Please come and help look after our Local Nature Reserve.
Buriton’s Chalk Pits Ranger, Ashlea Walters, will be leading a short conservation task morning from 10am to about 1pm on Saturday 8th February.
Please come along – even if just for an hour or so. Meet at the Halls Hill car park at the top of Kiln Lane. Tea, coffee and cake will be available as usual!
Please wear sensible shoes – and clothing that you are not precious about!
The Chalk Pits has some wonderful flora, which is conserved through practical conservation efforts which would not be possible without local support.
The Nature Reserve benefits greatly every year from the work put in by local volunteers, resulting in a cared-for area which can be enjoyed by all.
The work done in the winter months (including clearing some scrub and undertaking some maintenance of paths) can then be seen through the spring, summer and autumn.
Ashlea explains that “Working from the ground up is key to successful conservation and hence much of our work helps to continue the cycle of flora growth: flora that is a vital part of (and supports) a complicated and beautiful range of wildlife, from slow worms to foxes, bats to bees.”
Ashlea says that “The Chalk Pits Nature Reserve has a wonderfully diverse range of species and provide a beautiful oasis: a testament to nature’s ability to reclaim an area from the hard industry of quarrying and lime-burning to a reserve that punches well above its weight.”
“I hope to see you on Saturday 8th February.”
If you ever have any queries or problems about the Chalk Pits please contact Ashlea via Ashlea.Walters@hants.gov.uk , 07784 260463 or 02392 595040.
