Our award-winning youth environmental programme is making a call-out for participants to get involved and make a direct and lasting impact on Cornwall’s ecology, thanks to the support of the National Lottery Community Fund and holidaycottages.co.uk.
Cornwall Heritage Trust’s Young Ranger ‘Climate Action Youth Group’ aims to empower young people to take action over the climate crisis, assist with environmental work on historic natural landscapes and develop their skills in countryside management.
This project is currently part-funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and holidaycottages.co.uk.
Their support will now enable this group of young people to take part in a year’s worth of environmentally-focused sessions at charity’s historic sites. These aim to improve their ecology and biodiversity, with activities including building and monitoring bird and mammal boxes, scything and building Cornish hedging.
The next session is set to take place from 11am – 3pm on Wednesday, 30th July at Skyegrove near Liskeard. This small-scale farm promotes traditional land management methods and will offer participants the chance to learn about hay making.
The session following this will take place from 11am – 3pm on Wednesday, 20th August at Tregonning Hill near Helston. This diverse historic landscape is one of the 17 heritage sites cared for by Cornwall Heritage Trust, and the session will involve bracken management to improve biodiversity, protect archaeological features and ensure the site is accessible to the public.
Engagement Manager, Sophie Meyer said: “We hear from so many young people how worried they are about climate change and we know how overwhelming it can feel to try and tackle this global emergency as an individual. Seeing the direct and lasting impact you can have on Cornwall’s ecology is an incredibly empowering experience, and the feedback we get from our Young Rangers shows just how important work like this is. We’re hugely grateful to the National Lottery Community Fund and holidaycottages.co.uk for their support, and we hope as many young people as possible would like to get involved.”
Serena Pearce, Regional Communities Manager at Travel Chapter said: “At holidaycottages.co.uk, we’re proud to support Cornwall Heritage Trust and their inspiring Climate Youth Rangers programme. We are passionate about supporting the communities where we operate, and we take great pride in giving back to the places our guests love to visit. We believe in the importance of protecting both natural and cultural heritage for future generations. By sponsoring these sessions, we’re helping to empower young people to take meaningful climate action while developing valuable countryside management skills at Cornwall’s treasured historic sites.”
Founded in 1985, Cornwall Heritage Trust protects historic places across Cornwall, which are all free for the general public to visit. It hosts a wide-reaching programme of environmental, wellbeing, education and community workshops, activities and events at these heritage sites and provides grants enabling visits to museums and historic monuments across Cornwall.
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