Pell Frischmann Volunteers at Ogden Water Country Park
Last month, colleagues from our Wakefield office volunteered at Ogden Water Country Park in Halifax to support Calderdale Council’s Countryside and Woodlands team with maintenance of the area.
The Country Park is a Yorkshire Water site managed by the Countryside and Woodlands team of Calderdale Council, who are responsible for managing habitats around the reservoir, ensuring the safety of locals and visitors, and caring for the flora and fauna.
Organised by Calderdale Council’s Area Countryside Officer, volunteers arrived at the site at 9:15 am. As part of the itinerary, colleagues participated in park maintenance activities, including tree felling in the woodlands. This allows more light to reach the woodland floor, resulting in a significant increase in biodiversity, which in turn attracts more wildlife.
The Countryside and Woodlands team undertake a wide range of other activities such as woodland management, maintaining footpaths, working on ponds and streams (including clearance and leaky dams), habitat creation, hedge laying, tree planting, controlling invasive species, and rubbish removal.
Kate Nicholls, our Graduate Flood Risk Consultant, said:
“The day was a fantastic opportunity to support the Countryside and Woodlands team in the management of the woodland at Ogden Water Country Park. Despite typical December weather, it was great to see such enthusiasm and teamwork throughout the day!“
The site’s team expressed how important volunteer support is in caring for the area and greatly appreciated Pell Frischmann’s assistance on the day.
Social Value
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Pell Frischmann’s Social Value Strategy aims to improve community wellbeing, inclusion, cohesion and empowerment, whilst providing a baseline to measure our ability to contribute sustainably through our regional activities.
