INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY
PRESS RELEASE
20 November 2009...For Immediate Release
INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY
On Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
invites you to join in with an Introductory Woodland Management
session at Hampton Wood, or one of their regular weekend work
parties.
INTRODUCTORY WOODLAND MANAGEMENT at
HAMPTON WOOD
On Sunday 6 December at 9.00 am
* Join volunteer warden Dave Solliss at Hampton Wood, Barford to
learn about the traditional art of woodland management 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.
COST: FREE EVENT, BUT BOOKING IS
ESSENTIAL
On Saturday 5 December 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 6 December at 9.30 am
* Join the volunteer team at Brandon Marsh Site of Special
Scientific Interest, near Coventry and assist in the management of
this wetland nature reserve. Please meet at the car park at Brandon
Marsh Nature Centre, off Brandon Lane at grid reference
SP386761.
On Sunday 6 December 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 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.
* Join volunteer warden Jim Jobling
in a management session in Wyken Slough, a grassland and wetland
reserve which is an important 'green lung' for Coventry. Meet in
the car park off Alderman's Green Road [Grid reference
SP362835].
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,
"Volunteers often work in the background, playing a crucial role in
helping to keep an organisation running - and now their
contribution is recognised internationally because December 5 is
International Volunteer Day and the United Nations Volunteers group
will be reporting at the forthcoming Climate Change Conference in
Copenhagen. That sort of recognition is so encouraging - so be
encouraged to come and join in with the rolling programme of upkeep
and maintenance in our reserves. We'll be delighted to welcome
you."
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