Smart Volunteers

Smart volunteering on the Keer

• Relatively unknown water body to LRT

• Small budget, big plans• Has to be sustained for the

long term

Bashing the balsam

No way through!!!!

A real mix of specialist skills

• Ex ranger• Town council• Bat expert• Woodland trust• Lancaster University student• Rotary club• Tourist resort

Pine Lake food support

Moving the path

Homes for bats

Homes for birds

Seed planting (and a home for a hedgehog)

Finally, a path we can walk through

Success, walkers!

The result

• Project delivered on time and under budget

• Local ownership, volunteer driven• Specialist roles filled• Greater scientific awareness• Our hope is that the local economy will be

boosted and other projects will come as a spin off