Environmental Awards 2006 - 2018 Lincolnshire Environmental Award Winners

4 2018 - Minster Surfacing 14 2011 - The Nevile Estate Business Award - Minster Surfacing Business Award: Cemex, Cement Plant Community Award - Town Council Community Award: Stamford Community Orchard Rural and Farming Award - HMP North Sea Camp Farm & Rural Enterprise Award: The Nevile Estate Young Environmentalist Award - St Margaret’s CE Primary School, Young Environmentalist Award: The John Fielding Community Special School

6 2017 - Red Hen Day Nursery 15 2010 - Lisle Marsden Church of Primary School Business Award: Witham Oil and Paint Ltd Young Environmentalists Award: Lisle Marsden CofE Primary School, Community Award: Green Synergy Rural & Farming Award: Red Hen Day Nursery 16 2009 - Operation Barn Owl Environment Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist Award: Leys Farm Junior School Business Award: Centrica Energy Community Award: Woodland Trust 8 2016 - Friends of Mareham Pastures Farm & Rural Enterprise Award: Operation Barn Owl Business Award: Flintwood Farm Holidays Individual Award: Rodger Brownlow Community Award: Friends of Mareham Pastures Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist: Boston West Primary School Rural & Farming Award: Brackenborough Hall Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist Award: Chestnut C of E Primary School 17 2008 - Doddington Hall and Gardens Business Award: The Epic Centre, Lincolnshire Agricultural Society 10 2015 - Tata Steel Works Community Award: Angling Association Business Award: Tata Steel, Scunthorpe Farm & Rural Enterprise Award: Doddington Hall and Gardens Community Award: River Slea Clean Up Group, Individual Award: Pat O’Carroll Farm/Rural Enterprise Award: Morris Brothers, Sand Hill Grange, Epworth Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist: North School Eco Committee Young Environmentalist Award: Osgodby Primary School 18 2007 - Weirfield Wildlife Hospital 11 2014 - Boston West Golf Club Business Award: Simons Group Business Award: Boston West Golf Club Community Award: Weirfield Wildlife Hospital Community Award: Grantham Rivercare Agriculture Award: Manor House Farm, , Farm/Rural Enterprise Award: F G Battle and Sons Individual Award: Lee Conlon, Lincoln Swan Preservation Society Young Environmentalist Award: Skegness Infant Academy Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist: Isaac Newton Primary School

12 2013 - Nettleham Woodland Trust 19 2006 - HMP Business Award: The Farm Kitchen Business Award: HMP Morton Hall Community Award: Nettleham Woodland Trust Community Award: Friends of Mareham Pastures, Sleaford Farm/Rural Enterprise Award: J.E. Piccaver & Co (Gedney Marsh) Agriculture Award: Flintwood Farm, Young Environmentalist Award: The Eco-Friendlies, Lincolnshire Montessori, Individual Award: Roger Goy, Wildlife Helpline Service Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist, age 12 and under: East Wold CofE Primary School 13 2012 - The Gelder Group Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist, 13-18 years old: Guides Business Award: The Gelder Group Community Award: The Lincolnshire Firewood Fair Farm/Rural Enterprise Award: Dave Stanley, Holly Farm, Bourne Special award for environmental youth work: Clifford Jukes

