Impact Dashboard
Background
On this page an attempt to quantify the impact of time spent volunteering is made. For the time being crude measurements are made but it should be noted that ecological restoration is a complex task with many factors to consider. For example, here the number of trees planted is listed as an outcome, however, tree planting could lead to deterimental impacts on biodiversity and carbon sequestration if not done in the right place and with the right species. Here we consider that these parameters have been well-considered and our simple metrics are good-enough for the time being. Part of this justification also stems from the fact that the land being planted was until recently poorly managed sheep pasture with low biodiversity.
Volunteer Hours Summary
The table below summarises how many hours have been conducted for the listed volunteering activities.
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Generic Activity | 39.0 |
| Tree Guard Removal | 10.0 |
| Tree Planting | 160.0 |
| Vole Guard Removal | 5.0 |
| Surveying | 10.0 |
| Total: | 224.0 |
Tree Planting Summary
The table below provides a breakdown of how many trees have been planted by species type.
| Species | Quantity Planted |
|---|---|
| Sessile Oak | 135 |
| Hawthorn | 138 |
| Willow - unspecified | 105 |
| Black Alder | 165 |
| Common Hazel | 94 |
| Rowan | 19 |
| European crab apple | 20 |
| Bird cherry | 75 |
| Silver Birch | 75 |
| Alder Buckthorn | 38 |
| Geulder rose | 10 |
| Common Elder | 15 |
| Downy Willow | 445 |
| Mountain Birch | 10 |
| Holly | 15 |
| Downy Birch | 404 |
| tea-leaved willow | 115 |
| Dwarf Birch | 100 |
| Grey Willow | 30 |
| Eared willow | 30 |
| Total: | 2038 |
Transport Summary
The table below provides a breakdown of the transport miles undertaken across all volunteering activities.
| Type | Miles |
|---|---|
| Car - Electric | 1434.6 |
| Car - Gasoline | 700.2 |
| Public Transport - Train | 180.0 |
| Walking | 4.0 |
The table below outlines how many miles of travel have been saved by carpooling.
| Type | Miles |
|---|---|
| Car - Electric | 233.0 |
| Car - Gasoline | 196.2 |
Activity Map
The map below shows the locations of the volunteering activities that have been undertaken by the author.
NOTE: these locations are extracted from meta data in images which have been found to not always be correct. A solution to this is being worked on.