Membership Form I/we would like to join the Langdyke Countryside Trust (there is no minimum fee, but the recommended amount is £24 for individuals or £36 for a family.) Please return this form by post to the Langdyke Membership Secretary, 36 Peakirk Road, Glinton, Peterborough PE6 7LT Langdyke or by email to [email protected] Date ____ /____ /____ Name of member(s) Countryside Trust How to make a difference Address If you share the Trust’s vision and want to make a Postcode difference to your countryside please join the Trust Email address(es) and be part of an ambitious, positive approach to nature and cultural heritage in the local area. Members of the Trust have the following benefits DATA PROTECTION ACT. With your permission the data you • Free places for all the family at all Langdyke events supply will be stored on a computer. Your privacy is important to and walks the Trust so your details will not be shared with any third party and will be solely used by the Trust to communicate with you • A free copy of the Trust’s annual report about our work and your membership. • Free permits for Etton Road – Maxey Pits (on request) PLEASE TICK THE BOXES THAT APPLY • Regular email updates about events and local I/we agree to the Langdyke Countryside Trust storing data nature sightings for the purposes of keeping members in touch with the • Opportunities to join the Trust’s geographic groups, Trust’s activities. I/we want to receive information from the Trust by who look after the reserves or be part of our Heritage EMAIL POST and Archaeology Group – contact details are on the Trust website, see below. Payment Options And you’ll have the satisfaction of being part of an Annual standing order to Langdyke Countryside Trust, sort code 23-05-80 account 32044298 exciting community project that will benefit our One-off e-transfer directly to the LCT bank account, communities for many years to come. details as above. As a voluntary organisation, we depend on the Cheque payable to Langdyke Countryside Trust financial contribution of our members to manage our (please enclose with this form and return by post) reserves, buy tools, plant hedges, keep our sheep, Please Gift Aid my membership donation insure our volunteers and produce our annual report. If I have ticked the Gift Aid box, I want to Gift Aid this donation and any other donation I make in the future or have made in the last four years to the Langdyke Countryside Trust. 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Langdyke Countryside Trust CIO is a registered charity in www.facebook.com/groups/langdyketrust England and Wales number 1180626 Our nature reserves are Etton-Maxey Pits A 90-acre wetland Bainton Heath Home to nightingales and with breeding lapwing, rare insects and flowers redshank and winter ducks Etton High Meadow A small paddock and Silver washed fritillaries, photo by Steve Lonsdale barn with a community orchard and allotments The Langdyke Countryside Trust works Vergette Wood Meadow to promote the conservation, protection Wet woodland and and enhancement of the biodiversity, pasture for flowers, landscape, natural and cultural heritage Torpel Manor Field dragonflies and ducks The site of a Norman of the rural areas north and west of manor house and a Peterborough, for the benefit of local county wildlife site people, wildlife and visitors. Swaddywell Pit Other nature reserves Founded in 1999, Langdyke now manages seven nature The subject of two poems by John Clare, in the area: reserves – a total of 180 acres of land – has more than one of the country’s first nature reserves National Nature Reserves 200 household members and its own flock of sheep! and home to hundreds of orchids and 8 Castor Hanglands 9 Barnack Hills & Holes Over the years we have planted hedges and trees, over 1200 species of insect Wildlife Trust Reserves restored wild flower meadows, built tern rafts, created Marholm Field Bank 10 Southorpe Meadow ponds and an orchard. We organise weekly work-parties 11 Southorpe Paddock A small field near the A47 managed for members and monthly nature walks, regular talks Other Reserve for flowers and butterflies 12 M’Lady’s Pond and family days, helping people to understand, value and get involved with the natural and cultural heritage. How to access the reserves: Details of access arrangements for our reserves can be found on our website at www.langdyke.org.uk The Trust also works closely with Natural England and the Wildlife Trusts and helps manage We are a purely voluntary organisation committed to the national nature reserves at Barnack Hills and Holes and Castor Hanglands. making a difference to our local countryside. Timeline Medieval 1999 2003 2005 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2017 2018 The medieval Langdyke First Swaddywell Torpel Manor Field nature Torpel Manor Heritage Lottery Swaddywell Visitor cabin Langdyke South Langdyke Ermine Street court of Countryside management Pit nature reserve established Field entered Fund grant for and Etton opened at (Castor, Ailsworth, (Barnack, Pilsgate, Nassaburgh agreement reserve into Higher Torpel Manor Maxey enter Torpel Manor Sutton, Marholm) Ufford, Southorpe) Trust founded Etton Maxey Pits nature meets under reached for officially Level Field research into Higher Field Group established Group established by four reserve established the shade of Swaddywell opened Stewardship and visitor cabin Level residents of Vergette High Meadow the Langley Pit Bainton Pits scheme Stewardship Helpston and Etton High nature reserve established Bush nature reserve established schemes Etton Meadow nature reserve established.