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The island’s gannet
colony with – a sign
of the times – nests
made from discarded
fishing nets
ALDERNERY BIRD OBSERVATORY
Bumper first year for Alderney Bird Observatory
The Alderney Bird Observatory, set island. This has already shown how Horton and his team, who ringed
up in March 2016 as part of the important Alderney is as a stop-over 500 storm petrels and 777 gannets.
Alderney Wildlife Trust, has ringed point for migrant birds. Their work will allow better
13,000 birds and recorded 180 monitoring of the population size
species, five of them new to the The first year’s work is a testament and trends of Alderney’s birds.
to the observatory’s warden John
90 new meadows LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND WTMeadows
ROBIN BELLcompleted
Launched in 2013 by HRH
The Prince of Wales, the 2013 2014
Coronation Meadows project 2015 2016
has now created 90 new
wildflower meadows, in 60 Find a Forest school: it beats double maths
counties, aided by over 1,600 Coronation
volunteer work days. Its aim Meadow Forest School
was to reverse the catastrophic near you on for thousands
decline in these ancient habitats. coronation
The project is run by The meadows.org.uk Thanks to players of People’s
Wildlife Trusts, Plantlife, The Postcode Lottery, tens of thousands
Rare Breeds Survival of children are getting a new chance
Trust and funding from to experience nature hands on.
Bi a Award.
In 2016, 15 Wildlife Trusts delivered
HRH and helpers sow the 90th site – The over 500 Forest School sessions,
Queen’s Meadow in Green Park, London letting children engage with their
wild side. With renewed support
from PPL this will now be expanded.
Several more Wildlife Trusts will be
able to run more outdoor
educational classes and Forest
School sessions. More on
wildlifetrusts.org/peoples-
postcode-lottery
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