Conservation in Action: Clarity Environmental’s Volunteering Day with The South Downs National Park Trust

As part of our ongoing partnership with the South Downs National Park Trust, several Clarity team members recently dedicated a day volunteering at the Seven Sisters Country Park alongside the park’s rangers.

In the context of the South Downs National Park Trust’s (SDNPT) Help Nature to ReNature initiative which aims to address biodiversity loss by creating significant new areas of woodland, hedgerow, wildflower meadow, and wetlands over the next decade. Our Clarity team members joined passionate park ranger Lawrence for a day focused on hay clearing a wildflower meadow to encourage the growth or rarer species and diversify the area.

Following an initial briefing at the Seven Sisters Country, and despite the weather the team set off on a short walk to the work location. Once on site, park ranger Lawrence passionately explained the importance of our mission for the park and stressed the crucial role our team’s efforts would play in supporting the natural habitat.

The team then got to work with focused efforts to clear, prune, and coppice a diverse array of scrub species, enhancing a historic ride system connecting the near-by road with a field containing remnant chalk grassland habitat.

After a full day of work, the once narrow and secluded area the team had been diligently working on had transformed into a spacious and welcoming haven for nature.

This hands-on conservation work will eventually benefit the area through the creation of crucial edge habitats, known as ecotones (a transition between two habitats). Indirectly, these efforts will also benefit the chalk grassland meadow management by providing improved access for grazing animals to graze the species-rich grassland.

In line with our mission to make a difference to the world and all who occupy it, we were delighted to be able to bring our partnership with the South Downs National Park Trust to life through a hands-on volunteering day. Natalie Rea, CEO of Clarity Environmental commented the following about the day:

“We thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to breathe life into our partnership through a hands-on volunteering day. We are proud of Clarity Cares and the dedication and passion of our team to be a force for good in the industry, in local and national communities and for the world. In addition to our cost effective and ethical environmental compliance services, Clarity Cares is another one of the many ways we unite the world of business in the protection of the world we live in.

We are thankful for our clients, suppliers and Clarity Cares partners for the positive impact we make together. Despite blustery winds and rain at certain points throughout the day, we were smiling and in great spirits throughout our volunteering day and delighted to see the progress and the end result of our efforts. Thank you to the South Downs National Trust for a great day.”

James Winkworth, Head of Charity at the South Downs National Park Trust, said:

If you would like to find out more about the South Downs National Park Trust, their work and how to support them you can do so by following the link below.