2 3 2018 - Minster Surfacing

2018 Overall Winner and Anglian Water Business Award: 2018 FCC Environment Lincolnshire Young Minster Surfacing Environmentalist Award: St Margaret’s CE Primary School, Withern. Minster Surfacing is one of the first companies in the 2018 Branston Ltd Rural and Farming Award: The judges were particularly impressed with St UK to be using technology which enables it to recycle HMP North Sea Camp Margaret’s CE Primary Schools commitment to material removed from old roads to be used again for The 200 acre prison farm is run with a strong outdoor learning and new surfaces. emphasis on conservation working with traditional “This award will give environmental work in breeds of livestock and training prisoners in land us the encouragement the wider community. Up to 85% of roads across the country contain coal based activities and recycling. Woodland and hedge to continue on this tar, which is deemed hazardous and can cost up to rows have been planted, bird and bat boxes installed journey and work even The school in Withern £100 per tonne to send to landfill. Minster Surfacing and recycling is encouraged. Prisoners also support closer with our local near Alford has an community.” is able to convert removed material into Foambase several community projects such as Boston in Bloom, outdoor learning space and binder course James Siddle, Head “People tend to think of local conservation projects and churches. Teacher, St Margaret’s CE with an organic growing products, creating road surfacing as a dirty, Primary School area, outdoor science pollutive industry but we’re a safe and durable Runners up: laboratory, a unique proving that it’s possible product which can be Artisan Honey Company outdoor centre for mathematics, botanical gardens, to dramatically reduce the used again. Merlin Renewables a pond which now has frogs and newts, butterfly carbon footprint of our work garden and ‘bug hotels’. They hold an annual Pupils from St Margaret’s CE Primary School with and improve our service as a Foambase is a foamed 2018 Centrica Community Award: pumpkin day and produce their own organic apple result.” their bug hotel bitumen product Market Deeping Town Council juice. Bruce Spencer-Knott, developed by OCL Rectory Paddock in Market Deeping, a meadow with Managing Director Regeneration. The trees and a small pond, was purchased by the town But their environmental works also extends beyond Runners up: production of Foambase produces 32% less CO2 than council some 20 years ago had become neglected. For the school boundary. Every member the school Boston West Academy traditional hot asphalt and can it be laid using the the last three years a small team of volunteers has community is responsible for surveying the local Burton Hathow Preparatory School. same tools and techniques. helped maintain the land:- three boundary hedges woodlands, fields and water ways and contributes have been planted, wild flowers have been planted, environmental data which is written up to share with Highly commended: While Minster Surfacing is currently able to recycle blanket weed has been conquered and the pond is the whole local community and fed into national Ancaster CofE Primary School around 50% of the material it removes from roads, now crystal clear spring water covered by several surveys. St Michael’s CofE Primary School plans are in place for it to increase its recycling varieties of Lily. A swift tower with 21 boxes and capability with the addition of a mobile Foambase spaces for bats and a solar powered bird call system The pond at Rectory Paddock, Market Deeping recycling plant at its headquarters. This will have been installed. The is now an oasis for wildlife significantly reduce the distance that material has near the town centre. Deer, foxes, sparrowhawk and to travel to be used on-site and it will enable the owls have been seen as well as a variety of birds company to recycle even more. insects and flowers.

Runners up: Runners up: British Hardwood Tree Nursery Lincolnshire Rivers Trust for their project Restoring Lincolnshire Eco Arborists. the River Slea The Lincolnshire Time and Tide Bell Community Interest Company

4 5 2017 - Red Hen Day Nursery

2017 Overall Winner and Branston Ltd Rural & Farming Award: Red Hen Day Nursery

Red Hen Children’s Day Nursery is situated on David 2017 Centrica Community Award: and Jane Harrison’s farm in and offers Green Synergy children aged from 0-5 (and primary school aged Green Synergy is a Lincoln-based charity that believes children in the holidays), parents and staff the in the value of gardening to improve our local chance to experience nature, food and farming first- environment and inspire other people to do this hand. The setting has developed its outdoor areas too. Our work is particularly focussed in the city’s to include two ponds, wetland, woodland and also most deprived communities where there are little access to the surrounding fields. or no accessible green spaces. Since Green Synergy started five years ago, we have created six community “It is a privilege to have Over 1000 trees plus gardens (including bee and butterfly friendly plants, children on the farm in hedging has been planted wildlife habitats, native trees and hedges and their most formative and children are involved wildflowers) on unloved, derelict pieces of land. This years. Winning the in these experiences. They year, they have begun the creation of a brand-new Award is awesome! It access the outdoor areas flagship community garden hub on two and half acres puts early years on the daily so learn about nature, of derelict land at the back of Lincoln County hospital. map.” life cycles and begin to Jane Harrison, Red Hen Day Nursery develop an understanding Runners up: of the complexity of Nettleham Woodland Trust biodiversity. Swineshead Enhancement Society Community gardening in Lincoln with Green Synergy Runners up: Lincolnshire Rivers Trust, Dunston Beck Project 2017 Anglian Water Business Award: 2017 FCC Environment Lincolnshire Young Kirkstead Old Mill Cottage B&B Witham Oil and Paint Ltd Environmentalist Award: From harvesting rainwater from factory roofs to Leys Farm Junior School Investigating pond life at Red Hen Day Nursery installing solar panels and installing low energy Leys Farm School pride themselves on their gardens lighting the company are finding many ways to and the role children play in growing and looking reduce their carbon footprint. They offer a unique after them. The wide variety of fruit and vegetables high performance Prolan lubricant range made from grown are used in the school kitchen, for baking or lanolin from sheep’s wool which is food and water tasting sessions, or taken home by the children. There safe, friendly for environment and all made from are also eight themed garden including a Shakespeare a renewable source. They are also developing a garden used for outdoor storytelling, a Polli:Nation unique new manufacturing process which uses sonic garden with wildflowers to attract pollinating insects blending to make the various lubricant products. This and a Daisy garden inspired by a visit from the enables then to use electricity from solar panels only author Nick Sharrott. The children also take part in to blend instead of previously large amounts of gas community litter picks in the area near the school. and fuels. The company are now striving in 2017 to become the first in the UK (possibly Europe and the Runners up: world) to produce lubricants in a carbon neutral way. Emily and Tomas Dickson Marton Primary School Runners up: ELTEC, Highly commended: Treetops Cottages & Spa, , Caistor Oakfield Primary School, Scunthorpe Free Primary School, Boston 3rd Sleaford Cub Scout Group Lacey Gardens Junior School, Scunthorpe

