2010 = IYB = International Year of Biodiversity
On Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 March you are invited to join in with
one of our weekend work parties on various nature reserves around
the county, or to join in with an Amphibian Surveying Workshop at
Brandon Marsh on Saturday 13 March.
Amphibian Surveying
Workshop
On Saturday 13 March at Brandon Marsh
Nature Reserve, near Coventry [SP 386761].
Meet in the Barn. Times: 3.00 pm - 5pm
[indoor]; 7 pm - 9 pm [outdoor]
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and the
Warwickshire Amphibian and Reptile Team would like to invite you to
join them in this one-day workshop aimed at the non-professional
who is interested in helping us to survey amphibians on our nature
reserves.
The workshop will involve both an indoor ID
session to hone your ID skills, and an evening visit to an
amphibian site in the Coventry area to see the animals in their
natural environment, so make sure you bring along outdoor gear.
Refreshments and a free FSC identification
chart will be provided.
COST: £10 per person, payable at
the time of booking to guarantee your place.
BOOK EARLY TO AVOID
DISAPPOINTMENT
- This fee includes your membership of WART
[Warwickshire Amphibian and Reptile Team].
- If you book on the Amphibian Workshops,
the Reptile one [on 17 April] is FREE.
Weekend Workparties
On Saturday 13 March at 10.00
am
Join the volunteer team at
Snitterfield Bushes Site of Special Scientific
Interest, Snitterfield, for a practical woodland work
party. Please meet at the nature reserve car park off the
Bearley Road at grid reference SP200603.
On Sunday 14 March at 9.00
am
Join volunteer warden Dave Solliss at
Hampton Wood, Barford to work in
this beautiful ancient woodland and its associated water meadows
alongside the River Avon. Meet at the entrance [grid reference
SP254600] on the Sherbourne to Hampton Lucy road.
On Sunday 14 March at 10.00
am
Join volunteer warden Ron Hill for a
woodland work party at Clowes Wood and New Fallings
Coppice Site of Special Scientific Interest. Please meet
at the woodland entrance off Wood Lane, Earlswood at grid reference
SP101744.
Join volunteer warden Jon Holmes for a
woodland workparty at Crackley Wood Local Nature Reserve,
Kenilworth. Please meet at the entrance to the wood off
Crackley Lane at grid reference SP289738.
Join volunteer warden Steve Smith at
Glasshouse Spinney, Kenilworth in this woodland
management work party. Meet at the entrance off Glasshouse Lane,
grid reference SP304714.
Join volunteer warden Val Kendrick at
Rough Hill Wood Site of Special Scientific
Interest, Studley to assist in the management of this
wonderful old woodland. Please meet at the car park off The Slough
(the A448) at grid reference SP 052637.
Join volunteer warden Mike Slater at
Ryton Wood Site of Special Scientific Interest,
Ryton-on-Dunsmore for a work party in the largest wood in
Warwickshire. Please meet at the car park, which can be accessed
via an access track off the A423 near the Bull and Butcher pub at
grid reference SP 384726.
COST: These events are free and
full training will be given.
For ALL the events listed, please bring
appropriate weatherproof clothing and strong footwear.
Caroline Bailey, Reserves Biodiversity
Officer says, "Every year seems to be a 'Year of….' and we cannot
become involved in all of them, but the International Year of
Biodiversity is a global campaign launched by the UN to promote a
better understanding of biodiversity and highlight biodiversity
loss, which has been identified as bordering on catastrophic.
Biodiversity sums up the great variety of life on our planet - it's
everything from minute microbes to mighty whales - as well as the
habitats they depend on. The role of human beings in balancing all
those factors and, regrettably, in upsetting those same factors
cannot be overstated, so the work that we carry out in managing our
reserves to be in optimum condition for all the residents, from
soil microbes to mighty oaks, from worms to water voles is
incredibly important - and every bit of help counts. You are as
much part of the rich tapestry of British biodiversity as the
plants now emerging from their winter dormancy or the birds busy
with nesting - so why not come along to one of our workshops and
find out how you can play your part in making IYB - UK a year to
remember."
For further information, please contact
Caroline Bailey on 024 7630 8993
ENDS
Press contact: Caroline Bailey on 024 7630
8993
Notes to Editor
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is the leading
local charity for wildlife and the environment. The Trust
currently cares for over 55 nature reserves throughout
Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull, and has a wide range of
conservation activities taking place throughout the year. For
further details or to get a copy of our leaflet "Wild Events and
Activities" please contact the Trust on 024 7630 8999, drop into
the Trust's Visitor Centres at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre and
Parkridge Centre in Brueton Park, Solihull, pick up a leaflet in
your local library or visit our website on
www.warwickshire-wildlife-trust.org.uk