Hamstead Marshall Environmental and Nature Group

Our aim is to bring people closer to nature, and to help sustain our wildlife heritage and its future.  We do this in several ways:

• mapping local habitats and recording species; sharing the data with organisations such as Thames Valley Environment Record Centre, West Berkshire Council;  
• encouraging and developing links to wildlife organisations and sharing best practices and experiences;
• learning more about wildlife and helping to preserve indigenous species;
• recruiting membership and volunteers to help with mapping habitats and collecting scientific data;
• collaborating with groups and individuals who wish to help other groups in the ecological projects.
• we are an open group and welcome fellow enthusiasts, and people who are interested in learning more about nature;
  
• membership is free and we welcome enquiries.
• currently devising  'grass-roots' project Mission Nature's Recovery; we can all do one small thing to help our wildlife heritage.

Hamstead Marshall Wildlife Group has been awarded five small indigenous trees, in celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022.  The trees will be planted in the Hamstead Marshall Village Hall field and will be added to the Queen's Green Canopy project.  It is anticipated that the trees  will be ready for planting at the end of November or early December.  Hamstead Marshall Wildlife Group wish to than Greenham Trust for their generosity.  Photographs of the village field can be seen on our gallery page.

 Work is commencing to include climate change observations in our data. 

Due to climate warming and nationwide environmental concerns,  we are extending our aims and objectives.  We hope to have a separate profile on this Doddle platform. 

Plans of reforming this group into a climate and environmental group is underway.