Hi, my name is Paul Kemsley and I am one of two of us who help run an informal conservation group in and around Goostrey. I started the group with the aim of improving and conserving wildlife locally, but also, as a Scout Leader, with the aim of involving and engaging young people in the work. One of the biggest anxieties for young people is that they feel powerless in the face of climate change and loss of biodiversity, I hoped to help with that.
We have been running since 2017 and our main activities have been every autumn running hedge/woodland/tree planting days in the local area.