from Aviva, with staff travelling from various locations around the country including both the York and Norwich offices. Following on from a day of scrub clearance last week on Wheldrake Ings, this week we were based at North Duffield. Before heading out on site we managed to fit in a small ringing display, with a beautiful male Goldcrest the obvious highlight, as well as checking through the moth trap - revealing yet another Merveille du Jour. 

The team, supported by our own volunteer group, then headed to North Duffield Carrs to complete the tern and wader nesting area on the top pond island – moving over 3 tonnes of gravel across the pond in buckets, by pulling a small boat backwards and forwards. Several of the team also helped with repairing the swan pipe, which assists us in catching and ringing a sample of the wintering ducks as part of our long running studies. Other members of the team helped clear and burn willow scrub from around the site, which all made for an incredibly productive day. 

A great day was had, and it’s amazing to see what can be achieved by 20+ people all working together for a day – it makes a huge difference to what we can get done on site. We are already booking in team visits for next year so if your company or team are interested please feel free to get in touch.