Mayers said it was challenging to work during the high temperatures and drought in the summer.<\/p>\n
“It reduces water resources, which then means there’s limited food supply for wildlife on site, and so they tend to have to go a lot further and risk having conflict with other creatures on site,” he said. <\/p>\n
He said they lost “lots of invertebrates and lots of birds”.<\/p>\n
“We did notice quite a lot of reduced species on site due to the lack of rain, lack of water, lack of food and resources on site.”<\/p>\n
He added, however, he found the “overwhelming support” from the local community who “wanted to come out and help and give their time” to be “really inspiring”. <\/p>\n
He asked people to get involved in their local charities, to take their litter home and to not light fires in open spaces.<\/p>\n
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