At Wasing Estate, we believe that nature is the cornerstone for everything and are immensely proud of our large Countryside Stewardship scheme with numerous areas of the estate devoted to promoting wildlife. We also look after around 6 miles of river frontage of the River Kennet and Enborne, which has amongst the largest range of flora and fauna of any lowland river in the UK. Some of those include habitat for 21 species of Dragonfly, Cranefly, the Whorl Snail, rare bat species, and numerous farmland birds such as Yellowhammer, Skylarks, Linnet and Chaffinch.
In order to protect this wonderful environment that surrounds us all, Wasing held its annual litter pick on Monday 6th March 2023. Around 30 Wasing colleagues, along with friends from our local community, headed out in teams from the Estate towards Aldermaston, Brimpton and Woolhampton to collect rubbish and fly-tipped items from the roadsides and riverbanks.
Among some of the unusual items collected was a bath, a bike frame, wheel trims, car mirrors, golf tees, tyres, plant pots, plates & many drink cans & bottles.
Andrew Perkins, CEO at Wasing Estate, commented “We are committed to responsibly managing the environment within our stewardship and every year devote hundreds of acres to help wildlife habitats to thrive. A very big thank you to all of the Wasing team and friends from our local community who volunteered to take part in the litter pick and help keep our surroundings clean and flourishing”.
