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8 - Ravenshead Newsletter - 03/2022
A Wilder Future for Manseld's Birds
Mayborn and the Mansfield & Ashfield Wildlife Watch Group team up to give Mansfield's birds a wilder future as part of
National Nest Box Week.
Mayborn Group, home of the tommee tippee® brand and Nottinghamshire Wildlife
Trust's Business Partner, as part of their Brighter Futures campaign are continuing to
invest in making their Mansfield manufacturing site environmentally and wildlife
friendly. In readiness for the breeding season and as part the 2022 National Nest Box
Week, which runs from Valentine's Day, Mayborn supplied nest box kits for the
young nature-loving children of the Mansfield & Ashfield Wildlife Watch Group. The
group enjoyed making up the bird boxes in their recent meeting and are excited for
them to be installed in various locations on the site as recommended by East Midlands
Ecology Consultancy (EMEC), the sister ecology company of Nottinghamshire
Wildlife Trust.
Mayborn are proud to support Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trusts Watch Groups,
where groups of 8 to 12-year-olds meet up every month across Nottinghamshire.
The groups aim are to engage and inspire young people about wildlife and wild
places. They are fun, wild and packed full of fantastic activities helping bring children
closer to nature.
National Nestbox Week is a key part of the
ornithological calendar and a fun way to
engage the public of all ages with wildlife.
It is celebrated from February 14th each
year, where people are encouraged to put up more nest boxes in their local area to
provide much needed homes to nesting birds, although nest boxes can be put up
anytime of the year. Those in place by the autumn may also be used as roosting
havens in extremely cold winter periods.
Sarah Spurry, Leader of the Mansfield & Ashfield Wildlife Watch Group commented
“The children really enjoyed making the boxes and are rightly proud of their work,
especially knowing that their Wildlife Watch homes will provide a valuable sanctuary where birds can raise their families, not
only this year but also in future years. As they were making the nest boxes the children wrote messages inside the boxes and
one accidentally got written on outside, but we are sure the birds will not mind!”
Sarah continued, “One message demonstrates the joy of the children in making these boxes, 'Wildlife Watch proudly made this
birdbox. Made on 4/12/21. We hope that birds would find this cosy, warm and a safe haven'.”
Leysa Relf, Global H&S and Sustainability Manager at Mayborn Group said, “We are passionate about getting involved with
these projects, providing real live case studies to engage children and develop their skills, providing a wildlife educational
activity but also benefiting from the results on our business site too! Staff gain a real benefit as well, enhancing the workplace
and providing a story to open up discussions about wildlife and nature.”
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trusts Business Partnerships Officer Emily Patrick added “It's fantastic to see Mayborn’s passion to
make their site sustainable and wildlife friendly, providing these nest boxes to their local Wildlife Watch Group to build not only
enabled an exciting and educational session for the young people who made them, they will now provide valuable space for
birds to thrive for years to come.”
For further information about Business Partnerships, visit the webpage www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/support-
us/business-partnerships or contact Emily Patrick, Business Partnerships Officer via email: epatrick@nottswt.co.uk
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