Newark manufacturer Centrum Pile continues to support wildlife conservation in town in partnership with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
A Newark manufacturer is continuing to support wildlife conservation in the town.
Centrum Pile, a UK leader in the manufacture of continuously reinforced, pre-cast concrete piles, has a partnership with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.
The collaboration funds work at Beacon Hill Conservation Park, a 19-hectare nature reserve with an extensive network of habitats of significant wildlife value.
Since 2001 the park has been managed by the trust, providing protected habitats for wildlife and recreation for visitors.
The site used to be a gypsum mine, but nowadays is teeming with life.
Extensive tree planting, together with protected natural habitats, have created a mix of woodland, scrub, hedgerows, wildflower meadows and grassland.
The site hosts a variety of bird species from buzzards to skylarks and meadow pipits, as well as a significant amount of wild flowers including primrose, red and white clover, yarrow and wild clematis.
In the summer the meadows feed the larvae of a variety of butterflies.
One of the highlights of the year at Beacon Hill is said to be seeing brown argus, red admiral, small copper, Essex skipper and common blue butterflies.
The partnership between Centrum Pile and the wildlife trust provides a combination of money and skills to carry out continuous conservation work at the reserve.
Tasks include clearing overgrown vegetation to open up the woodland glades to let more light in, and encourage more low-lying woodland plants to thrive.
Paths are opened up to make the site more accessible for visitors. There will also be an element of wildflower meadow management, enhancing the habitat for butterflies.
Paul Pendleton, director of Centrum Pile, said: “We have been working really hard improving our green credentials and reducing our impact on the environment.”
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