Three Peaks Challenge for Dorset wildlife

Staff at Dorset Wildlife Trust have set themselves the challenge of a lifetime, and all to help Dorset’s watery wildlife. The group, with their team name “Do Summit for Wildlife”, will be tackling the awesome Three Peaks Challenge in June, scaling Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon, all within 24 hours.

The team members come from right across Dorset Wildlife Trust; they are Amanda Broom from the Urban Wildlife Centre, volunteer Gareth Broom from Poole, Upton Heath Warden Andy Fale, Biodiversity Officer Anna Muckle, Emily Newton from the West Dorset team, Mid-Dorset Warden Steve Oliver, Manager Andrew Pollard, Conservation Officer Sarah Williams and their trusty driver, Brownsea Island nature reserve manager Chris Thain.

All the money raised will go towards protecting wildlife across the county. Steve Oliver said: “We hope to raise £3000, which will help with our work for the wildlife of Dorset’s rivers, ponds and seas but also to raise awareness of conservation in this International Year of Biodiversity. We’ve been training hard on the highest peaks Dorset has to offer and the real mountains of the Three Peaks will push us to the limit, but we reckon Dorset’s wildlife is worth it, if we live to see the benefit! Please support us and help protect your local nature.”

The ‘Do Summit for Wildlife’ team wants to help:

• Water voles, for example on the River Allen in east Dorset
• Dorchester’s Millstream river enhancement project
• Restoring ponds in north Dorset
• Marine wildlife ­ underwater camera for education/study and awareness raising

You can support the team at www.justgiving.com/do-summit-for-wildlife.