6 7 2016 - Mareham Pastures

2016 Overall Winner and the Centrica Community Award: Friends of Mareham Pastures

Flintwood Farm holiday accommodation Orchids at Brackenborough Hall

2016 Branston Ltd Rural & Farming Award: 2016 FCC Environment Lincolnshire Young Brackenborough Hall Environmentalist Award: As a successful Lincolnshire farming business, Ruskington Chestnut C of E Primary School Brackenborough Hall has diversified by creating In 2015 pupils at the school formed an ‘Eco Team’ to award winning self-catering accommodation in introduce a range of ideas to make the school more the Old Coach House. Heating of both houses environmentally friendly. These ideas include energy on site is achieved through a renewable biomass spot checks, walk to school days, eco-themed plays energy generator. Much of the fuel comes from the and poster competitions, litter picking and the setting woodland and park areas on the farm. A significant up of a Gardening Club in raised beds. These and Children play on one of the sculptures at Mareham Pastures in Sleaford proportion of the electricity used, particularly during many other ideas have helped foster a great positive peak summer months, is generated by a solar array attitude towards their local environment, encouraging Mareham Pastures Local Nature Reserve was created 2016 Anglian Water Business Award: on the roof of the new shed. Judges were also recycling, energy conservation and sustainability. on the site of an old waste tip. The reserve is a Flintwood Farm Holidays impressed by the wealth of printed information community led and volunteer based project, which This enterprise has been a passion of the owner, available about the farm, local produce, local history Runners up: has developed the area as a local nature reserve. Andrew Tuxworth, for almost two decades. His and wildlife. The farm is in higher level stewardship, William Alvey Primary The judges of the Lincolnshire Environmental commitment over the years has produced a but a number of other environmental projects run Marton Primary School Awards were impressed by the strong community superb environment for the paying guest. The alongside the required work involvement in the project accommodation is a reconstruction of the original “I am so pleased that which has enhanced local farm buildings using the original materials. The farm Runners up: all the hard work of wildlife and created a has been made into a park for guests to enjoy whilst Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Project the volunteer group beautiful place for people at the same time maintaining farming connections over the past 13 years Stourton Estates has been rewarded.” to visit. With support from by letting some areas for local livestock. 18 hectares Mark Suffield, chair, Lincolnshire County Council of wildflower meadow have also been created, Frineds of Mareham thousands of trees have providing a rich habitat for local wildlife. An Iron Age Pastures been planted, which are now burial mound is also included on the site. Andrew’s developing into small areas passion for what he has achieved is evident and now of woodland within the grassland environment of he passes it on to others to move forward whilst still the reserve. The nature reserve has seen wildflowers retaining that passion. flourish, which in turn has created a rich ecosystem for insects, birds and other wildlife. Runners up: MidUK Recycling Runners up: Lewis Morgan Creative Timber Boston in Bloom Spirit of

8 9 2015 - Tata Steel 2014 - Boston West Golf Club

2015 Overall Winner and the Anglian Water Business Award: 2014 Overall Winner and the Anglian Water Business Award: Tata Steel, Scunthorpe Boston West Golf Club

