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Press Releases - May/June 2005
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7th June 2005
Conservation successes at Business
Sites
The British Trust for Ornithology
has today announced the results of the Conservation and Community
Categories of the BTO-Hanson Business Bird Challenge 2004. This
competition is a celebration of environmental initiatives by over
90 businesses throughout the UK in the categories of Conservation,
Community and Birds.
Business sites from a wide range of industries took part, including
aggregate, water and power companies. Over the course of the year,
company staff worked closely with volunteers to enhance their sites
for birds and other wildlife. Several companies use the Challenge
as a focus for Biodiversity Action Plans and work with the BTO and
local wildlife trusts to limit the effects of potentially damaging
activities.
Many sites have established voluntary “Friends of…”
groups that provide thousands of hours of invaluable assistance,
while others place an emphasis on environmental education, welcoming
students from local schools and colleges, as well as providing events
and workshops on subjects as diverse as pond dipping, fossil hunts,
bat walks and bird identification.
The winning sites are as follows:
CONSERVATION WINNERS
(contact details for sites given below)
| Category |
Company
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Site Name |
Location |
| Quarry |
May Gurney |
Manor Farm Lakes |
Norfolk |
| Medium Quarry |
Hanson Aggregates |
Brockholes Quarry |
Lancashire |
| Large Quarry |
Bardon Aggregates |
Little Paxton Quarry |
Cambridgeshire |
| Dry Quarry |
Hanson Aggregates |
Horton Quarry |
North Yorkshire |
| Commercial |
Britannic Group plc |
Wythall Green Way |
Birmingham |
| Power Company |
British Energy |
Gale Common Ash Disposal |
South Yorkshire |
| Wetland |
Severn Trent Water |
Ogston Reservoir |
Derbyshire |
| Large Wetland |
Severn Trent Water |
Foremark Reservoir |
Derbyshire |
| Major Wetland |
Welsh Water |
Llandegfedd Reservoir |
Gwent |
| Research/Light Industry |
Rothamsted Research |
Broom’s Barn Research Station |
Suffolk |
| Restoration |
Tarmac Southern |
Funky Footprints Nature Reserve |
Surrey |
COMMUNITY CATEGORY
(contact details for sites given below)
| Category |
Company |
Site Name |
Location |
| Quarry |
Tudor Griffiths |
Wood Lane |
Shropshire |
| Large Quarry |
Bardon Aggregates |
Little Paxton Quarry |
Cambridgeshire |
| Dry Quarry |
Hanson Aggregates |
Horton Quarry |
North Yorkshire |
| Power Company |
British Energy |
Heysham Power Station |
Lancashire |
| Wetland |
Southern Water |
Testwood Lakes |
Hampshire |
| Large Wetland |
Yorkshire Water |
Tophill Low Nature Reserve |
East Yorkshire |
| Major Wetland |
Essex and Suffolk Water |
Hanningfield Reservoir |
Essex |
| Research/Light Industry |
CJ WildBird Foods |
The Rea |
Shropshire |
| Restoration |
Waste Recycling Group |
Arpley Landfill Site |
Cheshire |
Helen Kramer, the Challenge organiser for the British Trust for
Ornithology said, “The BTO-Hanson Business Bird Challenge
is an extremely rewarding competition. I am always amazed by the
hard work and dedication of businesses, staff and volunteers. All
the participants should be proud of their achievements.”
The Challenge, organised every other year by the BTO, was sponsored
by Hanson, a leading building materials company.
David Weeks, Hanson’s Head of Communications, said, “We
have enjoyed our involvement in the Challenge. We have encouraged
other companies both within the aggregates industry and outside
to get involved and it has also helped us focus on the way we restore
our sites and how that can benefit all types of wildlife. The Challenge
is a strong reminder that industry and wildlife can co-exist alongside
each other”
These awards, along with awards for the most birds present, will
be presented at Middleton Hall in Staffordshire on Friday, 17 June
2005.
Contact details for sites:
| Company |
Site |
PR Contact |
| May Gurney |
Manor Farm Lakes |
David Richardson
Tel: 01603 727272
E-mail: |
| Hanson Aggregates |
All sites |
David Weeks
Tel: 01454 316000
E-mail:
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| Bardon Aggregates |
Little Paxton Quarry |
Dr Ben Vivian
Tel: 01530 512218
E-mail:
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| Britannic Group |
Wythall Green Way |
Julia Mackisack
Tel: 01564 202672
E-mail: |
| British Energy plc |
All sites |
Christine Blythe
Tel: 01452 652985
E-mail: |
| Severn Trent Water |
All sites |
Andy Warren
E-mail:
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| Welsh Water |
Llandegfedd Reservoir |
Chris Hatch
Tel: 01495 769281
E-mail: |
| Rothamsted Research |
Broom's Barn Research Station |
Stephen Goward
Tel: 01284 812207
E-mail: |
| Tarmac Southern |
Funky Footprints Nature Reserve |
Vicky Fletcher
Tel: 01902 382214
E-mail: |
| Tudor Griffiths |
Wood Lane |
Rita Bawden
Tel: 01691 610115
E-mail: |
| Southern Water |
Testwood Lakes |
Clare Bishop (Wildlife Trust)
Tel: 02380 424206 (mob: 07970 564536)
E-mail: |
| Yorkshire Water |
Tophill Low Nature Reserve |
Craig Spence
Tel: 01274 372742 |
| Essex & Suffolk Water |
Hanningfield Reservoir |
Miranda Davis
Tel: 01245 212010
E-mail: |
| CJ WildBird Foods |
The Rea |
Martin George
Tel: 01473 708022
E-mail: |
| Waste Recycling Group |
Arpley Landfill Site |
Mike Snell
Tel: 01235 844510
E-mail: |
For further information please contact:
For further information please contact:
British Trust for Ornithology
Graham Appleton or Sandra Sparkes on 01842 750050 or e-mail:
Hanson Aggregates
David Harding on 07967 655379 or e-mail:
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