I was asked to pick a memorable day as a trainee warden, but for me most of them are memorable and ones I’ll never forget. It’s the little things that will particularly stay with me though, like my first day out on a task day in July with a small group of gentlemen of a certain age and being asked whether I envisioned that being a Trainee Warden would involve taking pensioners out for the day! This raised a chuckle or two. But what a fantastic group of pensioners you are! Days out with pensioners are the best, as they always have a tale to tell.
Another day out last summer which will stay with me was being sent to get the cows and their calves up to give them a check over. They chose tototally ignore me and very reluctantly stood after a bit of thigh slapping and Hup Hupping. Checked them over, started walking away and then suddenly it was a case of “oh now you're interested in me!” At first they walked behind me but then just cos they could, they start to trot then run en masse towards me. My solution? Stand inside a small bramble bush. Surely that’s how you keep safe from 20 odd cows running towards you isn’t it?! Seemed to work anyway, I’m here to tell the tale. Lastly, I’ll always have lasting memories of looking forward to Mervin's cakes on Monday task days (I still need that recipe for your Ginger cake Merv).
So now I am at the stage where I have just over 2 months left with KWT. I’ll be quite sad to leave when I sit and think about it. I’ve met some lovely people along the way, all with that inbuilt passion to care for and support wildlife, that I have myself. All I can say is, thank you KWT for allowing me to rediscover my inner child again and proving to me that you're never too old for new beginnings.
Can I sign up for another 11 months please?
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