How does what you do help nature to thrive at Attingham?
Being a Ranger is by definition a varied role, with the size of the estate and it including rivers, a deer park, woodland, farm land, and estate buildings no two days are ever the same!
On a daily basis we attend to Attingham’s herd of around 180 fallow deer- we keep an eye on them, check they are in good health (from a distance!) and during the winter we play a more active role in feeding them.
The maintenance of the estate is a big part our role and includes tasks such as laying and planting hedges. We use traditional techniques to encourage various types of flora and fauna to grow. Hedges are really important ‘wildlife corridors’- linking and joining areas of wildlife habitats, allowing populations to move and providing shelter.