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Smart Volunteers
Smart volunteering on the Keer
• Relatively unknown water body to LRT
• Small budget, big plans• Has to be sustained for the
long term
Bashing the balsam
No way through!!!!
A real mix of specialist skills
• Ex ranger• Town council• Bat expert• Woodland trust• Lancaster University student• Rotary club• Tourist resort
Pine Lake food support
Moving the path
Homes for bats
Homes for birds
Seed planting (and a home for a hedgehog)
Finally, a path we can walk through
Success, walkers!
The result
• Project delivered on time and under budget
• Local ownership, volunteer driven• Specialist roles filled• Greater scientific awareness• Our hope is that the local economy will be
boosted and other projects will come as a spin off