Representatives from Viridor Credits Environmental Company visited RSPB Middleton Lakes Nature Reserve this week to see the site of the Lifeline for Lapwings restoration project. The project aims to restore more than 20 hectares of floodplain grazing marsh habitat to bring back significant numbers of breeding waders such as the lapwing, redshank and snipe. This project has received £406k funding from Viridor Credits Environmental Company, through the landfill communities fund.
The award was given to commemorate the environmental body’s 10th anniversary. John Snell and Mike Hellings from the Viridor Credits Broad of Trustees were joined by Gareth Williams (Viridor Credits Compliance Officer) and Nick Martin, the Senior Site Manager for Middleton Lakes Nature Reserve on a guided tour of the reserve. The first step of the project involves reprofiling the land. Ditches, pools and islands will be created to provide a diverse range of habitats that have been designed to encourage breeding birds but will also benefit many different plant and animal species.
The diggers will be out on site next week (Monday 8th October) to start this exciting new project so make sure to look out for them. Why not visit the reserve to check on our progress? If you’d like to find out more about how Viridor Credits is supporting Middleton Lakes Nature Reserve, you can visit their website https://webmail.rspb.org.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.viridor-credits.co.uk/projects/project-database/biodiversity/middleton-lakes-lifeline-for-lapwings/
See you on the reserves,
Best regards,
Chris Edwards