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TWO charities have been recognised for their work reintroducing one of the most endangered butterflies to Hampshire. Work carried out by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and Butterfly Conservation to reintroduce the threatened marsh fritillary butterfly to the county has been recognised in the 2021 Sanctuary Awards, writes Tim Edgley. The marsh fritillary is said to be a “beautiful sight” but since the 1970s populations have declined by 80 per cent due to a loss and degradation of their marshy grassland habitat, coupled with the butterfly’s poor flying ability. The marsh fritillary is one of Europe’s most threatened butterflies and in 2009, the two trusts began managing land belonging to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in order to make the area habitable for the butterflies once again. ....
2020 Sanctuary Award winners announced The MOD’s Sanctuary Awards 2020 champion sustainability and celebrate the work of our people in defence-wide projects. From: Sanctuary Awards logo 2020. Defence Crown Copyright 2021. Held virtually this year, the awards are organised by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation and aim to showcase sustainability efforts across defence, both in the UK and overseas. The prestigious Silver Otter trophy is awarded annually to the best Conservation Group led project or individual conservation effort on the MOD estate. It was won by the Chicksands’ Historic Walled Garden Project led by Chicksands Conservation Group. The team demonstrated their commitment to the environment by resurrecting a grade II listed overgrown garden in Chicksands into bloom. The project also won the Social Value, Community and Heritage category. ....
Sgt Duffy. Picture RAF Brize Norton Photography Section A sustainability project at RAF Brize Norton has won a prestigious award from the MOD. Sgt Ryan Duffy won the Individual Achievement Award in the Sanctuary Awards which aim to make Defence more environmentally friendly. Since 2018 Sgt Duffy has been on a mission to reduce plastic waste at the base. He campaigned for a ban on single-use water bottle and coffee cups and took the lead on work to replace air cargo pallet bags with a recyclable carbon neutral version. The switchover has prevented 10.5 tonnes of plastic waste going to landfill. ....