Herefordshire Wildlife Trust are delighted to welcome Hoople as corporate members. Employing over 600 people, Hoople Group is a local company providing a wide variety of specialist services to both the public sector as well as commercial customers. The Trust’s relationship with Hoople began last year with them funding much needed improvements to the viewpoint at Queenswood Country Park and Arboretum. Both Hoople and Herefordshire Wildlife Trust are excited to be continuing their relationship and to be taking action for nature across the county.

Audrey Clements, CEO, explains why Hoople is supporting the Trust as a corporate member:  “We recognise that the environment we live and work in impacts the wellbeing of our employees. Positive wellbeing improves the quality of work life for our employees and reflects in the services we provide. We are thrilled to be working with Herefordshire Wildlife Trust to protect our beautiful county.”

Herefordshire Wildlife Trust CEO Jamie Audsley says: “We’re really pleased to be working with Hoople. It was great to work with them on the viewpoint renovation and it is brilliant that we are continuing our relationship. There is lots we can do together support the recovery of wildlife in our county.”

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.”