Thanks to the phenomenal support of the community, Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust raised over £126,000 towards our £150,000 Balls Wood fundraising goal. This has now proved successful and the rest of the purchase price has been funded by Natural England through Defra's Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund, Lafarge Aggregates through the Landfill Communities Fund administered by Groundwork Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire County Council contributed funds essential to release the money from the Landfill Communities Fund. A number of Charitable Trusts also contributed to the success of this appeal.

We have succeeded in purchasing Balls Wood however the Trust still needs to raise the additional £24,000 to realise our goal of creating a haven for people and wildlife.

Some of the people who raised money:

Schools

Hertford Heath School	Duncombe School

Station Collections

Hitchin Station	Stevenage Station

Sponsored activities

Birding - Barry Reed	Running - Graham Vincent	Stair climbing - Jock McGinty	Walking - Judy Adams

Garden Centres

Aylett Nurseries - Xmas tree recycling	Riverside Garden Centre - Xmas tree sales

Wake up the Woods week

Cake stall - Betty and Alan Brown	Duck race - winning line	Duck race - HMWT team

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