Hedgehogs have undergone a dramatic decline in recent years and we are proud to continue to help in increasing awareness of their plight, protecting and enhancing their natural habitats, encouraging greater appreciation and participation in all aspects of nature conservation.
“I was at the Grosvenor Arms in Alford and started to really choke. Couldn’t breathe or swallow for two minutes, then James Higginbotham appeared and gave me the Heimlich Manoeuvre (a procedure for dislodging an obstruction from a person’s wind pipe).
All well now. James, thank you so much – it’s great not to have choked to death!”
Pete
Peter presenting a thankyou bottle of Champagne to James at the offices of the Wheatsheaf Group, where he works
The last hedgehogs to be released back into the wild by Peter Clare before winter sets in
The scheme, which is on-going, addresses the problem of declining hedgehog numbers, which have dropped by over 25% in the past ten years. There is a real danger that hedgehogs could become extinct by 2050. Their decline is due to road kill, loss of hedgerows, loss of rough grassland margins and predation by badgers. Hedgehogs have moved into a more urban environment but this has an increased risk of road kill and problems associated with highly fenced and manicured gardens.
Hedgehogs live on a diet of worms, slugs, spiders and grubs which are most commonly found in hedgerows and rough grassland. ECM has helped farmers improve and increase these important habitats in the past 20 years and has detailed local knowledge of their location in the North West of England on our clients’ farms.
Above: Barney, our entry for the Show’s ‘Best Scarecrow’ competition
Press release from the Parliamentary Review:
ECM has been selected to represent agriculture alongside David Cameron in the 2014 Parliamentary Review. The publication, which has several versions based on key policy areas, has the involvement of the Prime Minister, leading Cabinet ministers including George Osborne and Matthew Hancock, and other outstanding executives who have been selected to showcase best practice as a learning tool to their peers.
The Agriculture Edition of The Parliamentary Review consists of a political commentary, summarizing the year in agriculture along with a look back at the events in Westminster. The commentary is written by several of the UK’s leading journalists – Mark Kinver – the BBC’s Environment correspondent and Mark D’Arcy – the BBC’s Parliamentary correspondent.
Professor Pete Dunleavy (recently Pro-Vice Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University) and currently Pro- Vice Chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire has joined ECM as a research consultant.
