 Steve Rocliffe is a marine volunteer who always goes the extra mile for the wildlife he cares about. Based in London, Steve travels to Kimmeridge Bay in Dorset at weekends to do his marine volunteering. With the marine bill trundling through Parliament, he has decided to highlight the desperate need for marine conservation zones by cycling from Lundy Island to the Defra offices in London, raising money for Dorset Wildlife Trust and the Marine Conservation Society on the way.
350 miles in just 5 days
The 350 mile journey starts on Lundy Island, the first marine nature reserve in the UK. There are still only 3 such reserves in Britain, but Steve hopes the marine bill will succeed in creating new marine conservation zones before it is too late for some of the most vulnerable species.
Steve said: "I wanted to raise awareness of threats to our marine environment and some of the things that can be done to help it. I have worked out that I will be climbing 7000 feet during the ride - twice the height of Snowdon - but it will be worth the pain to be doing something positive about saving our fantastic seas while we still can."
Cheer him on at Kimmeridge
Getting off the boat and on to his bike at Ilfracombe in Devon, Steve will speed down to Exeter before arriving at Lulworth Cove in Dorset on his second day. On 29th September, he will be calling in at the voluntary Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve to say hello to Dorset Wildlife Trust at Kimmeridge, before heading off to Portsmouth, Eastbourne and finally London. You can cheer him on as he leaves Kimmeridge at 11am. Steve promises that he will wear a lobster outfit as long he has hit his fundraising targets.
Sponsor Steve on his journey
Click here to visit Steve's justgiving page to sponsor him now or you can send a cheque to Dorset Wildlife Trust, Fine Foundation Marine Centre, Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve, Kimmeridge, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5PF.
For more information please contact Steve Rocliffe or Emma Rance at Dorset Wildlife Trust on 01929 481044. | 
