Tony Locke former chairman of the Milford-on-Sea Wildlife Recording Group and chairman of the Milford Conservation Volunteers (MCV) passed away on the 18th October 2021.
Tony’s time at MCV’s helm was without question his finest local conservation hour. Under his leadership numerous conservation projects that sometimes seemed too complex were brought to fruition.
In 2020, also under Tony’s leadership, MCV were awarded the country’s highest accolade for a voluntary group, the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, equivalent to an MBE.
Tony, with the late Elizabeth Young had researched the parish flora to help produce the definitive wildflower records of Milford-on-Sea and Keyhaven. Both proved exceptionally knowledgeable about Milford’s flora. Their unique records will be shared later in 2022/23.
He was never happier than when doing things he found interesting and beneficial to the nature recording movement. He wrote and published several important birding papers.
In 2022, Tony would have celebrated his 80th birthday with his twin brother John.
To read more of Tony's life, please click here.
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