Club Environmental Activities - January - June 2026

Rotary Club of Kimbolton Castle

Reponding
A working party of 11 Rotarians and 3 Kimbolton residents gathered on Parish Council land adjacent to the river Kym in Kimbolton, completing the excavation and installation of a 7m x 7m wildlife pond. During the excavation, remains of a WW2 shelter were unearthed. Spades were wielded to carve from the clinging clay a series of ledges to receive emergent plants at a later date. With underlay and .75mm thick rubber line in place, water was pumped from the swollen Kym to fill the pond in around an hour. The pond will form a focus of visits for years to come as it is planted and developed with perching sticks, pond dipping platform and probably an information board. Great fun was had by all. It will form a hub for biodiversity improvements in the area.

Rotary Club of Northampton

Bird & Bug Boxes

Peter Davies, 92 - honorary member of Northampton building swift, tit, owl and bug boxes for his local community.

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