Log On
PRESS RELEASE
22 January 2010…For Immediate
Release
Log On
On Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February
2010 Warwickshire Wildlife Trust invites you to join in with a Tree
Felling Session at Clowes Wood, Path Clearing at Harbury Spoilbank,
or with one of their regular weekend work parties.
On Sunday 7 February at 10.00
am
TREE FELLING
AT CLOWES WOOD
Join volunteer warden Ron Hill for this
introductory conservation event on the traditional art of woodland
management 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.
COST: FREE EVENT
On Sunday 7 February
PATH
CLEARANCE AT HARBURY SPOILBANK
Join volunteer warden John Hancock for this
management session at Harbury Spoilbank SSSI to
make sure that the paths on this lovely limestone grassland stay
clear and easy to access
Meet at the entrance off the B4452 Harbury
to Deppers Bridge road [SP384598].
COST: FREE EVENT,
but call contact number for start time.
On Saturday 6 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 7 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 7 February at 10.00
am
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 Gillian Nussey at
Grove Hill near Alcester to work in this
outstanding area of semi-natural limestone grassland with its wide
variety of habitats. Meet at the entrance, grid reference SP
112547.
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.
Eddie Asbery, Reserves Woodland Project
Officer says, "Successful woodland management and tree-felling may
seem to be poles apart, but planned tree-felling is a key feature
of well-managed woodland. It ensures that the canopy does not
become so dense that little else can grow - because there is not
enough light and, contrary to common belief, many bird species nest
in shrubs, not in large trees. Sensitive tree-felling therefore
promotes an increase in bird species and the resulting brash piles
are a haven for invertebrates - but this is a large project and we
would very much like your help. Why not give us a ring?"
For further information, please contact
Eddie Asbery on 024 7630 8984
ENDS
Press contact: Eddie Asbery on 024 7630
8984
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