Breedon have been part of the local community in Herefordshire for over 40 years and manage Leinthall Quarry as well as two concrete plants in the county.  We are pleased to announce that, this autumn, they have joined Herefordshire Wildlife Trust as a corporate member. We look forward to working with them to restore habitats and wildlife across the county, ensuring sustainable development that minimises impact on our precious natural heritage.

Breedon is committed to sustainability and making a material difference to the lives of its colleagues, customers and communities, working to ensure that its products play their part in creating a sustainable built environment for everyone.

Shaun Denny, Planning Manager at Breedon, says: “We’re committed to operating our business in a manner which seeks to protect and enhance biodiversity across all our sites through the development and implementation of well-designed biodiversity management and rehabilitation plans. We also continue to explore partnerships to maximise our impacts on biodiversity in and around our sites. It felt like the right time for the Group to become Trust members and we’re delighted to be engaging with Herefordshire Wildlife Trust as part of this.”

Herefordshire Wildlife Trust’s mission is to put nature into recovery: reversing the declines in the abundance and diversity of native habitats and wildlife. Everyone should have the chance to hear the call of the curlew across Herefordshire’s meadows, walk through boughs of blossom in our traditional orchards and watch wildlife from the leafy banks of cool, clear rivers.

The Trust, however, can’t do this alone. We need to collaborate with landowners, communities, schools and businesses to create a wilder, greener and more sustainable Herefordshire. There are a multitude of ways we can make a difference together from small projects such as installing wildlife ponds to recovering nature on a larger-scale – collaborating on wetland creation or meadow restoration for example.

We are keen to work with urban and rural businesses to support nature-friendly practices from landscaping and planting around offices and inspiring staff and customers to looking out how production methods or supply chains can be altered to be better for nature.