Local authority countryside sites
Working in partnership with local authorities we help to develop and manage countryside sites. These sites range from small informal pocket parks such as Drovers Spinney in Shefford to larger sites with a range of facilities, such as Harrold Odell Country Park. We are able to offer a comprehensive package of site development and enhancement skills including:- Community consultation and consensus building activities
- Production and practical implementation of site Management Plans
- Submission of funding applications
- Organising and leading community volunteering events
- Wildlife and heritage interpretation
- Contract management
Working with Bedfordshire County Council
We have helped to enhance Harrold Odell Country Park for both wildlife and visitors. We have led on the production of the Park’s interpretative boards and leaflet, overseen contracts for footpath and angling improvements and helped with special events for visitors. We have also assisted in setting up a Friends Group, a group of local volunteers who help to maintain the Park.A fishing platform
Working with Mid Beds District Council
We have led on the development and management of two informal nature reserves.Drovers Spinney on the banks of the River Hit is a small wooded area in the centre of Shefford. Following a public consultation exercise we planted trees and shrubs, erected bird boxes and installed benches, an interpretative board and a sculpture.
Baulk Wood, between Henlow and Langford, is a bigger site which includes a small car park, an easy access trail through a small woodland and a large meadow area with some new tree planting. Working with local volunteers and the Ivel Valley Conservation Volunteers, we have planted over 2,000 trees, sown 3 wildflower meadow areas; installed benches and an interpretative board; and erected fences and gates.
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