I've been volunteering with Moors for the Future for the
last few months and it's been a fantastic experience.
I've learnt a lot about the flora and fauna of moorland
environments and got the opportunity to explore different places across the
Peak District/South Pennines.
Since the middle of September I have been taking part in
the dipwell campaign. The purpose of this is to measure the water table level
across different sites in the South Pennines on the same day every week for
twelve weeks. There are over ten areas to cover with 2 to 3 volunteers or staff
members each so it's a fairly big operation.
For our group of volunteers we've had the responsibility
of monitoring five patches across the Kinder Scout Plateau. As someone who's
only ever been up and down a small part of Kinder it has been an amazing
opportunity to explore the landscape up there and see it change as we've gone
from September through to December.
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| Kinder river - our favourite spot for a lunch break |
We've seen ring ouzel, kestrels, a mountain hare, lots of
grouse, flocks of redwing and field fares and one of my favourites, a snipe.
It's going to be really interesting to see what the data
shows about how well water is retained across different sites, as many of them
have restoration works happening nearby. Taking part in the dipwell campaign
has been a great way to get involved and didn't need any previous experience.
I'm hoping to also take part next year to see how the sites are continuing to
change and hopefully spot some more wildlife!
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| You see all kinds of weather on the dipwell campaign! |
If you'd like to volunteer with Moors for the Future take a look at our volunteering page: http://www.moorsforthefuture.org.uk/volunteering-opportunities
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