The Wilderness Foundation was delighted to be joined by The High Sheriff of Essex, Mrs. Julia Abel Smith DL on Monday 10th June 2013 for the occasion of breaking ground on the new visitor/education centre attached to the Chatham Green Project.
The Chatham Green Project is a conservation and education initiative on 400 acres of farmland in the heart of Essex. Focused on sustainable land use, the project investigates how we can utilise the land more effectively to better balance the 21st century needs of farming, nature and communities. Through this initiative, we aim to educate over 3,000 school aged pupils each year. In addition to this we operate an environmental monitoring programme to record the changes in the land over time.
Pictured left Mrs Abel Smith assisted by Mrs Jo Roberts, CEO Wilderness Foundation UK, break ground on the new purpose built education centre.