11/01/20 - New year, new projects

After a well-earned Christmas break, our hardworking and dedicated band of volunteers returned to the LDV last week, to continue delivering some of the grants the Friends have been successful in securing recently. These include grants from the Spaldington Community Windfarm Benefit Fund, and the East Riding of Yorkshire Councils Year of Green Action Fund, both of which have helped sponsor our winter farmland bird feeding stations, as well as providing timber to make Tree Sparrow nest boxes. 

With over 70 boxes made before Christmas, last week we spent time with our volunteers putting up the first 30 at Thornton Ellers – a key site for Tree Sparrows. We’re looking forward to monitoring these boxes in the spring and summer, which will hopefully help to boost our local population. Whilst there we also started our tree and hedge planting project - this will improve the edges of the reserve for a host of wildlife with a range of tree species planted, which will provide various nectar, fruit and nut resources. Many thanks as always to our team for their efforts.