This spring Charlotte hosted a series of workshops with support from the wider RSPB team; Chris, Hannah, Richard and Jonathan. Thank you to all local residents that attended and helped to design the routes and select the destination features to be installed on the routes. These included an owl box and new benches.
We are sure that this work will create maps that encourage members of the local community to use sustainable access routes to go to the nature reserve and become more aware of the partnership project that is creating this vast wetland.
Routes features chosen for the maps include bee orchids, common tern, smew and the rare turtle doves that are making their home on the Needingworth quarry site.
Below is the draft map for the Over route which has been sent to participants for comments prior to being coloured.
Local residents are invited to attend the following as part of this project. If you would like to attend your village's work party or guided walk then please email ousefen.rspb.org.uk
Work parties are taking place to install destination features on the following dates;
Bluntisham route 10.00-12.00 5th July 2022
Over route 10.00-12.00 12th July 2022
Earith route 10.00-12.00 19th July 2022
Needingworth route 10.00-12.00 26th July 2022
Guided walks to introduce the routes and maps are taking place on:
Bluntisham route 18.30-20.30 2nd August 2022
Over route 18.30-20.30 9th August 2022
Earith route 18.30-20.30 16th August 2022
Needingworth route 18.30-20.30 23rd August 2022
Thank you to the local parish councils for making their facilities available for the workshops.