Giving A Helping Hand
On Wednesday 24 February Warwickshire Wildlife Trust invites you to
join in with the first of two bird surveying workshops, based at
Brandon Marsh Nature Centre.
On Saturday 27 February and Sunday 28
February you are further invited to join in with one of our weekend
work parties on various nature reserves around the county.
On Wednesday 24 February at 2.00 pm
[Half day]
Bird Surveying Workshop [Session
2]
Due to the high level of interest
this is a repeat of workshop held on February 17
This workshop aimed at the non-professional
who is interested in helping us to survey bird populations for
local projects in Warwickshire and wants to learn more about the
ecology and behaviour of birds. The workshop includes both indoor
and outdoor sessions to help you to improve your recording
techniques using BTO survey methods.
Please note that this is not an
identification workshop as existing knowledge of bird
identification is required.
Location: Brandon Marsh Nature Centre,
Brandon Lane Coventry. Grid reference SP 386761. Meet in the
barn
BOOKING
ESSENTIAL as places are limited.
Contact: 024 7630 2912
COST: £5.00 per person, which will
contribute towards monitoring equipment.
PLACES ARE CONFIRMED UPON RECEIPT
OF PAYMENT IN ADVANCE
Weekend
Work Parties
On Saturday 27 February 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 February 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 February at 10.00
am
Join volunteer
warden Phil Parr at Ashlawn Cutting,
Rugby, for this work party on a disused railway
line cut through the Lias clay, which supports grassland, scrub and
pools. Meet in the adjacent car park on the Ashlawn Road at grid
reference SP516732
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.
Michael Drummond, Living Landscapes
Volunteering Officer says, "Winter still has a firm grip, so no-one
is packing away their thermals just yet, but signs of spring are
already around - snowdrops shouldering their way above the cold
ground, birds are beginning to sing again and there's a definite
lengthening of the days. Nature is showing promise of better
conditions to come, so why not turn your back on winter and join in
with one of our work parties and find out for yourself how you can
help us to give our wildlife a helping hand through this demanding
time of year."
For further information, please contact
Michael Drummond on 024 7630 8998
ENDS
Press contact: Michael Drummond on 024 7630
8998
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