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25 March 2008
Wildlife Trust Ecology Groups conference
Volunteers celebrate the success of a local project
The Wildlife Trust is holding an Ecology Group Conference at King Johns School in Thrapston, Northamptonshire on Saturday 29 March to celebrate the work of their volunteers over the last year and to mark the end of the Valley Volunteers Project.
The Valley Volunteers Project had two aims: 1) to engage local communities to take action for important wetland habitats in the Nene Valley, and 2) to update our scientific knowledge of the condition of wetland habitats.
Last year the Wildlife Trust received £65,000 for the project funded by Natural England through Defra’s Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (ASLF), greatly contributing to the Vision for the Nene Valley, a landscape-scale plan for biodiversity.
Dr. Ian Williamson, ASLF Grant Management at Natural England said: "Through this ALSF project, the Wildlife Trust has had considerable success in encouraging local people throughout the Nene Valley to take an active and hopefully pleasurable role in conserving and documenting the valuable wetland habitats that it supports, and we would like to thank both volunteers and staff alike for all their hard work and commitment."
The conference is expected to attract around 60 people, many of which will be new to volunteering. Talks on last years work will include: Chalk grassland reserves - the butterfly's point of view; Living Landscapes - monitoring large-scale restoration; and Bat Pathfinders - landscape-scale monitoring. The event marks the end of a very successful project.
If you would like to find out more about the volunteer opportunities near you please contact Henry Stanier on 01954 713519 or ecologygroups@wildlifebcnp.org