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Calling
all families to make a difference at RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands
RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands is set to
host its 1st ever family volunteering day, giving young families a unique
opportunity to get involved with a fun filled conservation activity, whilst
helping their favourite nature reserve at the same time. In 2014, 3 RSPB
reserves took part in a national pilot project to trial family volunteering
days, which proved a great success. Now families can take part at Burton
Mere Wetlands, near Neston, where staff have recently been busy removing non
native sycamore trees from the ancient woodland, as they are a less suitable
home for our beloved British wildlife. As part of this work, the site team
now need to plant lots of young native trees to fill the gaps and are
calling for families to lend a hand during the volunteering day. The free
event is not only a chance for people to make a lasting difference to the
site, but also a great way to help give nature a home on the reserve. Dan
Trotman, Visitor Experience Manager for the RSPB Dee Estuary reserve, said:-
"It’s a great opportunity for families to have a fun, conservation
experience together, whilst finding out a bit more about what our wardens
get up to on the reserve. The reserve is attracting an increasing number of
keen young families and this is a brilliant opportunity to give the whole
family an insight, and an input, into the essential conservation work that
we do here. Taking part will hopefully leave children with a greater
connection to their natural surroundings and a lifelong desire to continue
supporting wildlife conservation into their adulthood. Plus, they’ll have a
stronger bond to their favourite RSPB reserve; somewhere they can always
visit and feel they have made a valued contribution." The family
volunteering day takes place on Saturday, 28 November 2015, and families
will have the option of booking onto either the morning session (10am to
12pm) or the afternoon session (1pm to 3pm). Further information about the
event can be found
online, or by speaking to the staff and
volunteers in the visitor centre by calling into the reserve or by phoning:-
0151 353 8478. |
