All over the world, devoted individuals are doing their bit by volunteering to be involved with wildlife. Ceri Levy meets a family that are helping restore a nature site in the East Midlands.
Some years ago, the three villages of Allexton, Belton-in-Rutland and Wardley, in the East Midlands, bought a parcel of land and formed the Three Villages Conservation Trust. The area contains a stretch of the Eye Brook (a tributary of the Welland River) and trees were planted to convert the site from unused farmland to a wildlife haven. But it has since become unruly, needing attention, and the local community were invited to help.
The Fitchett family – James and Andrea, with their children Harry, Arthur and Florence – were keen to be involved, and James describes the first steps: “There were about 1,500 trees. They had damaged plastic guards and it was decided to clear the site of these.”
This story is from the March 2019 edition of BBC Wildlife.
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