Ride Wild Challenge
The Challenge
In Summer 2022 we launched a new challenge to celebrate our amazing local wildlife and to raise funds for Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.
From 29-30 June Ben Marston, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust supporter and the co-founder of Puddingstone Distillery, visited 30 wild places on an eBike in just 30 hours. Through this challenge we wanted to demonstrate the breadth of incredible local wild places and how they can easily be accessed by sustainable transport.
He stopped at each wild place to take part in an activity or to meet with a local expert to find out how they are working with the Trust to benefit wildlife – from our staff, to volunteers, local businesses and community groups.
It is not too late to show your support by sponsoring Ben to raise vital funds to protect local wildlife. The Ride Wild raffle has now closed.
The Ride Wild raffle has now closed. The winners have been drawn and notified.
The Route
The challenge started at one of the Trust’s Nature Reserves, Stocker’s Lake in the Colne Valley, and finished in King’s Meads Nature Reserve in Ware 30 hours later. The map below gives an indication of the route.
Key
Wild Places
The Rider - Ben Marston
Ben is the co-founder and head distiller at Tring-based Puddingstone Distillery, makers of multi-award winning Campfire Gin. Ben and his partner Kate are long-term supporters of Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and Puddingstone Distillery are now in their fifth year of their partnership with the Trust.
Ben said “As soon as I heard about this challenge, I wanted to be part of it. Puddingstone Distillery is all about the spirit of the outdoors, being mindful of our environment and great adventures. This challenge definitely fits the bill. Hertfordshire has so many beautiful wild places and this is a great way of showing people that you don’t have to travel far to see some incredible wildlife"
Terms and Conditions
- The raffle is only open to residents of Great Britain (this excludes Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands and BFPO addresses according to Gambling Act 2005 regulations).
- Entrants must be over 18 years of age. If a ticket is sold unknowingly to, or on behalf of, a person under 18 they will be exempt from the raffle.
- Entries must not be bought on behalf of somebody else.
- The raffle is not open to employees of Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, Estarli and Puddingstone Distillery.
- The raffle is being run on the People’s Fundraising platform. They charge small fees for use of their platform (these can be found here). All other proceeds from this raffle will be used for the charitable purposes of Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.
- Once you enter the raffle, you will be emailed your ticket. Please keep this email as proof of purchase.
- Tickets can be purchased online only. We cannot accept payments by credit card.
- The prizes for the raffle are as follows:
- One winner will receive an Estarli e20 bike from the Ride Wild Challenge (retail price £1255). This bike will be white and feature the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust logos. This bike will be serviced and cleaned after the challenge.
- Six winners will receive one bottle of a 50cl bottle of Puddingstone Ultrasonic Gin (retail price £35 each)
There are no alternatives to these prizes.
- Prizes will only be sent to addresses within the UK.
- The cost of each entry is £5. Players may purchase more than one entry.
- Entries close at 12:00pm on the 14th July
- People’s Fundraising will manage the draw. Winners will be notified by email shortly afterwards.
- The results of the draw are final. No correspondence will be entered into.
- The respective winners' contact details will be passed onto to Estarli and Puddingstone who will send the prizes directly, the winners’ details will only be used for this purpose.
- We will publish the first name of the winners. They will also be invited to take part in Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust promotional activity after the draw.
- Where we are unable to contact the prize-winner, we reserve the right to re-draw the raffle for the relevant prize.
- Failure to comply with any of these rules may result in the disqualification of the entry. Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust reserve the right to disqualify any entry at their absolute discretion.
Your personal details will be processed by the Trust in accordance with our Privacy Policy and will not be passed on to any third party, except for the purposes of enabling them to carry out activity on the Trust’s behalf (such as sending correspondence). Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust will never sell your contact details to another organisation.
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The Sponsors
We are grateful to our Ride Wild Challenge sponsors for making this ambitious and unique fundraising challenge possible. We continue to speak to potential business sponsors.
Estarli
Hertfordshire-based electric bike manufacturer, Estarli build eBikes that don't cost the earth. Their aim is to democratise the market with premium affordable eBikes that will help unearth a new generation of cyclists. Getting out and exploring one's local surroundings is why Estarli build bikes.
Puddingstone Distillery
A local gin distillery in Tring producing the multi-award winning Campfire Gin. Long-term supporters of the Trust and owners of the distillery, Ben and Kate are true believers of connecting with the outdoors and preserving wildlife in Hertfordshire.