Tata Steel’s Scunthorpe site falls within an Air Quality 2015 Lincoln Toyota Farm/Rural Enterprise Boston West Golf Club has embraced both Management Area (AQMA) because of elevated Award: environmental and conservation good practice. In dust levels caused by wind blowing dust off the site. Morris Brothers, Sand Hill Grange, Epworth the clubhouse, recycling is high on the agenda with To alleviate this problem Tata Steel embarked on a Morris Brothers, Sand Hill Grange, Epworth - cardboard, paper and glass all recycled, as are all project to create a green space with the objectives enhancement schemes have created a varied habitat plastics, waste oil, fertiliser bags and metals from of mitigating wind speed (a major reason for for wildlife while still being able to run a profitable the greenkeeping premises. Renewable energy is dust dispersion), maintaining soil moisture levels enterprise these include planting mixed hedging and created via the 40 Solar Panels on the clubhouse roof. (reducing the problem of dry soil erosion), improving 16 acres of woodland, creating ponds and developing All waste water produced within the clubhouse and soil stabilisation through tree roots and leaf a heathland. hotel is treated and recycled for golf course irrigation. decomposition and improving biodiversity through “All the golf course in the Surrounded by intensive new vegetation. Runners Up: J.L. Dodsworth & Co, UK cover a larger area agriculture with limited Over 154,000 trees have now been planted in the that nature reserves. biodiversity, a barren field Kestrels in a nesting box at Boston West Golf Club 2015 Centrica Community Award: area, while 4 miles of green embankment have been Just think what a has been transformed into created with 7.5 acres of the project area seeded River Slea Clean Up Group, Sleaford difference it would make a great golfing experience 2014 Centrica Community Award: with wildflowers. The alternative to this was to cover River Slea Clean up Group, Sleaford – founded in if they were all managed and an oasis for wildlife Grantham Rivercare the area in tarmac. 2013, the first litter pick held by the group attracted like Boston West.” out on the course with Formed in 2004, Volunteers of all ages and social over twenty very enthusiastic volunteers with Richard Owens, course a broad range of species backgrounds turn out regardless of the weather to ““The ‘greening’ of the Tata Creating a green immediate recognizable results on the amount of manager clean up the two mile stretch for the River Witham Steel Scunthorpe site has been space has not only attracted to the diverse benefited nature, rubbish in the river and on its banks. The group range of habitats created within. Habitats created are adopted by Grantham Rivercare. Members are happening over the last decade became more formalised in 2014 with new litter through roadside grassing and it has made a reedbeds, woodlands, hedgerows, ponds, log piles, a passionate are the river and prepared to take on any picking equipment, insurances, safety equipment, landscape maintenance. I am more pleasant brick barn owl tower, over 100 nest boxes of various challenge. Although most of the rubbish is lightweight delighted that we have been environment for first aid training, and with local town businesses types including kestrel (pictured above), insect hotels, (bottles, cans, food wrappers etc), they have been recognised for our efforts and people to work helping with extra equipment, along with the wildflower areas, animal shelters and more. known to salvage furniture, traffic cones, bicycles, would like to thank everyone in and proved donation of a boat the group moved on and shopping trolleys, tyres and mattresses. involved.” significantly cost scheduled successful clean-up events throughout Runners Up: Phil Togwell, principal effective compared 2014. Branston Potatoes Ltd Runners Up: scientist to the alternative. Cargill PLC Bishops Palace Heritage Site Runners Up: The Coastal Eco Centre Runners up: The John Harrison Foundation, Grimsby 2014 Lincoln Toyota Farm/Rural Enterprise Elsham Golf Course The Coastal Eco Centre, Skegness Award: F G Battle and Sons 2014 FCC Environment Young Greetham Holiday Retreat The family farm of F G Battle and Sons combines Environmentalist Award: Skegness Infant 2015 FCC Environment Young a thoroughly commercial and profitable arable Academy Environmentalist Award: Osgodby Primary farming business (and active/commercial woodland The children at Skegness Infant Academy immerse School Before and after the management) with the retention and enhancement themselves in environmental/sustainability issues ‘greening’ of Tata Steel’s Osgodby Primary School, Market Rasen, joined of wildlife habitats and landscape features. The through improving our grounds into an ‘Eco Area’. Scunthorpe site the Lincolnshire SCoRE (Schools’ collaboration on farming system is not organic but run on LEAF A bog area has been built, as have vegetable beds, Resource Efficiency) project when it was launched principles, with an eye to conservation implications habitat piles, trees and hedges planted. Pupils have in the local area two years ago and won the area and maximising biodiversity in all day to day access every lunchtime to develop the area further competition after saving the biggest percentage husbandry decisions. for birds, animals and plants. There are no barriers to of electricity. The school has become noted for its HLS grants have helped to create wildlife corridors, outdoor learning and pupils are actively encouraged energy efficiency and the children are enthusiastic restore hedgerows, ponds and traditional buildings, to spend time outdoors every day. The Pupil Council promoters of energy saving measures. provide conservation margins/beetle banks, and are developing plans to recycle/re-use as much as possible and are fully engaged in the environmental Runners Up: recreate limestone grassland and wetlands. Barn owl developments within the Academy. Bourne Westfield Primary Academy boxes have been very successful over the farm and there are good hare numbers. St. Gilbert of CofE Primary School Runners Up: Lincoln Minster School Eco Club Runners Up: Cordeaux Academy St Gilbert’s Primary School Marriage’s Specialist Foods Jordan Havell Rudies Roots Nurseries Primary Academy

10 11 2013 - Nettleham Woodland Trust 2012 - The Gelder Group

2013 Overall Winner and the Centrica Community Award: 2012 Overall Winner and the Anglian Water Business Award: Nettleham Woodland Trust The Gelder Group

