Starling Murmuration in Belper brings out the wildlife lovers
Posted by nathan lloyd | Published: 23/02/2017
Central England Co-operative’s store in Belper is enjoying an early show of spring, with hundreds of starlings performing murmurations every evening in the air above the building.
Ornithologists and wildlife lovers are arriving just before the event, to photograph the spectacular display. Around 15,000 birds are a part of this murmuration and within the next six weeks they will be returning to Scandinavia for the summer months.
The display starts firstly over the town of Belper, before moving over the foodstore, and then the birds roost in a nearby laurel hedge for the night.
Kevin Tromans, Manager at the store said: ‘We are really enjoying the displays in the evening at the moment. It is a definite sign that spring is on the way. There are quite a few people coming along every night which is great to see, and they are not just birdwatchers. It is a nice thing for the town to bond over.’
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About Central England Co-operative
Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK. It is a modern, forward-looking organisation employing over 8,000 staff, with projected gross sales of £958million for 2016/17. The Society recently celebrated being named Leading Co-operative of the Year 2016 by Co-operatives UK. The Society’s principal areas of activity are food, funeral services, and property. Central England Co-operative has more than 430 trading outlets across 16 counties including; West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. The Society has an ambitious food store development programme for 2017.
Central England Co-operative is proud of its reputation for ethical business practices and corporate responsibility. It is a member of Business in the Community, the membership organisation that stands for responsible business, and has also won many business awards for excellence. The Society supports a number of charities including Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children and invests a percentage of its trading profit into local communities.
Becoming a member of Central England Co-operative offers a whole host of benefits ranging from collecting points every time you spend in store to earn a share of the profits, access to members activities and community initiatives including the Community Dividend Fund, which hands out grants of up to £5,000 to charities and good causes across the Society’s trading estate.
Find out how to become a Central England Co-operative member by calling 0800 0501 601, emailing members@centralengland.coop or visiting https://www.members.coop
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