Morgan Sindall Group, a leading UK construction and regeneration group, has worked with the RSPB to purchase 54 hectares of land to enable them to restore wetlands for wildlife, climate and people at the RSPB’s Lakenheath Fen reserve in Norfolk.
Through this agreement, the Group has supported the RSPB, the UK’s largest nature conservation charity, to complete a land acquisition that will enable them to unlock and restore the additional land next to the RSPB’s Lakenheath Fen reserve. The wetland restoration will expand the reserve and allow the habitat and wildlife there to flourish while further reducing carbon emissions and making the reserve a thriving, vibrant space for the people who visit.
Located on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, the 400-hectare Lakenheath Fen was made into a nature reserve by the RSPB in 1995 after arable land was re-established as reed beds and wet grassland. Now, the Fen is home to a number of threatened bird species including the previously near extinct bittern and the crane, a bird that disappeared from the UK about 400 years ago and successfully fledged at Lakenheath in 2009.
Graham Edgell, Director of Sustainability and Procurement, Morgan Sindall Group, said “We are proud to support the RSPB in protecting and restoring their land for wildlife, the climate and future generations. Our partnership is part of a long-term ambition to support wildlife and environmental projects, engage our colleagues and increase our sustainability commitments in association with the UK’s leading nature conservation charity.”
It will take time, however, we can reverse degradation and restore our wetlands.
Photo credit: Dave Rogers
1 фев 2023