The seed of the idea of the Nettleham Woodland The Gelder Group are committed to sustainability and Trust was a conversation between two neighbours aim to be carbon neutral. Their specialist GreenTech over a garden fence. A simple discussion about Management Services was set up to deal with waste wanting more trees in their local area has grown into created by the building trade and currently the group one of the largest community tree planting initiatives recycle 94% of their waste; well above the national in the county. Over 25,000 trees have been planted average. Solar panels provide 88% of the hot water by the community for the community. for the head office, and rainwater is harvested from Nettleham Woodland Trust was founded in 2006 the roofs and car park for flushing toilets and to clean and is run by local volunteers. Local families and fleet vehicles. In 2008, a 13 acre reserve was set up schools have planted trees and shrubs to create at the head office at Sturton-by-Stow. It includes a ““Being involved with new woodlands at the one-acre lake, 8 acres of woodland, nearly two miles Nettleham Woodland Trust of footpaths and a barn owl tower with nesting barn give me more satisfaction Headquarters and near owls. Lincoln Red cattle on Holly Farm that my years working with new Tree planting with the Nettleham Woodland Trust professionally in forestry. woodlands: Monks Wood Runners Up: 2013 Anglian Water Business Award: 2012 Cemex Farm/Rural Enterprise Award: Enjoying and watching and, most recently, Walkers Snack Foods The Farm Kitchen Dave Stanley, Holly Farm, Bourne the woodland that we’ve the Lincolnshire Co-op Renewable Energy section of the Lincolnshire Echo created grow, and that it Wood. At all-abilities Set up in 2006 on a family farm near Sleaford, the On his small holding, Dave Stanley aims to “practice will continue to grow for trail, willow tunnel and Farm Kitchen now supplies 3,500 freshly prepared what he preaches” on sustainability. The 30 acres generations to come.” classroom area are also meal to primary school children in Lincolnshire using of grassland demonstrates what can be achieved by Rob Newborough being developed. locally sourced, organic ingredients. Schools are also implementing environmentally friendly practices. encouraged to learn more about where their food By monitoring the carbon levels in the soil he has Runners Up: comes from. Children can visit the farms that the demonstrated the role that mixed farming with Len Pick Trust & Bourne United Charities vegetables are grown on, the butcher where the cattle grazing can have in removing carbon from the Rotary Club of Market Rasen meat is supplied from and the kitchen to see where atmosphere and locking it into the soil. It is a model the meals are produced. Vegetables from school that could be followed elsewhere. On receiving the 2013 Farm/Rural Enterprise Award: gardens are also bought, with payment in the form of award, Dave Stanley said: “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed J.E. Piccaver & Co (Gedney Marsh) vegetable seeds or garden vouchers, and used in the participating in the awards today and seeing the This family farm that borders is one of meals for those schools. enthusiasm of the other entrants. I would like to the largest producers of speciality lettuce in the receive this on behalf of all farmers who are doing UK. As well as remaining a competitive business Runners Up: their bit to improve the environment.” Drift Ashore, Grimsby they have created habitats for wildlife including Barn owl leaving the nesting tower in the Gelder The Coastal Eco Centre, Seagull Recycling, Skegness Runners Up: reedbed, hedgerow and Group nature reserve woodland planting. The “The need to deliver Morris Brothers, Sand Hill Grange, Epworth 2013 FCC Environment Young impact on wildlife has been more food for a 2012 Centrica Community Award: J.L. Dodsworth & Co, Burgh le Marsh growing population Environmentalist Award: The Eco-Friendlies, positive with number of The Lincolnshire Firewood Fair does not require Lincolnshire Montessori, Caistor Waste Recycling Group Special Award yellowhammer and tree Set up five years ago and run entirely by volunteers loss of our precious The five children that form the Eco-Friendlies have A special individual award for environmental youth sparrow increasing, marsh biodiversity.” the annual Lincolnshire Firewood Fair promotes harriers breeding, high an Action Plan that addresses a wide range of the effective use of local firewood from sustainably work was presented by the Waste Recycling Group to Philip Hubbert, environmental issues from encouraging energy saving Clifford Jukes. numbers of hedgehogs and production manager managed woodland as an energy source. The Fair 30 owl boxes. A sustainable and recycling to installing composters to use kitchen includes demonstrations, advice on burning wood For the past 30 years, Clifford Jukes has inspired strategy for the use of water on the farm has also waste on their allotment and signing the school up and the importance of managing woodlands, and an and encouraged an interest in wildlife and the been developed which includes an innovative way to SelectLincolnshire to encourage the purchase of auction of firewood from Lincolnshire woodlands. environment in countless children. As the volunteer of using seepage pits to harvest freshwater from locally sourced produce for the school kitchen. The success of the fair has inspired others to set up leader to the North-East Lincs Wildlife Watch Group, he has held meetings once a month for children aged the naturally salty groundwater thus reducing Runners Up: similar events elsewhere in the country. dependence on mains water. 6 or 7 years upwards. Clifford Jukes paid thanks to the Bourne Abbey Primary School Runners Up: support of his late wife, the other volunteer Wildlife Burton Hathow Preparatory School Sustainable Caistor Watch leaders and the parents of all the children William Chico Real Nappy Champions involved.

