Paxton Pits Nature Reserve is the latest outdoor space to be worked on in Huntingdonshire District Council's Green Recovery project.

The Green Recovery project hopes to increase the biodiversity that can be found in the St Neots nature reserve, as well as working on the landscaping around Paxton Pits.

Huntingdonshire District Council is looking for volunteers and anyone who would like to "unlock future employment opportunities" to come forward and take part in the outdoor space project.

Some of the work that volunteers will get to do at the St Neots nature reserve includes cutting the willow scrub by the Cloudy Lake, and hedge trimming along the Heron Trail.

There will also be activities to take part in during the project, including building bat and bird boxes for the diverse wildlife at Paxton Pits Nature Reserve.

There will be volunteers and Groundwork East staff on site at Paxton Pits Nature Reserve from Wednesday to Friday, every week until early March.

Anyone that volunteers for Huntingdonshire District Council's Green Recovery project will also earn a Level One City & Guilds qualification in horticulture and landscaping. 

Previous Green Recovery project work carried out by Huntingdonshire District Council can be found at several outdoor spaces, including Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Spring Common in Huntingdon, and Riverside Park in St Neots.

The Green Recovery Project is part of Huntingdonshire District Council's wider campaign, Biodiversity for All.

A £1.3m grant was awarded to the District Council from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority to allow work, like the Green Recovery project, to be carried out on outdoor spaces.

Joe, a volunteer on the St Neots Riverside Park Green Recovery project, said: "It is a hugely helpful course which has done a lot of good for myself, my colleagues on the course, and the community as a whole.

Executive Councillor for Climate and Environment, Cllr Lara Davenport-Ray, said: "This is an opportunity for volunteers and job-seekers to gain valuable countryside skills and unlock future employment opportunities."