Reedy Voices
PRESS RELEASE
25 December 2009…For Immediate Release
Reedy Voices
On Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 January 2010 Warwickshire Wildlife
Trust invites you to join in with a Reed Cutting Session for
Wetland birds at Wyken Slough, or with one of their regular weekend
work parties.
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JANUARY 24 2010.
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On Sunday 10 January at 10.00 am
Reed Cutting Session for Wetland Birds at
Wyken Slough
Join volunteer
warden Jim Jobling for this essential wetland management session to
improve the habitat for wetland birds at Wyken Slough Reserve,
which is an important 'green lung' for Coventry. Meet in the car
park off Alderman's Green Road [Grid reference SP362835].
COST: FREE
EVENT
On Saturday 9 January 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 10 January 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 10 January 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 10 January 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 Phil Parr at Newbold Quarry, Rugby, to work in the nature
reserve associated with this large disused quarry pool. Meet in the
car park on Newbold Road, grid reference SP 497770.
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.
Tim Haselden, Wetlands Living Landscapes
Officer says, "Just as winter-time is an opportunity for gardeners
to cut back plants to promote new growth in spring, it is also the
best time of year to cut back our reed beds. If we don't do this
work, the leaf litter clogs up the waterway and the reed bed
becomes colonised by alder and willow, thus destroying a habitat
essential to amphibians, insects and nesting water birds. But to do
a really effective job, we need help, so why not come and give us a
hand? We'll be delighted to see you, so give us a call".
For further information, please contact Tim
Haselden on 024 7630 8995
ENDS
Press contact: Tim Haselden on 024 7630
8995
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