Rooting for Ratty
Water Vole Surveying
Workshop [Full Day]
Friday May 7 at 10.30 am at Brandon Marsh
Nature Centre
This workshop is aimed at the
non-professional who is interested in helping us to survey for
water voles for local projects in Warwickshire and who wants to
learn more about the ecology and behaviour of water voles. The
workshop will involve an outdoor session to teach surveyors how to
find and recognise field signs of water voles, rats and field
voles.
COST: £10 per person,
payable at the time of booking to guarantee your place. Places are
limited, so book early
Light refreshments and a free FSC
identification chart will be provided.
Lunch is not included.
Bond with the bluebells at
Crackley Woods
Thursday 6 May at 7.00pm at Crackley
Woods
Join volunteer warden Jon Holmes at
Crackley Wood Local Nature Reserve,
Kenilworth and take in this magnificent woodland
spectacle. Find out more about the ecology of this woodland and how
Jon and his team maintain and enhance the site through careful
management. Please meet at the entrance to the wood off Crackley
Lane at grid reference SP289738.
COST: £2 per person.
Weekend
Workparties
On Sunday 2 May you are invited to join in
with one of our weekend work parties on various nature reserves
around the county.
On Sunday 2 May 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 SP101743.
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.
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, Living Landscapes Wetlands
Officer says, "Kenneth Grahame's much-loved character, Ratty,
immortalized in his classic 'The Wind in the Willows was actually a
water vole and when the book was written in 1908 water voles were
very common. Mainly as a result of predation by the American mink
they are at the top of the endangered species list in Britain and
in sore need of as much help as we can give them. However, to do
that we need to know as much as possible about these delightful
animals and their ecology - so come along to our workshop and find
out how you can help with our projects in Warwickshire. There's
probably one right on your doorstep."
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