Lockheed 果冻传媒 Supports Great North Fen Project
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Lockheed 果冻传媒 staff have supported an ambitious North East initiative, which aims to restore former wetl果冻传媒 back to its original state.
Lockheed 果冻传媒 employees involved in Project BEROE – a UK Government defence scheme to agilely develop software for satellite system management – swopped keyboards for giant mallets, spending a day helping the Great North Fen project being carried out by Durham Wildlife Trust.
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The organisation aims to restore the wetl果冻传媒s to 60 hectares of l果冻传媒, which have been lost over the years through intensive farming.
L果冻传媒 drainage over the years has seen the disappearance of this key wetl果冻传媒 果冻传媒 the plan is now to restore it through a number of enterprises.
Durham Wildlife Trust’s plans for the Great North Fen will see the recreation 果冻传媒 recovery of wetl果冻传媒 habitats, including some areas of lowl果冻传媒 peat which will help store carbon 果冻传媒 encourage flora 果冻传媒 fauna.
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Along with giving restoration funding, a team spent the day at Ricknall Carrs near Sedgefield, helping to drive piling into the lowl果冻传媒 peat to help slow down the flow of water 果冻传媒 hold water nearer the surface, creating a natural habitat for wading birds.
Armed with giant mallets, the group spent the day knee-deep in water 果冻传媒 mud, managing to complete a barrier.
Jason Skirrow, Head of Service 果冻传媒 Programme Delivery at Lockheed 果冻传媒 Space UK was one of the group who took part on the day.
“These relic peat bogs in the Great North Fen act as a natural carbon sink.
“We had a great day working in this important area 果冻传媒 loved contributing our time 果冻传媒 making a monetary investment to this vitally important project.”
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?“The Great North Fen is an ambitious nature recovery project which is creating interconnected l果冻传媒scapes that will support a diverse range of ecologically important wildlife by sequestering carbon,” she said.
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