12 13 2011 - The Nevile Estate 2010 - Lisle Marsden

2011 Overall Winner and the Brown & Co Farm & Rural Enterprise Award: 2010 Waste Recycling Group Young Environmentalists Award: Lisle Marsden CofE The Nevile Estate Primary School, Grimsby

The Nevile Estate at illustrates that 2011 Anglian Water Business Award: Sustainability and improving the environment both commercial farm productivity can go hand in hand Cemex, South Ferriby Cement Plant inside and outside the school runs through the with environmental success. Over the past 30 years, Cement-making is energy intensive and involves ethos of the Lisle Marsden C of E Primary School. the estate which had very few natural landscape burning fossil fuels to heat kilns to at least 1400 The gardening club has a very productive allotment features has been transformed. Improvements on degrees Celsius. At South Ferriby, Cemex are where fruit and vegetables are grown organically what is a highly commercial arable farm include pioneering the use of alternative fuels including a fuel by the children; the produce from the allotment is significant hedge restoration and woodland planting, made from household waste which would otherwise used in healthy cooking lessons to make things like restoration of grassland and introduction of grazing, a end up as landfill. They are the first cement plant strawberry muffins and rhubarb punch; there is a new 40 acre wetland scheme and extensive paths for in the world to have used 100% alternative fuels in walk to school scheme; and an “Magic! One of the walkers and those on horseback. Wildlife highlights cement manufacture. This achievement was over best days of my life” environmental area with a pond, include more than a three day period which they now hope to sustain Pupil, Lisle Marsden bird table, bug hotel and planting ““I’m delighted for all of the team 30 pairs of wild over a longer period. Their average use of alternative with native species to encourage on the estate; it’s been a team Primary School effort for a long time. The vision grey partridge now fuels is 80% (the UK average is 35%). bees and butterflies. for all of this was from the late breeding on the One of their successes has been the ‘Get your Sir Henry Nevile. He would farm and, 100 years Runners Up: have been very proud to win the since they bred Lenzing Fibers Grimsby Ltd. Grown-ups Growing Day’ where children invited Runners Up: award and to see the estate as it this far inland, two Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue their families to get involved with tree planting , Priory City of Lincoln Academy is today.” breeding pairs of bulb planting, making scarecrows and bird cake, William Chico Philip Wynn avocets. 2011 Waste Recycling Group Young constructing bug houses and collecting leaves. Over Environmentalist Award: 100 adults joined in. Highly Commended: Runners Up: The John Fielding Community Special School Saint Andrews C of E Primary School JL Dodsworth and Co The judging panel were particularly impressed with The children were already knowledgeable and The John Fielding Community Special School L Olivant and Son their work in the community and the way in which all enthusiastic but hadn’t expected to win. They felt Imogen Reeves students are involved to the best of their abilities. inspired to keep working on their projects and Primary School 2011 Centrica Community Award: The students at the school have extended their develop their environmental area further. Stamford Community Orchard environmental work and moved out into the Unfortunately the adult section of the Lincolnshire The orchard group have established a community community. They have been helping others, including Environmental Awards was not run in 2010 due to a orchard in Stamford, a nursery on which to grow Boston Borough Council, Boston College and lack of sponsors. re-found varieties and hold an annual Apple Day. Education Centre, by building recycled bottle They aim to rediscover some of the forty varieties greenhouses and bug palaces. The students have also of apple that originated in the Stamford area, only built a 40foot polytunnel in which to grow organic five of which are now commercially available. They vegetables. think they may have already found two lost varieties Pupils from Lisle Marsden including the Stamford pippin. Runners Up: Primary School (left) William Chico Some of their garden produce Runners Up: Halton Holgate Primary School and homemade food (above) Wyndham Park Forum Boston Woods Trust

Wetland creation on the Nevile Estate

14 15 2009 - Operation Barn Owl 2008 - Doddington Hall

2009 Overall Winner and the Farm & Rural Enterprise Award: Association of Drainage 2008 Overall Winner and the Farm & Rural Enterprise Award: Doddington Hall and Authorities and Wildlife Conservation Partnership for “Operation Barn Owl” Gardens

