Last year was another record-breaking year for our incredible volunteer team, who gave up their time to deliver a stunning 918 volunteer days between them, helping us manage the NNRs – everything from clearing scrub, planting hedgerows, repairing hides and footpaths, building Corncrake pens, recording moths and ringing birds, clearing Marsh Ragwort and Himalayan Balsam, planting reeds, litter picking, seed harvesting, hay making and delivering logs - to name just a few 😄
We were also delighted to host another 40 corporate volunteering groups last year, from organisations such as Amey, the Army, Aviva, Britcon, Defra, Drax, the Environment Agency, HSE, Hull University, Lloyds Bank, Natural England, Nestle, Network Rail, Office of Rail and Road, Rural Payments Agency, WSP ecologists and York University – delivering a further 619 volunteering days (and helping pairs of hands) 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Between our regular weekly volunteers and corporate groups, this totals an additional volunteer resource of 1,537 days, and is worth well in excess of £120,000 of additional work undertaken on the NNRs and is hugely appreciated by us, the wildlife and the visitors that come to enjoy the reserves 🦆🦅🦉🦋🐞🐍🦎🪶🍄🪻
So, a huge huge thank you to all those that chose to undertake their companies volunteering allowance with us last year, and those that were happy to spend some of their retirement or little free time that they get in between shifts with us – we cannot thank you enough, and simply would not be able to achieve everything that we manage to without you all - we're incredibly fortunate to have such an amazing group of people who give up their time so freely 🙏
If any of the work mentioned above appeals and you’re interested in joining our team and fancy helping to manage your local National Nature Reserves, please contact Lucy.Murgatroyd@naturalengland.org.uk for more details about how you can get involved 🛠️🪛🧹🪵🌳🌿🐦🦋🌿
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