A Norfolk station has received a ‘Wildlife Friendly' status thanks to the work of volunteers that have improved biodiversity at the Greater Anglia station.
Brundall station adopters, Tom Adams and Tanya Ward, collected the award after they were assessed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.
“Brimming with insects in the summer and in a later October visit was still seen to be providing nectar for the last of the season's pollinators” was just one of the comments made in the report.
Station adopters across the Anglia region have reported a number of sightings of wildlife, including bees, bats, foxes, deer and lots of different varieties of birds.
The new Greater Anglia Wildlife Friendly Stations Accreditation Scheme aims to recognise the achievements of volunteers through a new partnership between Greater Anglia and The Wildlife Trust.
“The alarming decline in the abundance of wildlife and the plight of species under threat means that just protecting the nature we have left is not enough; we need to put nature into recovery, and to do so at scale and with urgency.
“This project with Greater Anglia is a fantastic example of how people can transform nature-poor areas into new nature-rich places – and change the way we think about land, seizing opportunities to help nature outside traditional nature reserves.”
James Hogg, Development Officer at the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, the lead Trust for the initiative
“We are delighted to partner with the region's wildlife trusts to formally recognise the valuable work of our station adopter volunteers in supporting wildlife and improving their local environment.”
“I'd like to congratulate Tom and Tanya at Brundall station on receiving this recognition and thank them for the incredible work that they are doing that is helping to support biodiversity locally.”
Greater Anglia's Customer and Community Engagement Manager, Alan Neville
Well done for their efforts in helping the local wildlife and the passenger experience too when using the station. A worthwhile partnership between GA and the Wildlife Trust. We should celebrate positive stories like this that help highlight the many benefits of rail travel over other forms of transport, whilst at the same time showing how we should all do what we can to help our native wildlife.