Operation Barn Owl began 21 years ago as a 2009 Business Award: Centrica Energy Since taking over the running of the family home and 2008 Community Award: collaboration between the Association of Drainage Following the realisation that their mowing regime gardens of Doddington Hall in 2005, Claire and James Grantham Angling Association Boards, the Wildlife Conservation Partnership and on grass areas at the South Humberbank Power Birch have been determined to be as environmentally Over the last ten years or so habitat restoration volunteer barn owl advisors. At that time there Station site, , were having an impact friendly as they can be. They have resurrected the projects by the Grantham Angling Association has were just 200 pairs of barn owls in Lincolnshire but on nesting birds, Centrica Energy have changed their walled kitchen garden and brought it back into returned the Upper River Witham near Grantham the potential of drainage ditches as linear habitats land management practices and created new wildlife production, growing fruit and vegetables organically; to the state it would have been in a hundred years for barn owls and a range habitats. They are now supporting other Centrica as an outlet for the garden’s produce and a centre for ago benefiting the rare white clawed crayfish, water “To win this is quite of other species had been sites in producing biodiversity plans. other locally sourced produce, they have developed vole and native brown trout. Colin Hides said: “We remarkable because recognised. Management of a farm shop and café, with a building that collects sometimes feel like we are ploughing a lonely furrow the standard is so the grassland edges to the Runner up: The Gelder Group rainwater for use in the garden and toilets, and uses and are very pleased that people feel we are doing high. There are some drains was changed to benefit natural ventilation and low energy appliances as a worthwhile job. It gives us encouragement for the fantastic entries.” 2009 Community Award: Bob Sheppard, the field vole (barn owls main widely as possible. future.” prey item) and, with few Nettleham Woodland Trust volunteer barn owl Local residents formed the Nettleham Woodland advisor places suitable for nest boxes, “We’re totally surprised The entire oil-fired heating Runner up: Lincoln Conservation Group a barn owl box on a pole was Trust in 2006 with the aim of seeing more trees in and really proud of and hot water system for designed. In 1987, Black Sluice Drainage Board put their local area. Since then they have involved a what we, and all the the hall, farm shop & café, 2008 Individual Award: Pat O’Carroll staff and volunteers, up the first 16 boxes which attracted 8 pairs of owls. wide range of community groups and organisations plus seven other buildings For seven years Pat O’Carroll has been involved in in tree planting and woodland creation at PC Wood, have worked so hard to has also been converted to green woodworking and traditional woodland crafts; Eleven Lincolnshire Drainage Boards are now part achieve. One of our key of the scheme and over 1000 barn owl chicks have Lincolnshire Police Headquarters and Monks Wood. a carbon neutral wood-chip teaching and demonstrating to community groups elements is learning and schools. To enhance this, he has recently set up fledged from Drainage Board boxes in Lincolnshire. and spreading the heating system which uses Runner up: The Burgh Angling Club a social enterprise called Greenheart which works word. We’re thrilled thinnings and dead wood within schools and clubs to teach shelter building With 900 pairs of barn owls, Lincolnshire has most 2009 Individual Award: Rodger Brownlow to have won as it will from the estate. One of the barn owls and the highest density of barn owls of really help us do this.” most remarkable outcomes and wilderness skills and to increase awareness of Rodger Brownlow has been looking after Kettlethorpe ecological issues and sustainable development. any county in the country. The barn owls’ success Woods since 1983 and has increased biodiversity Claire Birch is that for the first time is due in part to the grassland strips alongside in a generation, there are through woodland management and reversion of Runner up: Heather Proctor drains, sensitively managed for biodiversity, and the arable land to grassland. a growing number of residents in the village who provision of nest sites. actually work in some capacity on the estate. 2009 Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist: Runner up: Leslie Dean Agriculture and Rural Enterprise Runner up: School Eco Committee Bleak House Farm Awards judge, Julie Crowson, commented: “It’s 2009 Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist: extremely difficult to judge such diversity of entrants Boston West Primary School Ringing a barn owl chick but the commitment and dedication of the children At Boston West Primary School the grey playgrounds at North Kesteven School really shines through and and boring school field have been transformed into the evidence of what they are doing is all over the a fantastic outdoor environment which includes a school.” willow classroom, trim trails, five sense gardens, a pond, bird hide, nest boxes and feeders, an insect The children were shocked to have won and hope hotel, a garden of reflection, animal sculptures, that wining will encourage others at the school to and lots of different kinds of trees. The children get involved with their varied green projects which also recycle waste and save energy throughout the include an eco-garden, recycling, walk to school school. Being eco-friendly is the ethos of the school Organically grown vegetables on sale in the week, as well as monitoring their carbon footprints and there are now plans to build a new sustainable Doddington Hall Farm Shop and setting targets for reduction. “green” building as part of the school environmental area. 2008 Business Award: The Epic Centre, Runners up: Lincolnshire Agricultural Society House School Runners up: The EPIC Centre is designed to be the most William Hildyard Church of England Primary School The John Fielding Community Special School sustainable of buildings, the EPIC Centre showcases All Saints C of E Primary School innovation, low carbon technologies and responses to global warming.

