Getting a Buzz About Daffodils
On Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 March you are
invited to join in with a Sunday afternoon stroll to view the
delightful display of wild daffodils in Harvest Hill Nature
Reserve, or with one of our weekend work parties on various other
nature reserves around the county.
On Sunday 28 March at 2.00 pm
Daffodils and Bees at Harvest Hill
Join volunteer warden Richard Bones for an
afternoon stroll to view the daffodils in this delightful nature
reserve. Learn about the habitat management of the site and,
especially, why the site is so good for bees and take this
opportunity to get a close-up look at the hives.
Location: 1km NW of
Coventry, near the village of Allesley. Meet at the main gate
SP279823
COST: £2 per person.
On Saturday 27
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 28 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 28 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 wardens Howard and Serena
Eccles at Kenilworth Common Local Nature Reserve,
an area of wonderfully diverse woodland for a practical management
session. Meet at the railway bridge on Common Lane, at grid
reference SP298732.
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, Living Landscapes
Biodiversity Officer says, "When Wordsworth was enthusing about
daffodils, he was getting excited about wild daffodils, which are
more delicate than the many of the blowsy cultivars we have in our
gardens and parks. Take this first class opportunity to come to
Harvest Hill Nature Reserve and see this superb area of woodland
carpeted with these delightful native flowers - and whilst you are
there find out why the site is so good for bees, which need all the
help they can get these days if we are not to see their populations
die out. Inspiration and education in one visit - couldn't be
better."
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