Cramlington Conservation Day, looking after our green spaces

Caring for some of our town’s beautiful green spaces was on the agenda today to mark Cramlington Conservation Day.

Staff from Potts Prints organised and provided equipment for a litter pick at Lanercost Nature Area, (pictured below)where they were pleased to report a significant reduction in the amount of litter collected, since litter picks are now held there on a regular basis.

 

Light refreshments were available at the Community Allotment where volunteers were on hand to help.

In the afternoon the litter pickers moved to Horton Burn where they were joined by Cramlington Town Mayor Councillor Helen Morris, members of the Women’s Institute and local volunteers  keen to do their bit for the environment too! Environmental Records Information Centre North East (ERIC) were at Lanercost to show how to log data on their app which records local plants and wildlife.

Pictured: Jo Ellis and Fiona Greenwold from ERIC, Dean Marriner, Dave Clasper and Beck Owen  from Potts Prints, Maggie Martin from Cramlington Town Council and Angela Angus from the charity Bright Red who manage the site.

If you want to find out more information about recording local wildlife, go to: Environmental Records Information Centre North East http://www.ericnortheast.org.uk/

Or download the ‘iNaturalist’ App https://www.inaturalist.org/