Runner-up: Envirobarns,

16 17 2007 - Weirfield Wildlife Hospital 2006 - HMP Morton Hall

2007 Overall Winner and the Community Award: Weirfield Wildlife Hospital 2006 Overall Winner and the Business Award: HMP Morton Hall

Weirfield Wildlife Hospital was set up in 1989 by Dave Agriculture Award: Manor House Farm, HMP Morton Hall is a semi-open female prison near 2006 Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist, and Ally Townsend. In the first year they treated 111 Thorpe St Peter, Skegness Swinderby, 70% of the prison population are foreign age 12 and under: animals, in 2006 they treated over 2,000 animals. Runner up: nationals many of whom are deported on release. A East Wold Church of England Primary School Their ethos is that wildlife should stay wild. Where Poplar Farm and Sunnyside Up, Market Rasen general “greening initiative” is evident throughout the possible animals are be released back into the wild premises including a waste management programme In the under 12 age category, the “Amazing, we’re and the amount of human contact is limited. Dave Business Award: Simons Group that has reduced the waste going to landfill by 50%; a winners were East Wold Church of going to go back and Ally, who both work full time, have worked with Runner up: Lindum Group biodiversity action plan and management plan for the England Primary School for their to class and tell local pet food suppliers to area adjacent to the establishment; the use of used work on the school wildlife area everyone.” “We are very pleased Pupil, East Wold develop appropriate food Individual Award: Lee Conlon, Lincoln Swan cooking oil to run a tractor and heat greenhouses; including successfully petitioning that we, and all our Preservation Society the school governors to keep the Primary School volunteers, have for wildlife and developed a and an innovative new concept for composting all release pen. They are now Runner up: June Barton, The Magic of the food waste including meat that is being trialled in pond. been appreciated and Saltmarshes acknowledged in this developing facilities for conjunction with Brunel University. Runners up: way.” schools, colleges and trainee 2007 Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist: Ally Townsend The staff see it as a way forward for the prisoners, Healing Primary School, Grimsby vets with a new Education Isaac Newton Primary School Unit. providing them with skills and good habits that they Leys Farm Junior School, Scunthorpe The whole school joins in with environmental projects can take back to their own countries. Training, such The success of the hospital wouldn’t be possible including paper recycling, plastic recycling, compost- as an accredited qualification in recycling are also 2006 Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist, without the team of volunteers. There are currently ing, rainwater harvesting, growing vegetables and provided. 13-18 years old: about 60 regular and committed volunteers as well looking after the school wildlife area. The children Metheringham Guides as trainee and newly qualified vets from around the were very excited and pleased to have won the Runner up: ConocoPhillips Humber Refinery award. Their comments included: “We’re really happy In the 13-18 age category the winning entry came world who stay at Weirfield to experience wildlife from Metheringham Guides for their work on the rehabilitation. with what we’ve done but this has made us more Agriculture Award: Flintwood Farm, confident in what we’re doing and we will do more.” Belchford local pond and recycling project. They too were Runner up: “We’re really good at recycling!” Runner up: Forum for Sustainable Farming amazed to have won and said: “none of us were Churchyard Conservation Project expecting this, our friends will be impressed when we Runner-up: Community Award: Friends of Mareham tell them.” CE Primary School Pastures, Sleaford Lisle Marsden CE Aided Primary School Runner up: Grantham Rivercare Group Runners up: The Priory School, Spalding, nature area and recycling Individual Award: Roger Goy, Wildlife programme Helpline Service James Bellamy, work at Liquorice Park, Lincoln Runner up: Terry Wells, Clean Up After Your... Awareness Campaign

Badger cubs at Weirfield Wildlife Hospital

18 19 Thank you to all the sponsors of the Lincolnshire Environmental Awards

The Lincolnshire Environmental Awards and Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist Award are organised by the Rotary Club of Lindum Lincoln in partnership with the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

The patrons are the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire Toby Dennis, the Bishop of Lincoln the Rt Revd Christopher Lowson and Professor David Bellamy.