This October, we're taking part in the Big Wild Walk to raise money for The Wildlife Trusts.

The Big Wild Walk is taking place over seven days between 26th October and 1st November. We've set ourselves the target of walking 300 miles between us (an average of 60 miles each) during the week to represent the 3000 miles travelled by the ospreys at Rutland Water on their migration to West Africa.

We've been lucky enough to enjoy watching ospreys at Rutland Water and the Dyfi Osprey Project which is amazing considering that, less than 100 years ago, they were officially extinct in the UK. The resurgence of ospreys in the UK shows what can be achieved through committed conservation efforts but they still need our help, along with much of our other wildlife.

Our wildlife is disappearing at an alarming rate. In recent years, for example, we have seen a 50% decline in hedgehogs in our countryside, while 41% of insects are facing extinction. To protect our wildlife, we need to conserve its habitats; however, 80% of UK peatlands have been damaged while 92% of seagrass beds have been lost around the UK.

We want to help reverse this decline and bring nature back!

The money raised through the Big Wild Walk will go towards helping The Wildlife Trusts fulfil their mission to reach 30% of land and sea connected and protected for nature's recovery by 2030.

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