P&A Group joins North Wales Wildlife Trust

The P&A Group has joined the North Wales Wildlife Trust after recently working with the organisation on a number of projects.

The Trust, together with members, volunteers and supported by a growing network of thousands of people in diverse communities, is committed to bringing wildlife back, empowering people to take action for nature, and to create a society where nature matters.

Over the past 12 months, employees from the P&A Group have volunteered on several projects to assist with replanting and bringing wildlife back to specific areas. One such initiative was the Woodlands for Water Project. Employees, representing the Group’s various divisions, donned their wellies and worked alongside other volunteers to plant 2,000 hedgerow plants on wetlands on farms in Flintshire.

In addition, the Woodworks Garden Centre and Café, part of the Group, has been assisting Jonathan Hulson and Sarah Ellis from Aberduna Nature Reserve in growing native ‘hedgings’ which is currently being sold at the Garden Centre. The hawthorn hedging is planted in peatfree compost and comprises 6 trees/ hedging’s in each pot.

Commenting on the announcement, Rhys Hughes, Strategic Development & Supply Chain at the P&A Group said:

“We are delighted to now be members of the North Wales Wildlife Trust. Part of the P&A Group’s Mission is to “contribute to the communities in which we serve”, be this raising money for local charities or by having a positive impact on the local environment.

“Over the past 18 months Kathy Mitchell, Head of Woodworks Plants Department, and others from the Woodworks team have worked with its local Trust to develop hawthorn hedging and co-operated with DEFRA to ensure that plant passports and challenge, with Natalie Smith, Residential Estates, stating, ‘Although it was an exhausting endeavour, reaching the top and looking out to a gorgeous view was worth every second. Overall, we’re so proud of each other for successfully tackling this challenge and hopefully making a small difference to the Claire House charity. We’re looking forward to the next event in a few weeks, possibly one of the other peaks, though the 3-peak 24hr challenge may require some training’

Residential Estates has set up a general Just Giving page for their ongoing events and challenges which can be found on their website https://www.residential-estates.co.uk/. the correct labelling were in place before the Trust could start to supply us.

“We really hope that our Garden Centre customers appreciate this new offering and everyone within the P&A Group looks forward to donning our wellies and getting stuck in helping with future planting and nature recovery projects. The North Wales Wildlife Trust plan on working collaboratively with Woodworks this year by holding open day events at the Garden Centre to speak with potential volunteers and educate customers on the local wildlife.”