Reasons to support me

I am passionate about nature and am concerned by human impact on our World so I have decided to run my first Marathon for the Cornwall Wildlife Trust. I reached my initial target so am running wearing a beaver themed hat and tail!  Thank you! 

I’ve now set a new target of £2000 to get as many funds as I can running the London marathon.  All money raised is directed to secure the land purchase, costs for land management and restoration and later to enable public visiting and education.  

I am currently a Teaching Assistant and Forest School Leader engaging young children in gardening and wildlife. My background is in Environmental Science and in teaching Geography.  I see the future is in being empowered to each do our bit. Join me! 

Reasons to support the project 

Cornwall Wildlife Trust has a rare opportunity to buy land to enlarge and defragment an existing reserve to protect a further 97 acres of land, neighbouring the Helman Tor nature reserve. If there is one project that gives me hope it is this. With biodiversity loss, habitat destruction and climate change, this project will address these on a local scale and set a precedent for future national and global conservation strategies. 

In the face of an ecological and climate crisis, this is something tangible that we can all do to address this. Rather than the doom and gloom, I wanted to embrace this project as a reason for positivity, leading the way to a brighter future.  

The nature poor site will be transformed into woodland and wetland habitats that capture carbon while supporting some of the country's most threatened wildlife including marsh fritillary butterflies, willow tits, otters and dormice. It aims to transform biodiversity by restoring the land and later through the re-introducion of multiple native species such as beavers and other large herbivores. This will minimise the need for human intervention, while providing a home for other rare species.. 

There are so many brilliant causes to run for. I chose this because we need wild spaces. These are the places we go with those we love. Nature can’t tell us their stories. Come on and speak up for nature!

Why dress as a beaver?

Beavers are a keystone species, which means their presence is good for nature in the areas they live. They have been extinct for 400 years in the U.K., but reintroductions have been successful, and they are protected where now introduced.  They change their environment to suit their needs and as a result they create complex wetland habitats for many other species. They are natural engineers reducing flooding, water pollution, soil loss and erosion. This is a potentially great site for them along with other suitable herbivores. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63077068

Favourite Beaver Jokes

What did the Beaver say to the tree? Nice gnawing you!

What pop stars do Beavers like? Justin Beever and Justin Timberlake!

I have two (very amateur) pages that might interest you on Facebook.

Nature-ninjas is about interesting wildlife facts and campaigns.  

Rubbish Runners!  Is about picking up the small bits of litter on our runs and walks so we do our bit to make the place better.