Tag: Manx Wildlife Trust
Local Vets Support the Manx Wildlife Trust
Last year, the Manx Wildlife Trust was delighted to be chosen as one of the two charities selected by the Arg Beiyn Veterinary Practices on the Island to benefit from their fundraising activities. Thanks to the efforts of the team at Arg Beiyn, a total of £1310.94 was raised for the nature conservation charity with [...]
Education gone wild
Nedbank Private Wealth’s Sustainability Forum started the year by educating staff on local wildlife and endangered species. Kath Smith, Manx Wildlife Trust’s Education Officer, spoke to staff about the interesting creatures found right on their doorsteps and helped staff to understand the impact they have on the local environment. Natasha Breen, Head of the Sustainability [...]
Isle of Man Bank staff help out at Ballachurry Wetlands
7 volunteers from Isle of Man Bank’s International Personal Banking team recently spent a day helping the Manx Wildlife Trust with various tasks at Ballachurry Wetlands in Rushen. Owned by Stan Clucas, Ballachurry Wetlands is managed by the Manx Wildlife Trust as a community wildlife area. The site has a range of habitats, including woodland [...]
Support secured for the Manx Wildlife Trust’s Education Officer
The Manx Wildlife Trust is delighted to announce that financial support has been secured to allow its key Education Officer post to continue. Following the Department of Education and Children’s decision last year to cut the annual grant for the post, the nature conservation charity issued a plea for help to the local community and [...]
Ride-out and wedding vows help local wildlife
Members of the Isle of Man Branch of the Triumph Owners Motorcycle Club (TOMCC) have been busy raising money for the Manx Wildlife Trust, the Island’s leading nature conservation charity. Established in 2007, this is the fourth year that the club has selected a local charity to raise funds for. The fundraising activities started last [...]
New truck for the Manx Wildlife Trust
The Manx Wildlife Trust recently took delivery of a much-needed replacement for its ageing pick-up truck. The truck is essential to Reserves Officer, Tricia Sayle, for accessing the charity’s nature reserves throughout the Island and transporting tools and occasionally volunteers – or Midweek Muckers as they’re more commonly known – to and from the reserves [...]
IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TODAY
A team from Nedbank Private Wealth recently joined up with the Manx Wildlife Trust for some hard clearance work at the Trust’s new nature reserve at Ballachrink, West Baldwin. An enthusiastic group of staff took time out of their busy weekend to learn more about the new reserve area and clear it of overgrown brambles [...]
HSBC staff help out at Cooildarry Nature Reserve
A team of volunteers from HSBC Bank plc in Douglas recently helped the Manx Wildlife Trust with a number of key maintenance tasks at the nature conservation charity’s Cooildarry Nature Reserve. At 18 acres, Cooildarry is the Trust’s largest woodland reserve and lies in a deep valley forming the upper part of Glen Wyllin. Most [...]
Manx Wildlife Trust Thanks Tesco Douglas Shoppers
The Manx Wildlife Trust is thanking all Tesco Douglas shoppers today after they voted for them to win £920 worth of environmental education equipment through the store’s new community programme – Tesco Kids United. The Manx Wildlife Trust, who is committed to providing environmental education and awareness and runs many fun, wildlife-themed activities, were selected [...]
Leaving a natural legacy
From cuckoos to curlews to curragh, gifts in wills can help the Manx Wildlife Trust protect some of our most precious species and habitats. During Will for Wildlife Week, from Monday 15 to Sunday 21 October, the Manx Wildlife Trust is encouraging wildlife-lovers to leave a legacy that will help protect nature for future generations. [...]
