Youth Rangers Celebrate Conservation Achievements At Houghton Hall Park
Youth Rangers Celebrate Conservation Achievements At Houghton Hall Park
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Dormans Photo 13 Broadwalk, The Quadrant Centre, Dunstable. LU5 4RH Dormans Photo are a family run Photo Lab specialising in Digital and Film processing & printing, Poster prints up to A0 size, and stock a wide variety of frames and albums. We ...A group of Youth Rangers, supported by local environmental charity The Greensand Trust, are celebrating completion of a six month volunteer conservation programme they took part in at Houghton Hall Park in Houghton Regis.
The 2017-18 sessions, which began last September, have inspired and encouraged young people to learn new skills, gain valuable work experience and a recognised environmental award, while having fun and making a difference to the park.
The scheme was made possible through the Renaissance and Renewal Project for the park – jointly managed by Central Bedfordshire Council and Houghton Regis Town Council, with grant funding through Heritage Lottery and Big Lottery under the ‘Parks for People’ programme.
The Youth Rangers worked together with site managers taking part in planning and skills building sessions, learning about and helping wildlife while working alongside the Friends of Houghton Hall Park carrying out habitat management.
Together they contributed over 160 hours’ coppicing, surveying, building and erecting bird boxes, clearing vegetation and promoting the park and its new facilities which are managed by Central Bedfordshire’s Leisure, Libraries and Countryside Team.
In addition, each young volunteer attained a discovery level John Muir Award in recognition of the work they have achieved in adopting Central Bedfordshire Council’s Houghton Hall Park as their special wild place. The youth rangers met four of the John Muir Award challenges – Discover, Explore, Conserve and Share. They received their awards from the John Muir Trust at a presentation event held last weekend.
The Greensand Trust is an independent environmental charity that works with local communities and landowners to conserve and promote the distinctive landscape, wildlife and history of the Greensand Ridge and to improve access, understanding and enjoyment of this fascinating area. Find out more at www.greensandtrust.org
Houghton Hall Park, in Houghton Regis Bedfordshire, is a publicly accessible 17 hectare urban park with a rich heritage, highly valued by the local community and playing an important role in the history, culture and landscape of the local area. For more information visit their website www.houghtonhallpark.org
Central Bedfordshire Council was awarded a grant of £2.2 million to transform the park, from Heritage and Big Lottery Funds ‘Parks for People’ grant scheme. The park has undergone an impressive transformation as part of the ‘Renaissance and Renewal Project’ which has been an opportunity for the park and its heritage to be protected while delivering multiple community benefits, making Houghton Regis a better place to live, work and visit.
The Heritage Lottery Fund’s and Big Lottery Fund’s “Parks for People” programme supports heritage parks to improve their condition, become better managed, and better recorded, interpreted and explained: with a view toward long term sustainability.
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