Prestatyn Conservationist Tracy Pierce visited Downing Street on Wednesday (March 22nd) where she met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at a reception for community champions.
Tracy is the founder of ‘Hedgehog Help Prestatyn’ which looks after injured and orphaned hedgehogs across North Wales. She is also a Keep Wales Tidy Litter Champion and is helping to organise seven community litter picks as part of the charity’s Spring Clean Cymru campaign.
After her visit to Downing Street, Tracy said:
“I was astounded to be invited to Downing Street. What an honour. I'm passionate about nature and care greatly about our declining hedgehogs. A big part of this involves planting, litter picking and raising awareness. But I couldn’t do this alone, so I’d like to say a huge thank you to all the other volunteers I work with.”
Tracy was invited to attend the celebration by Vale of Clwyd MP James Davies in recognition of her tireless efforts to care for wildlife and the local environment.
James said:
“I was very pleased to welcome Tracy to Downing Street in recognition of all the hard work she carries out in the local community.
“The care and treatment Tracy provides to hedgehogs who are found unwell or injured deserves huge praise. She started doing this important work in 2013 after finding poorly hedgehogs in her garden. She joined the Hedgehog Preservation Society and registered as a carer, before attending the Hedgehog Carer course at the Vale Wildlife Hospital in Gloucester. Over the years she has rescued countless hedgehogs and inspired others to do the same.
“On top of all this work, she also finds time to play an instrumental role in keeping our community tidy by carrying out regular litter picks.
“During her visit to Downing Street she got to meet with other community champions as well as the Prime Minister, who praised the vital work they are all doing in their communities.”
If you have been inspired by Tracy to take action, there’s still time to get involved in Spring Clean Cymru. Help collect litter from our streets, green spaces and beaches between now and 2 April – register a clean-up on the Keep Wales Tidy website www.keepwalestidy.cymru
