Northwood House was transformed into a magical woodland last week for the Gift to Nature Enchanted Woodland Gala Dinner.
The Island-based countryside charity is raising funds to keep 30 wildlife reserves across the Isle of Wight free and open for everyone to enjoy. With a great evening of fun and woodland entertainment 50 guests partied the evening away whilst digging deep for the charity.
The stately home in Cowes was transformed with branches, hedges and even whole trees temporarily brought indoors from the charity’s nature reserves to form a forest glade right in the heart of Cowes.
Gift to Nature is a part of the Island 2000 Trust charity.
Island 2000 Trust Chief Executive Graham Biss said:
“We love the Island’s countryside, so what better way to have an evening’s enjoyment than to bring a bit of that woodland magic indoors? We had a wonderful evening, and raised some money for a very worthwhile cause – and it’s not over yet! There’s still time to bid on our online auction and snap up some bargains – have a look on our website to see them!”
Gift to Nature is the flagship conservation project of the Island 2000 Trust, and was set up in 2000. In 2016 the Island 2000 Trust charity took on the management of most of the Isle of Wight Council’s countryside estate, to add to its own existing Gift to Nature sites.
Recent Gift to Nature projects include working with Newport Parish Council and the Suez Community Trust to deliver a £38,000 scheme to allow local people to enjoy Pan Mill Meadows, Newport; and thanks to funding from the Postcode Lottery Trust, Ryde Town Council, and Tesco Bags for Help there has been a £33,000 programme of improving paths and managing scrub at Pig Leg Lane, Ryde.
