A GROUP of volunteers from Cheshire Wildlife Trust have been working to help improve the grounds of Winsford’s NeuroMuscular Centre for wildlife.

The team have been using the traditional meadow cutting method of scything to cut the wildflower meadow at the centre, which helps the flowers to spread their seed for the following year and ensures that bees and butterflies using the meadow as their home were safe.

This initiative comes from the Trust’s Natural Futures volunteering programme which formed in 2015 using grant money from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Catherine de Zwaan, Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s Natural Futures programme manager, said: “There are opportunities for us to support the NeuroMuscular Centre in making areas of their garden more wildlife-friendly, so we will be visiting them a few more times – our volunteers are really enjoying it.”

The group working at the NeuroMuscular Centre is the Wild Wellbeing group, which aims to increase volunteers’ mental health and wellbeing by providing opportunities to spend time connecting with nature.

Catherine added: “Taking part in a volunteer group is also the perfect way to meet new people and develop friendships for that much needed support that can benefit us all in life.”

Cheshire Wildlife Trust offers a wide variety of volunteering opportunities across the county.

To learn more about volunteering opportunities in your area, go to cheshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/volunteering