2023 in numbers

It’s been a busy year, so I thought someone may be interested in the numbers.

1. We had 41 school visits

2. We had 80 individual/family visits

3. We had 17 health enhancing visits

4. We had 31 work experience visits

5. We had 29 visits by our bee keepers

6. We had 24 bird ringing sessions

7. We had 11 visits from cubs/scouts/rainbows

8. We had 14 group visits

9. We had 7 moth survey sessions

10. We had 2 botany survey visits

11. We had 5 bird box surveys visits

12. I did 4 external talks

13. I did 1 external school visit

14. We hosted a 2 day chainsaw training workshop

Other projects we did during 2023 on site were:-

Sand Martin bank enhancement
Entrance refurb
New island in large pond
Bee hive screening
Refurb of reedbed boardwalk
Steps to seating area
Taxidermy display in classroom
Willow plantation coppicing
Tree planting
Path construction started to new part of reserve
Hedging project – 2500 of 4500 plants planted

So it’s been a fun filled 2023 on the reserve and we have a big to do list for 2024. No rest for the wicked!!

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