A Deeping St Nicholas farm has been thanked by a charity for raising over £2million for it.
Vine House Farm has raised the figure for the Wildlife Trusts by giving percentage of its birdseed sales over the last 14 years.
More than 400 acres of bird seed crops, hedges, ponds, and wildflower margins at field edges have all been created by farmer and award-winning conservationist, Nicholas Watts
Lucy Taylor, manager at Vine House Farm, and Nicholas’ daughter said: “Our partnership with The Wildlife Trusts has long been very important to us. It has always been the obvious choice for us to champion, and it’s been a proud time for me, my father and all our family to be able to reach the £2m milestone. Now we look forward to eventually reach five million and more.”
Craig Bennett, Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts said: “Through their own love of wildlife, and working for nature, Nicholas Watts and his family have enabled many others to experience the joy of nature in their homes and gardens and in doing so, to provide fantastic support to the work of Wildlife Trusts.
“Vine House Farm’s magnificent long-term support for The Wildlife Trusts means we’ve been able to restore wildflower meadows, and wetlands, and enable more people to feel the health and wellbeing benefits of connecting with nature.
Customers of Vine House Farm who are feeding their garden birds are playing an important part too, helping wildlife thrive to support nature’s recovery.
“We are extremely grateful to Nicholas and his family for their support and look forward to working with them for many years to come.”
