Eagle eyed rangers have received the John Muir Discovery Awards last Wednesday.  These nationally recognised awards are bestowed to those who are invigorated and impassioned over wildlife and the local natural environment.

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10 rangers aged from 12 to 16 years old took part in carrying out scrub control work at a local lake near Thatcham, as well as helping the local environment and wildlife out at other sites such as Thatcham Reedbeds, Bowdown Woods, Greenham Common and Manor Farm, near Greenham.

The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trusts Community Engagement Officer Ed Sweetman was interviewed and said: “It’s great to see young people with a real passion and enthusiasm for looking after nature. Any one of them could be the next Chris Packham or David Attenborough”.

The West Berkshire Linking the Landscape project have been helping the rangers get  involved in fantastic local community activities such as woodland surveys and bat walks. The group is committed to meeting on the first Wednesday of the month and also often volunteers their spare time on weekends.

Find out more about the Teen Rangers awards

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