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PRESS
RELEASE……………..PRESS RELEASE
10
August 2007…………...For
Immediate Release
WOOD
WHITE BUTTERFLY PROJECT OFF TO A FLYING START
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust with a grant of
£4,200 from the Carillion Natural Habitats Fund have initiated a new
project in Ryton Wood focused upon the rare wood white butterfly.
The project, titled ‘Lavishing
Conservation Care on the Lady of the Woods’ will regenerate the
woodland habitat and provide opportunities for people to become involved
in the woodland’s management.
Ryton Wood Site of Special Scientific Interest, near
Princethorpe, is one of the finest woodlands in the county and home to 33
species of butterfly, including the threatened wood white butterfly, a
species identified for action in Warwickshire’s Local Biodiversity
Action Plan.
The grant from Carillion will enable Warwickshire Wildlife Trust to manage
the woodland for butterflies by creating areas of young tree growth next
to wildflower rich grassland within the wood. Blocks or ‘scallops’ of
the woodland will be cut alongside grassland rides. This
encourages the growth of food plants such as greater bird’s foot trefoil
and vetches in sunny open conditions within the woodland. The
grant will also mean a woodland open day for the public can be held in
October, along with Introductory Conservation Events where the public will
be invited to participate in the management of the wood.
Eddie Asbery
, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust’s Woodland Project
Officer, said “Ryton Wood is one
of the most amazing woods in the county and a special place for wildlife. The
Carillion grant will enable essential work to be carried out to benefit
the wood white butterfly; this management will also benefit other flora
and fauna. This project is a
great outcome for the Princethorpe Project and will mean a population of
butterflies can colonise in to the surrounding landscape. Dates
will be announced in the near future inviting people to events where they
can become involved in the management of the wood.”
Louise
Rhydderch, Carillion plc’s Group
Sustainability Programme Manager
said ” We are delighted to support
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust with such a worthy project of conservation.
The Lady of the Woods project contributes to our commitment to the
Wildlife Trusts through the Carillion Natural Habitats Fund which has now
successfully been running for seven years.”
ENDS
Press Contact:
Eddie Asbery
: 024
7630 8984
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