In Remembrance
In Memory
The following pages remember fondly those who have left a lasting legacy to wildlife across Leicestershire and Rutland.
See how you can leave a gift in your will or donate in memory of a loved one
Tony Neal
In memory of Tony Neal, to help the wildlife as he always did.
This donation is for all the wildlife eg butterflies, hedgehogs, bumble bees and in general helping to keep these creatures alive to help our environment.
In memory of my late husband Tony. Cossington Meadows was our closest nature reserve and will forever hold a special place in our hearts.
Pleasance Burroughs
Miss Pleasance Burroughs was a plantswoman, naturalist, and great supporter of the Trust. She lived in Ketton all her life. In the 1980s she donated four important fields in the village - Upper and Lower Priory Fields, and Big and Little Stable Fields- to the Trust. Lower Priory is where our sheep spend the spring and summer before going to graze at Ketton Quarry. Although the four fields are not nature reserves, they are still a great place for nature and a vital green space within the village, with many species of birds and butterflies being recorded there.
She was also a prime mover in the early years of the Rutland Natural History Society.
Pleasance passed peacefully aged 104, May 2025.