Biodiversity award for King's Dyke nature reserve

摘要

Hanson's King's Dyke nature reserve at Whittlesey, near Peterborough, took top honours earlier this year in the biodiversity category at the 2012 sustain' magazine awards.The former clay quarry adjacent to the Hanson brickworks has been developed into a community nature reserve over the last 17 years.More than 140 species of birds have been recorded at the site, including the marsh harrier-and bittern, along with butterflies, dragonflies and various mammals, including water voles and otters.