A huge thank you to everyone involved in the 4-day City Nature Challenge 2 weekends ago – we managed to register over 5,000 records (observations) across the Greater Manchester region, covering 800+ species! We came 6th in Europe and were respectably mid-table globally, which considering the...
Hi all and welcome to our latest Smithills update Staffing Russ Hedley will be leaving us in July, after four years’ working on the project. Russ’s guided walks business has gone from strength to strength (and anyone who has been on one of his walks will not be...
Dear northern volunteers! The past year of so has seen some big changes with our volunteering in the Trust and in the North region, with the introduction of a new framework for improved recruitment and risk management procedures, improved policies, and better information and communication. And...
Yesterday saw the launch of our new volunteer led guided walk programme at Nidd Gorge, near Knaresborough. Led by volunteers Neil Griffin and Janet Kazlauciunas, the inaugural walk of the programme was fully booked and a fantastic success, despite the inclement weather! The walk, devised and developed...
Hello all Facts and figures I am pleased to say that we now have the latest figures on volunteering and events – we now have 110 volunteers, who have contributed 1975 hours to the project so far this year. Aside from the clear value this adds to...
Volunteers from our corporate partners Sainsbury’s and Nationwide planted around 1,500 trees at Hedley Hall on May 1st. 36 staff from Sainsbury’s were joined by seven staff from Nationwide to put the trees in the ground. They also got a chance to look at a previously...
Bolton is known for many things but perhaps one of the most famous is the rain. Sometimes referred to locally as 'Bowl-Town' we usually collect a lot of the wet stuff no matter what time of year it is. Despite this, our core group of...
A big thanks to all of our woodland working group leaders who came along to join us on our group leader training this weekend. Our two courses, one in Birchwood near Warrington, and one in Stillington, near Stockton on Tees,saw us joined by many of...
A big thanks to everyone who came along at the weekend to join us at Ripley Castle for our Yorks. & Humber Volunteer Gathering. After some really interesting updates from Site Manager, Mark Feather and Skipton Visitor Experience Manager, Hazel Birdsall, we were joined by Kylie...
Hello all Wildlife Group Last week the Smithills Wildlife Monitor Volunteers were out at Dean Brook learning how to identify river flies with Dr Adam Moolna from Keele University. Now certified river fly spotters (!!) they will be monitoring the presence of these species monthly. This information...