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You are here: Home / Products / Reserve Warden For A Day

Reserve Warden For A Day

March 30, 2020 by

£100.00

Hampton Nature Reserve.

Hampton Nature Reserve is a 300 acre site on the southern edge of Peterborough. It is legally protected as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Natura 2000 site, this is due to the presence of protected species such as the great crested newt & bearded stonewort. The reserve has over 300 ponds, woodland, scrub & open meadow habitats, all of which need maintaining & managed through the year. The Froglife conservation officer manages the reserve along with a group of volunteers who are a vital part of protecting this wildlife haven.

See below for an idea of some of the activites included within the price

Winter. (November – February).

Scrub clearance, including making a bonfire to burn the material cut.

Collecting & moving materials for a hibernacula (reptile hibernation habitat).

Hibernacula creation, digging a small pit & filling it with cut branches, bricks & other material.

Checking & clearing paths on the nature reserve.

Bird surveys.

Building dead hedges.

Managing areas for reptile surveys.

Clearing reeds from ponds.

Spring. (March – June).

Surveys, including butterfly, reptile/amphibian, wild flower, birds.

Checking & clearing paths on the nature reserve.

Moving/replacing reptile survey mats.

General site maintenance.

Summer. (June – August).

Surveys, including butterfly, reptile/amphibian, wild flower, birds.

Checking & clearing paths on the nature reserve.

Moving/replacing reptile survey mats.

General site maintenance.

Autumn. (September – November).

Scrub clearance, including making a bonfire to burn the material cut.

Collecting & moving materials for a hibernacula (reptile hibernation habitat).

Hibernacula creation, digging a small pit & filling it with cut branches, bricks & other material.

Checking & clearing paths on the nature reserve.

Bird surveys.

Building dead hedges.

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Description

Hampton Nature Reserve.

Hampton Nature Reserve is a 300 acre site on the southern edge of Peterborough. It is legally protected as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Natura 2000 site, this is due to the presence of protected species such as the great crested newt & bearded stonewort. The reserve has over 300 ponds, woodland, scrub & open meadow habitats, all of which need maintaining & managed through the year. The Froglife conservation officer manages the reserve along with a group of volunteers who are a vital part of protecting this wildlife haven.

See below for an idea of some of the activites included within the price

Winter. (November – February).

Scrub clearance, including making a bonfire to burn the material cut.

Collecting & moving materials for a hibernacula (reptile hibernation habitat).

Hibernacula creation, digging a small pit & filling it with cut branches, bricks & other material.

Checking & clearing paths on the nature reserve.

Bird surveys.

Building dead hedges.

Managing areas for reptile surveys.

Clearing reeds from ponds.

Spring. (March – June).

Surveys, including butterfly, reptile/amphibian, wild flower, birds.

Checking & clearing paths on the nature reserve.

Moving/replacing reptile survey mats.

General site maintenance.

Summer. (June – August).

Surveys, including butterfly, reptile/amphibian, wild flower, birds.

Checking & clearing paths on the nature reserve.

Moving/replacing reptile survey mats.

General site maintenance.

Autumn. (September – November).

Scrub clearance, including making a bonfire to burn the material cut.

Collecting & moving materials for a hibernacula (reptile hibernation habitat).

Hibernacula creation, digging a small pit & filling it with cut branches, bricks & other material.

Checking & clearing paths on the nature reserve.

Bird surveys.

Building dead hedges.

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