When the application for 2020 was submitted, we could have had no idea what a dreadful year lay ahead. The Coronavirus affected each and every person, claiming the lives of thousands and limiting the way that everyone lived their life. Freedoms we took for granted were taken away. As a result of the restrictions many more people became aware of the nature reserve and the amount of local residents using the area for their daily exercise increased enormously. Unfortunately, the covid restrictions meant that the ‘Friends group’ had to stop working on the reserve, it also meant that the inspection for the Green Flag award was postponed several times. However, towards the end of the summer we were pleased to be awarded our fourth ‘flag’, which was put on display in the noticeboard at the entrance to the reserve. Like everyone else we hope for better times next year.
