WRD Event - Rangers, People & Nature - Staunton Country Park

Date/Time

31 July 2024
9:30 am - 4:00 pm

Location

Staunton Country Park,Petersfield Road, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 5HD, South East

As part of the CMA’s celebration of World Ranger Day (WRD), Hampshire County Council Countryside Service would like to invite you to take part in a study day event at Staunton Country Park and the Hayling Billy Line.

The study will focus on three key themes, the first will of course be World Ranger Day and the vital role that Rangers play in protecting the environment and wildlife, as well as creating opportunities for people to enjoy and engage with that wildlife.

The second theme will be looking at how Lottery Funding has been used at Staunton Country Park to transform it into a nature and people focussed community asset.

The third theme is nature and access and we will look at how an abandoned railway line serves as a key countryside access route and also brings people close to coastal nature.

Itinerary:

9.30am Arrival

10.00am Staunton Country Park – Welcome and Introductions

10.15am World Ranger Day – Short presentation about World Ranger Day and the history of International Ranger Federation.

10.30am Tour of Staunton Country Park – Looking at the how lottery funding has benefited the Park, meet with some of the volunteers and right to work teams that make it such a special place, look at the range of habitats from formal parkland and lake to semi-natural woodlands and hear about the development of the UK latest reservoir.

13.00pm Lunch and Networking (bring your own lunch or support the Park’s café which is run by a local school!)

14.00pm Short drive to the Hayling Billy Line

14.30pm Walk along the Hayling Billy line with key discission topics being access management, coastal erosion issues, wildlife disturbance. For this part of the study visit we will be accompanied by the Solent Bird Aware Project, and hearing about their work in helping to reduce and mitigate the impact of people on coastal bird populations.

15.45pm Questions and Comments about the day, photos, and final summing up.

16.00pm Event finishes