Animal assisted eco-therapy

A number of projects nationally are now using animals as a means to improve the health and wellbeing of local communities, collectively known as ecotherapy.

One option for the HIVE is that we utilise some of the existing infrastructure from the former Animal World to keep bees and chickens – both as a mechanism for ecotherapy and as an education and training tool for members of the public interested in keeping chickens and bees.

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* 1. What is your postcode? (purely used to assess reach of the HIVE and Moss Bank Park)

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* 2. Do you think there is a need for a project keeping bees and or chickens at the HIVE?

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* 3. Should Lancashire Wildlife Trust and partners use a chicken and or beekeeping project as a mechanism to engage older / isolated individuals in Bolton? For example – old people adopt a chicken / beehive at the site and visit to help look after the bird / bees and thus socialise with other individuals.

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* 4. Should Lancashire Wildlife Trust and partners use a chicken and or beekeeping project as a mechanism to engage families in Bolton?

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* 5. Are there any other audiences that you feel Lancashire Wildlife Trust and partners should specifically engage in a project with chickens and or bees?

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* 6. Should Lancashire Wildlife Trust and partners deliver training courses for people, groups, residents, etc. on keeping chickens and or bees?

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* 7. Do you think chickens and or bees would be a long-term attraction for families to visit Moss Bank Park?

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* 8. Would you be interested in purchasing free range eggs and or honey from the HIVE?

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* 9. Would you be interested in volunteering on a project to look after chickens and or bees if provided with the correct training?

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* 10. Do you have any additional comments / suggestions for future activities at the HIVE and Moss Bank Park?

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* 11. If you would like to be kept informed about the HIVE and Moss Bank Park please provide your contact details below. All information will be stored in line with the Data Protection Act 1996.

Thank you for taking time to complete this survey.

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