Salthill Quarry Guided walk

The Ribble Valley LNR project is focusing on two former quarry sites in Clitheroe that have been firmly established as local nature reserves and as part of the portfolio of Wildlife Trust sites. The reserves are at Salthill and Cross Hill close to the edge of the town. Both sites are owned by Ribble Valley Borough Council and are leased to the Trust.

The Trust is raising the profile of the reserves in the local community by holding various events on the sites and by use of the local media. Guided walks, fun trails, building bat boxes are just some of the examples of activities that are being held. This is helping to increase awareness of the reserves and encouraging people to visit them. Local schools are also involved carrying out practical management work and using the sites for activities linking into various sectors of the curriculum. A volunteer group is being developed to help with the management work, either with practical tasks such as scrub control or grassland management for example, or getting involved with important survey work to help build up records on the flora and fauna. A series of health walks based on the two reserves are also being held as part of the national 'Walking The Way to Health' campaign.

The Trust will continue to build up links with local communities and would be pleased to hear from other schools or groups who think that the project could be of help to them. Similarly it would like to encourage anyone who feels that they may be able to help with management work at the sites.

For more information on the Ribble Valley LNR project please contact:

Phil Dykes
Ribble Valley Local Nature Reserve Officer
The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside
East Lancashire Voluntary Sector Resource Centre
62-64 Yorkshire Street
Burnley
BB11 3BT

tel: 07841 996722
email: pdykes@lancswt.org.uk