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| Daniel (left) and Hayley (right) with their awards, presented by David Robertson (Chairman of the South West Lakes Trust). |
Here is the South West Lakes Trust citation for the pair's award:
"On a six month placement with South West Lakes Trust these two individuals have made a huge contribution to conservation in the Burrator area.
They have jointly worked on a detailed study of species recovery following
large scale forestry activities. Not only does this help us understand how
habitats will react to large scale intervention, which is invaluable in forest
and site management planning, but also what to expect when we are forced into this
type of operation due to plant health orders etc. as we were at Burrator. They
have been involved in a huge amount of species survey work including bats,
dormice, invertebrates and flora, which is a huge asset to SWLT. They are also
both excellent at passing on their enthusiasm to children through helping with
school groups.
"They have both been invaluable in helping with the Burrator
Outdoor Pre-School, designing resources and helping us deliver many educational
visits for primary school groups which we wouldn’t have been able to do
otherwise, plus leading a wide range of practical conservation tasks around the
site and supporting volunteers with different abilities to engage and
participate fully.
"They have been an invaluable asset to our organisation and to
Burrator particularly and we wish them every success with their next steps."
