Last weekend was SACV’s second residential weekend of the year, working as usual with the Peak Park Conservation Volunteers (PPCV). Our activity for the Saturday was to help at Tittesworth Water with the renovation of a “butterfly beach”: this area is intended to encourage a range of butterfly species in the area and uses sand as ground cover because it reflects the light and can create the warm conditions that butterflies like for basking. Then, on the Sunday, we took part for the first time in the Pick-and-Play day which has been an annual event for a few years and is organised by Peak Mountaineering and PPCV; this involved doing some litter-picking in the morning and then being rewarded in the afternoon with a choice of outdoor activities. We SACV volunteers opted for the climbing and abseiling – and had a great afternoon! Many thanks to Peak Mountaineering for the provision of these activities and the excellent instruction!
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