The Spirit of Christmas
PRESS RELEASE
11 December 2009…For Immediate Release
THE SPIRIT OF
CHRISTMAS
On Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 December
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust invites you to join in with one of
their regular weekend work parties.
On Saturday 26 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 27 December 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 27 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 27 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 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.
Julie Turner, Wildlife Gardening Officer says, "Our Christmas
festivities have come about as a result of the combination of the
twin celebrations of the birth of Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem at
this time of year about 2000 years ago and the pagan Midwinter
Festivals held to banish darkness at the time of the Winter
Solstice [shortest day of the year]. The two events seem to be
poles apart, but the theme common to both is hope, and after the
events of 2009, hope is much needed, so why not give your jaded
spirits a lift by joining in with one of workparties. A day spent
in the open air on a crisp winter day gives a real buzz and to know
that, at the same time, you have been making a worthwhile
contribution to the living conditions of the residents on our
reserves is an added bonus."
For further information, please contact Julie Turner on 024 7630
7532
ENDS
Press contact: Julie Turner on 024 7630 7532
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